between dark meat and light meat on a turkey?
(homework q)
2007-01-26 11:23:45 · 4 answers · asked by Erbear 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
Have you ever wondered why the breast meat on your Thanksgiving turkey is light and the leg meat is dark?
Light meat does not have a good supply of blood rich in oxygen. These muscles can react quickly, but soon tire. A turkey's quick burst of flight relies on the rapid power of their "light" breast muscle although they can not fly at great distances.
Dark meat is muscle with a greater blood supply and a supply of fat. These muscles can work steadily for a long time without tiring. The dark meat of turkey thighs tells us turkeys are good runners and walkers.
2007-01-26 11:38:38 · answer #1 · answered by The Answer Man 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The color and location of the meat on the turkey. Breast and wings are white meat. The legs and thighs are dark meat. (fyi "diference" is spelled difference)
2007-01-26 19:39:59 · answer #2 · answered by Shelley 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That is a strange homework question....
The part of turkey it comes from, fat content, and flavor....
2007-01-26 19:32:08 · answer #3 · answered by tkquestion 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
the color and where it is on the turkey
2007-01-26 19:27:40 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋