is duck a red meat?

Answer 1

No, it is white meat.

Don't believe the myths about 2 legs or 4 legs.
A little bit truth in the color thing, but more to do with fats.
Crocodile meat is white meat.
Salmon is reddish (orange) but it is also white meat.
Pork looks white but is actually red meat.
So, fats is the correct factor to determine.

Answer 2

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. One of the proteins in meat, myoglobin, holds the oxygen in the muscle, and gives the meat a darker color.


Chickens and turkeys stand a lot but do little if any flying, so their breast meat is white and leg meat, dark. Game birds, however, spend time flying so their breast meat may be as dark as leg meat.

Answer 3

A duck is classed as poultry. The meat is only red when it is raw.

Answer 4

I know other people have answered in the same way but I thought I'd join in in case you didn't get the message...

Whats it got to do with the Vegetarian and Vegan topic ???

In case you're thinking of making up your own definition of Vegetarian....A vegitarian does not eat any meat, poultry or fish - end of story. please don't think you can re-define words in the dictionary by saying you're a veggie who doesn't eat red meat ( but does eat duck )

Answer 5

It is technically considered as "game" which as Anna correctly pointed out and is accompanied by a glass of red wine. In exactly the same way as venison. And as such is considered red meat sorry to all you poulty eating veggies out there. As is pigeon which when cooked tastes very much like steak. Yum.

Answer 6

I thought red meat were animals with 4 legs!

Answer 7

Nope the red meats are steak, pork and lamb chops. Ducks would count as poultry.

Answer 8

All mammal meat is classed as red meat.

Duck is poultry therefore the meat is classed as white meat.

Answer 9

It is class as red meat

Answer 10

I believe it is technically a poultry but it is very rich and dark meat. It definately isn't a white meat. It's very good with dill and a peach and cinamon sauce.