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. 2015 Sep 14;10(9):e0137807. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0137807

Table 1. Chemical composition of different breeds of beef.

Item Wagyu Angus Simmental SEM P
Moisture% 69.24b 67.50b 73.18a 0.7092 0.0001
Fat%(DM) 35.88a 25.69b 12.19 c 1.6467 <0.001
Crude protein% (DM) 59.49c 69.58b 82.04a 1.6584 <0.001
Ash% (DM) 2.97b 3.26b 5.00 a 0.4128 0.0008
Cholesterol (mg/100gDM) 101.45b 151.26c 61.29d 5.4087 <0.001
Taurine (mg/100g DM) 126.42b 179.67a 164.49 ab 14.8120 <0.001

Note: Means in the same row with different superscripts are significantly different (P<0.05).