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Love meat tender? That’s tough luck, because most SA beef is chewy, scientists find.

South Africa's first steak audit has found 60% of loin cuts sold by butchers and supermarkets fail the retail tenderness test.

That’s one of the key findings from the first audit of steak bought in supermarkets and butcheries, which comes with a health warning for the beef industry: inconsistent quality will reduce consumption. , bought 420 beef loin samples of 21 products. They shopped 20 times over 10 months at nine butcheries and four supermarkets in Pretoria.

The scientists subjected the steak to a battery of tests which also covered physical composition, colour of the raw meat and fat, amount of ageing and fat percentage.

 

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BISouthAfrica Love meat tender? Brilliant!

BISouthAfrica Cut across the grain.

BISouthAfrica Avg person can't tell. EG: Avg meal from good, the reference for them is it better than the slop they have at home. Just look at the review of most restaurants on platforms, mean is 3.9 out of 5. Most advertise fillet but 40% serve other cuts and disguise.

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