Australian grading standards go from 0 marble free through to 9 miraculous.
Aus meat marble score.
It uses a scale of 0 no intramuscular fat to 9 extreme amounts of intramuscular fat in increments of 1.
In the us there is a standardized usda grading system ranging from the lowest grade.
Australia is one of the biggest producers of wagyu beef in the world and uses its own grading scale the aus meat marbling system.
Less than ten percent of the first light wagyu herd grades 7 which means less than 0 000000001 of all the beef in the world is grass fed mbs 7 9.
Imf range of 8 11 and attributing each of those grades is a set of parameters include yield marble score ossification age etc.
The aussies don t just want to know how much marbling is present.
Marble score 7 9 grass fed wagyu steaks are very very special.
The aus meat marbling system provides an indication of the amount of marbling in beef.
In addition to the quantity of marbling the distribution and texture of visible fat flecks within the ribeye are also considered during assessment of marbling score.
Australian marble scores explained.
The msa marbling system provides an additional indication of distribution and piece size of the marbling.
Canner through to the three 3 most common grades.
Marble score or grades are a component of the aus meat beef quality grading system and is assessed within the ribeye muscle.
Only in japan where beef was first bred to achieve maximum marbling can an mbs10 be achieved.
Remember though marble score isn t everything.
Select choice and prime being the highest quality grade min.
How do you cook it at home without ruining it.
This scale goes from 0 no marbling to 9 extraordinary amounts of marbling the latter one being the highest grade.