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Marbling

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-003921

The presence of thin strips or flecks of fat within a meat cut. More marbling is usually associated with greater palatability.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-003921
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectAnimals, Livestock, One Health
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoMeat quality; Carcass composition; Intramuscular fat
TranslationsSpanish: marmolado
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-003921",
  "term": "Marbling",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "The presence of thin strips or flecks of fat within a meat cut. More marbling is usually associated with greater palatability.",
  "subject": "Animals, Livestock, One Health",
  "see_also": [
    "meat quality",
    "carcass composition",
    "intramuscular fat"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "marmolado"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/marbling/"
}

Record 3,871 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.