Minecraft wiki entry for Hunger_management, associated text: Advantages:
Raw beef and raw porkchops are relatively quick to get.
Unlike raw chicken, these meats do not carry a chance of contracting food poisoning when eaten.
Cooking them gives their cooked versions.
Cows and mooshrooms can drop up to 3 raw beef, and pigs and hoglins can drop up to 3 and 4 raw porkchops respectively.