Marbling is so named because the streaks of fat resemble a marble pattern.
Marbling in meat increases.
By george watson texas tech university.
Increase beef marbling without increasing overall fatness usda grant received by texas tech to investigate how activating a receptor makes for healthier beef.
Marbling affects meat s juiciness tenderness texture and flavor attributes that determine eating experience in this case more of all the above is better.
The biggest discovery is the gpr 43 receptor in marbling adipocytes that increase the production of lipids which increases the production of marbling without increasing fat.
Prime beef has the most marbling interspersed throughout the lean meat.
But increasing the marbling in beef is a tricky undertaking with numerous factors in play.
Choice has less marbling than prime and select has the least marbling of all.
In general the more marbling it contains the better a cut of meat is.
Also called intramuscular fat marbling adds flavor and is one of the main criteria for judging the quality of cuts of meat.
Marbling is the white flecks of intramuscular fat in meat most notably red meat.
The more ranchers can increase the marbling in beef cattle the better the beef and the higher the price it can fetch at auction or when it is sold.