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Hi Catsite,
I found finely ground beef (with bones) at the butcher's. They can tell the calcium content of the product, but don't have its bone percentage. I need its bone percentage because I use frankenprey's 80/10/5/5 ratio as a general guide. Could someone help me calculate the bone percentage of this ground beef using its calcium content?
My butchers have these two produtcs.
ground chicken wings
It contains calcium 15000mg/kg according to the butcher.
Roughly 46% bone as it is made of chicken wings.
ground beef (with bones) ← what I want!
It contains calcium 5900mg/kg according to the butcher.
Roughly ?% bone.
As they can't tell which part of beef they use (it may change depending on seasons,) I can't tell this product's bone percentage. I only have its calcium content.
So I assumed I could use this ratio:
15000mg : 46% = 5900mg : x%
(GCW calcium : GCW bone percentage = GB calcium : GB bone percentage)
x=18
This product seems to be roughly 18% bone.
Am I right about this bone percentage, or using calcium : bone ratio in calculation? Or am I wrong?
Can I calculate the bone ratios of any other ground beef products if other butchers have similar ones?
Thanks!
I found finely ground beef (with bones) at the butcher's. They can tell the calcium content of the product, but don't have its bone percentage. I need its bone percentage because I use frankenprey's 80/10/5/5 ratio as a general guide. Could someone help me calculate the bone percentage of this ground beef using its calcium content?
My butchers have these two produtcs.
ground chicken wings
It contains calcium 15000mg/kg according to the butcher.
Roughly 46% bone as it is made of chicken wings.
ground beef (with bones) ← what I want!
It contains calcium 5900mg/kg according to the butcher.
Roughly ?% bone.
As they can't tell which part of beef they use (it may change depending on seasons,) I can't tell this product's bone percentage. I only have its calcium content.
So I assumed I could use this ratio:
15000mg : 46% = 5900mg : x%
(GCW calcium : GCW bone percentage = GB calcium : GB bone percentage)
x=18
This product seems to be roughly 18% bone.
Am I right about this bone percentage, or using calcium : bone ratio in calculation? Or am I wrong?
Can I calculate the bone ratios of any other ground beef products if other butchers have similar ones?
Thanks!
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