Beef Flavor Sources

• Beef 101: The Beginner’s Guide to Every Cut of Beef → https://youtu.be/3dDafCFtmjA?si=y9ALBOwygeGayoif
• How to Cook a perfect steak at home, according to science → https://youtu.be/AaHbfrryeYA?si=WkS1d_OmK4vJlfGJ
• Raw meat color changing due to oxygen exposure: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319328912_Effect_of_high_pressure_treatment_on_the_color_of_fresh_and_processed_meats_A_review

Beef Production Sources:

• History of Meat Grading in the United States (A&M University): https://meat.tamu.edu/meat-grading-history/
• USDA Carcass Beef Grading Standards: https://www.ams.usda.gov/sites/default/files/media/CarcassBeefStandard.pdf
• Cattle Statistics → https://www.nass.usda.gov/Newsroom/2024/01-31-2024.php#:~:text=There are 28.2 million beef,decreased slightly to 9.36 million.
• Beef Cattle Production
  • USDA Sector → https://www.ers.usda.gov/topics/animal-products/cattle-beef/
  • UC Davis Beef Production → http://www.wifss.ucdavis.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/FDA/fdacoursefinal1/Beef_Food_Animal_Production.pdf
  • PSU Production & Managementhttps://extension.psu.edu/animals-and-livestock/beef-cattle/production-and-management

Beef Environment Sources

• Michael Pollan recommended resource: https://www.eatwild.com/environment.html → compiles various research on environment, health benefit, etc,
• Beef is bad for the climate, but how bad? https://klru.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/beef-is-bad-for-climate-how-bad-video/hot-mess/
• Cow burps are a climate problem. Can seaweed help? https://youtu.be/oRUjKZOhV6E?si=Skl_SmQrEQcWIWj8
• Why beef is the worst food for the climate → https://youtu.be/3lrJYTsKdUM?si=WviKWZGo4o8ikee2
• Beef is not as Bad for the Climate as You Think, But It's Still Bad for the Climate → ****https://asmith.ucdavis.edu/news/beef-not-bad-climate-you-think

Beef Health Sources:

• A review of fatty acid profiles and antioxidant content in grass-fed and grain-fed beef → ****https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20219103/