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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 |
BMS No. |
Premier
Progam* |
| Prime |
Moderately Abundant and higher |
No. 8 - No.12 |
5 Star |
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Prime |
Slightly Abundant to
Moderately Abundant |
No. 5 – No. 7 |
4 Star |
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Choice |
Moderate & Modest |
No. 3 – No. 4 |
Premier |
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Select |
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:
- ˝ 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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