  Premier American Kobe Beef comes from Wagyu cattle that were brought from Japan and raised in the United States. Wagyu cattle are a Japanese breed of cattle (Wagyu actually means Japanese cattle) that have the ability to marble like no other breed on earth. The fat from these cattle is truly (and physically) different than any other breed on earth. Premier American Kobe Beef / Wagyu Beef offers an extraordinary buttery flavor that is actually "healthier" than regular beef fat ounce for ounce. The meat has a fine texture that is tender and is second to none.
Premier Proteins offers the highest quality American Kobe Beef product in the country. Premier offers three grades of American Kobe Beef/ Wagyu Beef. Premier follows and uses USDA grading to assure our customers that they are getting the quality that they are expecting and deserve. Our highest quality Five Star has the ultimate in marbling, flavor, tenderness, and juiciness. The Five Star program is Moderately Abundant (the USDA designation for Average Prime and higher) and higher. (That equates to about an 8 on the Japanese BMS scale.) Our Four Star program offers a tremendous value. The Four Star program offers great abundance of marbling, flavor, tenderness, and juiciness. The Four Star program is Slightly Abundant to Moderately Abundant (Prime to Average Prime). (That equates to about a 5 to 7 on the Japanese BMS Scale.) Our Premier line offers the rest of our fine meat products at a tremendous value.
| USDA Grade |
Marbling
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BMS No.
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Premier Progam* |
| Prime |
Moderately Abundant and higher |
No. 8 - No.12 |
5 Star |
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Prime
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Slightly Abundant to Moderately Abundant |
No. 5 – No. 7 |
4 Star |
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Choice
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Moderate & Modest |
No. 3 – No. 4 |
Premier |
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Select
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Small |
No. 2 |
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| No Roll |
Slight |
No. 1 |
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American Kobe Beef/Wagyu Beef is visually striking because of its wonderful marbling, which results in a never-before-experienced succulence, sure to send your taste buds reeling. But, American Kobe Beef/Wagyu Beef fat is monounsaturated, which has been proven to be better for your health, and melts at normal room temperatures. The rich quality of American Kobe Beef/Wagyu Beef gives it that old-fashioned meaty taste when prepared for the table, while still being perfectly suitable as part of a well-balanced, low-cholesterol diet.
 All our beef products are 100% no added hormones or antibiotics. Our beef is an All Natural Beef (minimally processed, no artificial ingredients added). Our program's cattle are from a single rancher, are source and age verified (all cattle are under 30 months of age).
Our cattle are fed traditional Japanese diets, over a long term, closely monitored feeding process in a single family farmed Iowa feed lot for consistent high quality American Kobe Beef. Careful breeding, traditional feeding methods, and state of the art packing methods ensure that our program's beef matches the best Japan has to offer. Traditional Japanese diets using Midwestern feedstuffs are meticulously fed to all our program's cattle for close to a year (More than 300% longer than commodity cattle). This factor, coupled with the inherent marbling characteristics of Wagyu cattle, enables our program to produce the same carcass attributes as the high quality Kobe beef in Japan.
Mr. Shogo Takeda of Hokkaido, Japan has over 40 years of Wagyu cattle breeding and feeding experience in Japan. Mr. Takeda raises Wagyu cattle for his own restaurant in Japan. Mr. Takeda overseas all aspects of our program's breed stock and fed cattle. He annually or bi-annually reviews and directs the breeding of our breed stock for the future success and continued quality of our program. Mr. Takeda also reviews the diet of the fed cattle for our program insuring that our program follows Japanese protocols to provide our customer with a truly ultimate dining experience in a beef of Japanese Kobe quality.
Classification of Beef Marbling Grade
American Kobe Beef/Wagyu Health Aspects
An important issue about American Kobe Beef/Wagyu beef is the health aspect.
Today, fat has a bad reputation - consumers are obsessed with lean red meat. Yet, more and more positive messages are now emerging about the positive influences of fat on our overall health.
Our program's ground American Kobe Beef/Wagyu has been documented by Dr. Stephen Smith at Texas A&M to have a monounsaturated fat ratio that makes it totally suitable as a part of a cholesterol lowering diet. Our program’s American Kobe Beef/Wagyu can actually lower harmful serum cholesterol.
At the University of Wisconsin, researchers have looked at possible carcinogenic substances in meat. To their great surprise, they discovered that certain fats found in meat contain a substance with anti-cancer properties. This substance is also thought to combat arteriosclerosis, the tendency of arteries to become "silted up." These effects can be attributed to CLA (conjugated linoleic acid), which occurs mainly in monounsaturated fatty acids such as olive oil.
Research has shown that - as a result of their genetic properties American Kobe Beef/Wagyu cattle contain up to 30% more monounsaturated fatty acids than the much-praised Angus cattle.
Tests done at Washington State University indicate that the fat from the American Kobe Beef/Wagyu breed has a healthier fatty acid profile than domestic US cattle, making it a healthier, lower cholesterol beef to consume.
Further research results from Pennsylvania State University were published December 2000 in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Researchers concluded that eating monounsaturated fatty acids is better for your heart than eating special diets with lean products. The research also shows that American Kobe Beef/Wagyu meat can actually help to reduce cholesterol levels.
Premier Burgers & Ground Beef
Made of 100% Premier American Style Kobe/Wagyu Beef
Premier Kobe Burgers
8/1 "Slider" Burgers available in a 12lb Box
COV 1/3lb Burgers available in a 12lb Box
COV 1/2lb Burgers available in a 12lb Box
COV 10oz. Burgers available in a 12.5lb Box
COV 6/2lb Bulk Ground Beef per 12lb Box
100% USDA Inspected Beef. 100% USDA Graded American Kobe/Wagyu Beef. No fillers or organ meat.
USDA Inspected Burger Production. Third-Party audited plant.
Slick & Grace's Gourmet Burgers
 Product Specifications:
- ½ lb Burgers (8oz. Burgers); 12lb Box; Bulk packed; frozen.
- 100% USDA Inspected Beef, No fillers or organ meat
- USDA Inspected Burger Production
Premier Proteins' special line of gourmet burgers made with Premier American Kobe Beef. By the use of conservative packaging, our program offers a gourmet burger at an economical price, as well as less waste for our environment.
Slick and Grace's Gourmet Burgers are made with American Kobe Beef (Wagyu Beef) for a flavor that is second to none. Slick and Grace's provides foodservice with a gourmet burger at prices competitive to commodity ground beef and Angus burgers. The flavor will give any restaurant or foodservice provider a top-notch gourmet burger that can't be beat. The packing allows for a savings in cost in packaging and labor in the kitchen. This burger will allow operators to increase profit margin but still offer a great value in the best burger available.
The greatest gourmet burger made at an affordable price.
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