Marbling affects meat s juiciness tenderness texture and flavor attributes that determine eating experience.
Marbling red meat.
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.
Marbling is measured as a percentage of fat inside the red meat.
The fat in lean muscle creates a marble pattern hence the name.
Marbled meat is meat especially red meat that contains various amounts of intramuscular fat giving it an appearance similar to marble.
Marbling is fat so it is largely determined by the diet of the animal and to a certain degree the breed of cattle.
Cattle that are raised on grain will have more marbling than grass fed beef.
Marbling intramuscular fat is the intermingling or dispersion of fat within the lean.
Degree of marbling is the primary determination of quality grade.
While every country has their own grading scale which include various factors imf is a top consideration in all methods.
The actual percentage is measured by evaluating the ribeye.
It is a critical factor in grading beef in the usa japan and around the world.
The fat makes the meat softer and easier to chew as there is simply less muscle fibre and collagen per unit volume of meat.