Chicken

鸡肉

What chicken is · white vs dark

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鸡肉是什么 · 白肉与红肉的部位差异

Chicken is one of the most-eaten meats worldwide. It is poultry white meat and sits outside IARC's red-meat / processed-meat carcinogen classes. Its defining trait is high protein with low fat, especially skinless breast.

Within one bird the cuts differ a lot, and the driver is what each muscle does:

Breast (white): muscle that rarely works continuously, low myoglobin, pale color, low fat, high protein — the leanest cut.Thigh / drumstick (dark): standing-and-walking muscle that works continuously, more myoglobin, darker color, higher fat plus more iron and zinc.Skin: where most of the fat sits — leaving it on or off changes the calories sharply.
So 'chicken is healthy' is too broad. Whether a portion is lean, or iron-rich, depends on breast vs thigh and skin-on vs skin-off.

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Chicken

鸡肉

What chicken is · white vs dark

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鸡肉是什么 · 白肉与红肉的部位差异

Chicken is one of the most-eaten meats worldwide. It is poultry white meat and sits outside IARC's red-meat / processed-meat carcinogen classes. Its defining trait is high protein with low fat, especially skinless breast.

Within one bird the cuts differ a lot, and the driver is what each muscle does:

Breast (white): muscle that rarely works continuously, low myoglobin, pale color, low fat, high protein — the leanest cut.Thigh / drumstick (dark): standing-and-walking muscle that works continuously, more myoglobin, darker color, higher fat plus more iron and zinc.Skin: where most of the fat sits — leaving it on or off changes the calories sharply.
So 'chicken is healthy' is too broad. Whether a portion is lean, or iron-rich, depends on breast vs thigh and skin-on vs skin-off.

Read story

Educational content, not medical advice — consult a clinician.