I've stood in the meat section at the grocery store for an awkwardly long time, trying to figure out what to buy—lost in a maze of prices and labels like USDA Prime and USDA Choice, in pursuit of ...

In 1916, the USDA introduced a grading system to help people make more informed choices when it came to buying beef. Yet here we are more than a century later, still scratching our heads wondering ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shoppers scanning the meat case often see labels such as Prime, Choice and Select. The labels are grades assigned by the U.S.

Beef labels can be confusing at the meat counter, especially when Prime and Choice sit side by side with noticeably different prices. To many shoppers, those words feel like vague quality signals ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. • USDA Prime beef boasts superior marbling, tenderness, juiciness and flavor. It's also more expensive than USDA Choice. • USDA ...

USDA beef grades like Prime, Choice and Select help shoppers understand the quality of meat. Beef grading is optional and paid for by producers, unlike mandatory safety inspections. Knowing what the ...