Wagyu
WAGYU IS A BREED OF JAPANESE CATTLE THAT IS RENOWNED FOR ITS RICH FLAVOR AND MARBLING. IN JAPANESE, THE WORD WAGYU LITERALLY MEANS "JAPANESE COW".
Wagyu
WAGYU IS A BREED OF JAPANESE CATTLE THAT IS RENOWNED FOR ITS RICH FLAVOR AND MARBLING. IN JAPANESE, THE WORD WAGYU LITERALLY MEANS "JAPANESE COW".
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WAGYU
American Wagyu
Marbling
DUE TO ITS HIGH LEVEL OF FAT MARBLING, WAGYU BEEF HAS 3 TO 4 TIMES MORE MONOUNSATURATED FAT THAN MOST OTHER CUTS OF BEEF. MONOUNSATURATED FAT, COMMONLY FOUND IN OLIVE OIL, AVACADOS AND NUTS, IS CONSIDERED THE HEALTHY TYPE OF FAT THAT CONTAINS ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS AND NUTRIENTS.
WAGYU IS RICH IN OMEGA 3 AND OMEGA 6 FATTY ACIDS. THESE ARE ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS THAT THE BODY CANNOT PRODUCE. THESE MAYÂ HELP PROTECT YOUR BODY AGAINST THINGS LIKE HEART DISEASE, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, ARTHRITIS, DEPRESSION, AND ALZHEIMER'S.
WAGYU BEEF HAS THE LOWEST CHOLESTEROL LEVELS OF ALL MEATS, EVEN COMPARED TO FISH AND CHICKEN, WAGYU HAS COMPARATIVELY LOW CHOLESTEROL LEVELS. THE HEALTHY FATS FOUND IN WAGYU CAN HELP LOWER THE BAD CHOLESTEROL WHILE INCREASING THE GOOD CHOLESTEROL.
USA
THE USDA GRADES IMF%, FAT DISTRIBUTION, AND COLOR TO CREATE A MARBLING SCORE WHICH GRADES BEEF IN 3 LEVELS: SELECT, CHOICE, AND PRIME. COMPARED TO THE WAGYU MARBLING SCALE, THE BEST PRIME STEAK WOULD ROUGHLY EQUAL A BMS 3-4.
Australia
THE AUSTRALIAN WAGYU GRADING SCORES ARE IDENTICAL TO THE JAPANESE BMS SCALE, MEANING AS AUSTRALIAN WAGYU BMS OF 5 IS THE SAME AS A JAPANESE WAGYU BMS 5. HOWEVER, THE AUSTRALIAN SCALE TOPS OUT A GRADE 9, AND EVERYTHING ABOVE IT ARE GRADED 9+.
Japan
THE BEEF MARBLING STANDARD (BMS) IN JAPAN IS BASED ON A MINIMUM IMF% AND TAKES INTO CONSIDERATION COARSNESS, FIRMNESS, AND COLOR OF THE MARBLING. THE BMS SCALE GOES FROM 3 TO 12, 3 BEING THE BASIC MINIMUM OF MARBLING A STEAK SHOULD HAVE, AND 12 BEING A STEAK THAT IS ALMOST WHITE WITH MARBLING.
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