Murray grey cattle grazing at autumn s harvest in new york.
Well marbled beef.
Indeed to ensure an apples to apples comparison or steak to steak if you prefer inspectors look at the loin muscle specifically between the 12th and 13th ribs which is where the short loin primal cut meets its next.
Since black angus as a breed features finely textured marbling it s a tried and true beautifully marbled beef.
Marbling intramuscular fat is the intermingling or dispersion of fat within the lean.
Beef carcass quality grading is based on 1 degree of marbling and 2 degree of maturity.
Beef cuts with the most marbling mostly come from areas on the top of the cow where the muscles are the least used.
In this article i will explain when marbling is a good gauge of beef tenderness when it is not and how else to gauge beef tenderness when marbling is not a suitable gauge of beef tenderness.
The rib eye is the most well marbled cut you ll find on a cow.
Graders evaluate the amount and distribution of marbling in the ribeye muscle at the cut surface after the carcass has been ribbed between the 12th and 13th ribs.