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.
With Latinos accounting for the largest minority group, and Asians earning the title of the fastest growing minority group, the Census officials believe that by 2043 the minority population will outnumber the population of non-Hispanic whites.