Goose is a duck in the animal kingdom. Goose is a herbivore. Goose meat is an ideal nutritious and healthy food with high protein, low fat and low cholesterol. Every 100g goose meat contains more than ten kinds of trace elements such as protein 10.8g, calcium 13mg, phosphorus 37mg, heat 144kcal, potassium and sodium. Goose meat contains all kinds of amino acids necessary for human growth and development, and the composition is close to the proportion of amino acids needed by human body. From the biological value point of view, goose meat is a complete protein, high-quality protein. Goose meat has a low fat content, which is only a little higher than chicken meat and much lower than other meats. Goose meat is not only low in fat, but also good in quality. The content of unsaturated fatty acids is as high as 66.3%, especially linolenic acid is as high as 4%, which exceeds other meats and is beneficial to human health. Goose oil has low melting point and soft texture, which is easily digested and absorbed by human body.

Chinese medicine believes that goose meat has the functions of nourishing stomach to quench thirst, invigorating qi, clearing away the five internal organs, nourishing yin and benefiting qi, warming stomach and relieving lead poisoning. Therefore, there is a folk saying that "drink goose soup, eat goose meat, and don't cough all year round". Goose blood tablet, goose serum, bilirubin and deoxy chenodeoxycholic acid taro are prepared from goose blood, goose gall and goose gizzard, and can be used for treating diseases such as cancer and gallstones.

Goose meat is loved by people because of its high nutritional value. According to analysis, its protein content is much higher than that of beef and mutton. Goose meat has a low fat content, and most of them are unsaturated fatty acids beneficial to health. Goose also has the function of medicinal diet.