The quality or state of being gristly; the degree to which meat or food contains gristle.
From 'gristly' with the abstract noun suffix '-ness,' creating a noun describing the property of containing gristle.
Butchers historically graded meat by gristliness—cuts with less gristle commanded premium prices, and this became a mark of wealth and status in meat consumption.
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