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. 2018 Jan 29;96(2):473–486. doi: 10.1093/jas/skx050

Figure 1.

Figure 1.

Sources of lipid in meat. Subcutaneous adipose tissue and intermuscular (seam) adipose tissue (not shown) contribute as much as 30% to the total lipid content of meat. Lipid associated with muscle fibers contributes approximately 1%, whereas intramuscular adipose tissue (marbling) can contribute from less than 1% to over 35% of the lipid in meat in certain breeds of cattle.