Dry-aged beef requires 7 to 14 days or longer to age properly. Wet-aged beef can mature in as few as 7 days. Meat is muscle, and muscle is composed of protein structures that break down with the aging process.
White Americans are the racial majority. African Americans are the largest racial minority, amounting to 13.2% of the population. Hispanic and Latino Americans amount to 17% of the population, making up the largest ethnic minority.
Hispanic Americans will soon be the largest minority group in the United States, making up 24 percent of the population by 2050. In the State of Maryland, the number of Hispanics grew more than 82% since 1990, making up more than 4 percent of the population statewide.