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Why is chicken meat 'white' while duck meat is red in color?

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Chicken - Chicken is a readily available, easy to prepare and cook, and easy to digest. Chicken is low in fat and cholesterol, and is an excellent source of protein, niacin and phosphorus, a good source of zinc, magnesium and riboflavin and a moderate source of vitamin E and iron. Duck - A "red" meat bird. The meat is dark in colour and high in fat. read more

Duck and goose are poultry and considered "white" meat. Because they are birds of flight, however, the breast meat is darker than chicken and turkey breast. This is because more oxygen is needed by muscles doing work, and the oxygen is delivered to those muscles by the red cells in the blood. read more

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