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Table 3.

Percentage of grain-finished strip loin steaks of various USDA quality grades cooked to a medium degree of doneness rated as acceptable by consumers

USDA quality grade	Tenderness	Juiciness	Flavor	Overall liking
Prime	95.14^a	92.42^a	88.11^a	91.37^a
Premium choice¹	86.61^b	84.97^b	85.44^ab	86.83^b
Low choice²	86.31^b	83.33^b	83.83^b	83.08^c
Select	77.30^c	75.96^c	75.38^c	74.75^d
Standard	74.53^c	67.99^d	72.29^c	72.04^d
SEM³	1.81	1.94	1.86	1.86
P value	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01	<0.01

¹Premium choice: marbling score of Modest⁰⁰–Moderate¹⁰⁰.

²Low choice: marbling score of Small⁰⁰–Small¹⁰⁰.

³SE (largest) of the least squares means.

^abcdMeans in the same column lacking a common superscript differ (P < 0.05).