Muscle foods ( quiz 10)

What is meat made out of?

Muscle ( protein, fat, water)

What affects muscle development?

Maternal environment, well-being, genetics, nutrition , exercise, health

What is meat made out of?

Muscle ( protein, fat, water)

What affects muscle development?

Maternal environment, well-being, genetics, nutrition , exercise, health

Cattle

Beef

Swine

Pork

Sheep

Lamb and mutton

Dressing percent

=( carcass wt/live wt) x 100

Dressing percent is affected by

Degree of fatness, degree of muscling , and amount of fill in the G.I. Tract

Beef yield grade

Estimates cutability

Yield of Boneless, Closely Trimmed Retail Cuts (BCTRC) from the…

Round, loin, rib, chuck

Five yield grade (YG) classifications

YG 1 , YG 2, YG 3, YG 4, YG 5

Criteria to determine Beef YG

12th rib fat depth, 12th rib ribeye are a,% kidney pelvic heart fat, hot carcass weight

USDA yield grade

Cutability

USDA quality grade

Palatability

Beef quality grade

Maturity, marbling,

Pork wholesale cuts

Ham, loin, Boston butt, picnic shoulder, belly, futher processed

4 lean cuts

Ham,loin, Boston butt, picnic

Lamb carcass yield grading

Yield grade = 0.4 plus( 10 x fat thickness,in)

Lamb wholesale cuts

Leg, loin , rack, shoulder

Lamb quality grading (3 parameters)

Conformation, maturity, flank streaking

Lamb carcass maturity

Young ( break joint) and old (mutton) - spool joint