Why is pork meat white while all other stock animals are red meat?

Answer 1

Because of its high myoglobin content, pork is red before cooking, although it becomes lighter as it is cooked. According to the USDA, pork is considered a red meat, because it contains more myoglobin than white meat such as fish and chicken. Pork is very high in thiamine.

Despite the traditional definition of pork as a red meat, in 1987 the National Pork Board in the US began an advertising campaign to position pork as "the other white meat" due to a public perception of chicken and turkey (white meat) as more healthy than red meat. The campaign was highly successful and resulted in 87% of consumers identifying pork with the slogan. As of 2005, the slogan is still used in marketing pork today, with some variations

Answer 2

WHY IS PORK CALLED THE OTHER WHITE MEAT?

Pork is a white meat not only in terms of color, but more importantly because it is a lean meat that is low in fat and calories. Over the past 20 years, the efforts of America's pork producers have resulted in pork with 31% less fat and 14% less calories. In fact, eight cuts of pork have less fat than the skinless chicken thigh. Pork's lean cuts fit into any meal plan - they are easy to prepare and perfect fro any occasion

Answer 3

Just enjoy Pork,"the other white meat!"

Answer 4

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In pork there is no meat only fat because of that the flesh look white while other animals have less fat so there look red meat.

Answer 5

it has to do with the amount of exersise the animal gets .
a domesticated hog is kept in a pen with litel room to rom and protected frpom natural predators resulting in lower muscle use and there for less blood being feed to the muscle tissue.
hogs in the wild are constantly amble and in serch of a new food sorce as they prefer tender growth and soft roots the food suply in their reach is rapidly depleted. also being choce pray for large preditors (including man) they are quick to bolt at any un fermiliar scent or sound . having plenty of exercise wild hogs have red meat

Answer 6

good question. like tuna is red meat and ostrich is also red meat when fish and poultry is mainly white.

Answer 7

i love hog meat and wild hogs have a different taste

Answer 8

becouse its having lots of fats, which is white..