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.
Hispanics are the nationâs largest minority group, representing 16.4% of the U.S. population. By comparison, non-Hispanic blacks, who are the nationâs second largest minority group, represent 12.3% of the nationâs population and non-Hispanic Asians rank third at 4.7%.