Rib Eye Area and Grading. REA ranged from 7.3
in2 to 15.9 in2, with an average of 10.2 in2 and standard
deviation of 1.9 in2 (Figure 5a). Standard deviation
is a measure of variability among individual values.
Marbling score ranged from 310 (slight = low Select
force values of most Kaua‘i steaks ranged from 2.8 to
5.5 kg, about 10% of the steaks were separated from
this group with much higher shear values.