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White chicken meat (breast) is leaner, has more protein and less fat content than dark chicken meat. In essence it is a more healthful choice, although red chicken meat does have more iron. Still, the real question being asked here is about market pricing, which always comes back to supply and demand. Is the greater demand for white meat due to its being more healthful? This is undoubtedly a factor, but the average consumer is far more concerned with taste than healthful eating choices, so in all probability, there is more demand for white meat because people like it better. Also, there is less white meat than dark on a chicken, so less supply, although genetically modified chickens will probably soon have larger breasts, and/or white meat growing on parts of their bodies that were previously dark. Some day, meat will be grown through cell division in test tube conditions. At that time, supply will be controlled to exactly meet demand and the price of light and dark meat will be identical. And dark meat parts of the chicken contain a higher bone to meat ratio, making it less valuable, as you are paying for less meat per weight.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoA chicken has both white and dark meat. White meat is found on the breast and is the tenderest part of the bird while dark meat is found on the legs which is slighty tougher. A chicken's legs are in constant use and are made up of red muscle fibre. Red muscle fibre, which looks dark when cooked, has a high myoglobin content. Myoglobin allows the fibre to use oxygen more efficiently and keep up a steady supply of fuel to the muscles.
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∙ 6y agoThe dark meat contains higher levels of an oxygen storage compound called myoglobin than the white meat does, allowing it to work harder for longer periods of time without having to switch to the less efficient lactic acid fermentation to obtain energy anaerobically.
Myoglobin has a dark brown/red color, similar to the hemoglobin in blood due to the iron atom in each molecule.
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∙ 12y agoOne is lighter, one is darker. But fat content, of course.
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∙ 14y agoIt has to do with how the body part is used. I believe chicken dark meat is associated with body parts requiring a lot of muscle (e.g., wing, leg).
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∙ 14y agowhite meat has less fat in it because it comes from an animal that doesnt eat much meat.
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∙ 11y agobecause retared
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Is a chicken drumstick considered white or dark meat?
A chicken drunstick can be dark or white meat.
What pieces of chicken are dark and what pieces are white?
Chicken legs (drumsticks, thighs) and backs are dark meat. Chicken breasts and wings are white meat.
Which meat on a free range chicken is the leanest dark meat or white meat?
white
Is dark meat better than light meat when preparing chicken soup?
You can use either white or dark meat when preparing chicken soup. The dark meat has a little more flavor than the white meat.
What pieces of the chicken have dark meat?
the legs and the wings are dark, the breast is white meat
What foods do you get from chickens?
eggs,white meat,and dark meat... chicken meat that is.
Can we find white and dark mixed chicken meat in a piece of chicken?
yes.
Why is chicken breast meat healthy?
A chicken breast and wing are considered white meat and therefore contains less fat. A chicken leg and thigh is considered dark meat and therefore has more fat. This is true also of turkey. Duck however is all dark meat and extremely greasy (but delicious). Cheyzer
Why is the breast meat of a chicken white and the leg meat red?
Leg meat of a chicken is dark, not red. Red meat comes from cows.
Is Cornish hen white meat?
The chickens hindquarters are usually the dark part and the chicken. The chickens wings, drumstick + the breat are the white meat.
What is better for you white or dark meat?
White meat would be a better choice since it has less fat than dark meat but dark meat is more flavorful because of the fat.
What cooks faster white or dark meat?
White meat cooks faster than dark meat when you are making chicken. Dark meat has more fat and this is why it takes longer to cook.
