Consumer assessment of beef strip loin steaks of varying fat levels

Journal of Animal Science

Volumn 90, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 626-634

  O'Quinn, T G ^a   Brooks, J C ^a   Polkinghorne, R J ^b   Garmyn, A J ^a   Johnson, B J ^a   Starkey, J D ^a   Rathmann, R J ^a   Miller, M F ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Marrinya Pty Ltd   (Australia)

Author keywords

Beef; Consumer; Fat; Flavor; Palatability; Strip loin

Indexed keywords

FAT;

ADULT; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; CONSUMER; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; NONPARAMETRIC TEST; RANDOMIZATION; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ANIMALS; CATTLE; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FATS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEAT; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOM ALLOCATION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEXAS;

EID: 84863419383     PISSN: 00218812     EISSN: 15253163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2527/jas.2011-4282     Document Type: Article

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