Poultry and Seafood Grades

Grades of poultry are:

• A, B, C

• 1-5

• Prime, Choice, Select

• Best, Better, Good

The highest poultry grade is:

• A

• B

• C

• Prime

The highest seafood grade is:

• A

• B

• C

• Prime

Use Grade ____ poultry as is, meaning cook the bird and its parts and consume them in their entirety, without processing.

• A

• B

• C

• Prime

Use Grades ____ and ____ poultry in processed products where the poultry meat is cut up, chopped, or ground

• A and B

• B and C

• C and Prime

• Prime and Choice

The class of poultry is defined mostly by what?

• quality of eggs

• quality of meat

• cutability

• age of bird

_____ meat is from the areas of the fowl where little muscle use takes place -

• dark meat

• white meat

• prime cuts

• choice cuts

_____ meat is from areas where the bird’s muscles are used more heavily -

• dark meat

• white meat

• prime cuts

• choice cuts

_____ meat is higher in fat and calories -

• dark meat

• white meat

• prime cuts

• choice cuts

Legs and wings are tied to bird’s body -

• trussed

• fabrication

• prime cuts

• choice cuts