Meat Quality Assessment
Meat quality assessment is a systematic evaluation of carcass and meat characteristics that determine suitability for consumption and market value. Formalized by the USDA and meat scientists in the early 20th century, the practice integrates objective measurements—color, marbling, tenderness, water-holding capacity—with sensory evaluation to assign quality grades. Assessment guides pricing, processing decisions, and genetic selection to improve consumer satisfaction.
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- American Meat Board. (1988). Nutritional information on meat. Journal of Food Science, 53(2), 398-407. · URL
- Huff-Lonergan, E., & Lonergan, S. M. (2005). Mechanisms of water-holding capacity of meat: The role of postmortem biochemical and structural changes. Meat Science, 71(1), 194-204. · DOI 10.1016/j.meatsci.2005.04.022
- Whipple, G., Koohmaraie, M., Dikeman, M. E., Crouse, J. D., Hunt, M. C., & Klemm, R. D. (1990). Evaluation of attributes that affect longissimus muscle tenderness in Bos taurus and Bos indicus cattle. Journal of Animal Science, 68(9), 2716-2728. · DOI 10.2527/1990.6892716x
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