What Gives Meat Its Color (via Exploratorium) "Muscles that are used for extended periods of activity, such as standing or walking, are made up of muscles with fibers that are called slow-twitch." "Schools are closed on Thanksgiving, but the learning doesn't have to stop."Ĭomparative Muscle Chart (via Exploratorium) What's the Difference Between Dark and White Turkey Meat (via Live Science) "Turkeys can fly short distances - typically from ground to perch - but they are not known for their sustained flighting abilities." Why do turkeys have dark and white meat (via Library of Congress) the white meat or the dark meat of the turkey? Or are you one of those rare ambidextrous people who like both equally? Let us know which you think it better and why in the comments section below. The denser dark meat takes longer to cook which is why white meat tends to dry out when you roast a turkey.Īll of which begs the question: which do you prefer on Thanksgiving. What accounts for the difference in taste between white meat and dark meat? Since white meat is thinner, less dense, and more tender, it can be cooked more quickly. So duck breasts and wings are made up of darker, slow-twitch muscles. On the other hand, ducks fly and swim all the time. In the case of turkeys, which rarely fly, their breasts and wings have much less myoglobin than their legs (which they stand on all day long), so they have less myoglobin and are lighter in color. The more the muscle is used, the more oxygen it needs, and therefore the more myoglobin and the "darker" the muscle will appear. Similar to hemoglobin, myoglobin helps carry oxygen to muscles. So what makes dark meat dark and white meat white? It has to do with the concentration of the protein myoglobin in the muscle fibers. Dark meat, on the other hand, are made up of slow-twitch muscles, which are used more frequently and can work for longer periods of time than their fast-twitch counterparts. People usually have a pretty strong preference between white meat and dark meat, and more than any other holiday, Thanksgiving is the time in which you are forced to pick a side: White meat or Dark?īut what's the difference between them, scientifically speaking? White meat consists of fast-twitch muscles, which are made for short bursts of energy and tire out quickly.
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