Premium Gold Pure Country All Natural Black Angus Beef, or Pure Country Beef, comes from what is known as "Never Ever" Cattle. What this means is that the cattle are, among other things, never given antibiotics or growth hormones. It is USDA Certified as All Natural and custom processed to meet demanding specifications. The result is a great-tasting, industry-leading cut of meat. Pure country adheres to the Premium Gold Angus quality standard.

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Premium Gold Angus Beef (PGAB) is simply the most delicious beef offered in the marketplace today. It was created by a concerned Angus breeder who felt discriminating consumers should be provided an opportunity to obtain consistently excellent beef. It is the belief of PGAB that over approximately the past ten years consumer options have become more and more limited to commodity products.  Quality has been further compromised by overreaction to some requests for leaner beef at the expense of full flavor, tenderness, and consistency.  The primary goal of Premium Gold is to offer consumers branded beef which can be trusted to provide superior taste and tenderness every time.  This consistency is achieved in a number of ways

ANGUS CATTLE

Angus cattle are known for their propensity to produce tender, flavorful beef.  There is not another breed of cattle in the world that can provide such excellent taste at an affordable price.  Furthermore, Angus is now recognized by a tremendous number of consumers as the best beef available.

Pure Country is a USDA Certified all Natural brand - to be certified, it must meet important criteria:

• Genetically verified to be of Angus heritage;
• Source verified to ranch of origin and date of birth;
• Never ever cattle: never been given artificial growth hormones or antibiotics;
• Custom processed to demanding specifications, which lead the industry in quality and yield;
• Fed 100 % vegetarian diet (with no animal by-products)

MARBLING

Marbling is the fine specs of fat within the lean of beef.  While studies show that marbling does not significantly increase the caloric count of beef, without question, it greatly enhances flavor and tenderness.  PGA is able to achieve consistently high marbling scores through use of heavily influenced Angus guidelines and carefully supervised corn feeding.


QUALITY CONTROL

Premium Gold chose from its inception to include the United States Department of Agriculture in assisting with maintaining the highest standards of quality checks and controls.  PGA applied for and received a "Product Quality Control" certification and manual from the USDA.  This fully voluntary program basically documents procedures from meeting live cattle specifications to delivery of the finished product and is subject to audit by the USDA at all times.