ANS I 2-28

When we talk about Prime, Choice, Select, etc. what we are talking about is basically:

• how clean the meat is

• how muscled the meat is

• how much marbling the meat has

• none of these

Which quality grade is the best?

• Prime

• Choice

• Select

• Utility

You are most likely to find Prime beef where?

• At a fancy restaurant

• In hot dogs

• In the school cafeteria

• At the Waffle House

Choice beef is (check all that apply)

• High quality, but not quite as much marbling as Prime beef

• The lowest quality beef

• about 80% of all the beef produced

• Lower quality than Prime

____ beef comes from younger, well-fed cattle

• Choice

• Select

• Cutter

• Prime

___grade is still good quality, but probably not as juicy as prime due to less____

• marbling

• protein

• hormones

• weight

Standard and Commercial grades:

• Are sold at fancy restaurants

• Are often sold as "store brand" beef

• Are very high quality

• Mayonnaise

Utility, Cutter, and Canner grades:

• Are often made into hamburger

• Are often sold at retail (at the grocery store) as steaks

• Are the three highest grades

• Have lots of marbling

In general, the most desirable grade(s) in terms of quality, price, etc. are:

• Utility, Cutter, Canner

• Prime and Select

• Prime and Canner

• Choice grades and higher

While it could be done, it wouldn't make sense to make hamburger out of Prime beef because:

• It's worth more as steaks

• It won't taste as good

• It will be too fatty

• It will be of low quality