Table 1 Tuna quality classification according to the presence of YAKE.
Category | Quality |
|---|---|
A | Absence of YAKE |
(Top quality tuna. Sashimi Grade) | |
B+ | Incipient YAKE |
(Tuna with some physical-chemical evidence | |
but not necessarily visual YAKE) | |
B | Localized YAKE |
(Tuna that presents YAKE only in one area of the spine, | |
without affecting the meat of the back as a whole) | |
C | YAKE extended |
(Tuna with the whole back affected by YAKE) |
