Is pork considered "red meat"?

Question

art psycho---they sell horse and goat at your supermarket?

Hmmm---looks like the answers are quite divided.

I was only asking because of the designations vegetarians use as far as eating some things and not the others. Poultry and pork both have light and dark meat so I wonder why they aren't considered the same diet wise.

prodigy----good answer.

Answer 1

Here is an except from the USDA
Why is Pork Red Meat
"Oxygen is delivered to muscles by the red cells in the blood. One of the proteins in meat, myoglobin, holds the oxygen in the muscle. The amount of myoglobin in animal muscles determines the color of meat. Pork is classified a "red" meat because it contains more myoglobin than chicken or fish. When fresh pork is cooked, it becomes lighter in color, but it is still a red meat. Pork is classed as "livestock" along with veal, lamb and beef. All livestock are considered "red meat.""

Answer 2

Well.. People made the marketing gimmick that pork was the "other white meat" Because they did not realise that some of the nutrition in pork is better than that of usual white meats, like chicken or turkey. So it has the nutrition, I suppose of white meat, but I'm sure it's still considered red meat.

Answer 3

I would have said white meat but after Prodigy's answer I guess it is red meat. Very intresting. Good question because I learned smething today! Oh wow! Wait a minute it just hit me isn't that what this forum is for?

Answer 4

First off.. it is MEAT.. white meats are still MEAT.. Fish is still MEAT... poultry is a subcategory WITHIN the larger category "MEAT" not a separate category.

But, white or red, pork is meat...

anyone who eats white OR red meat, cattle or fish or even insects.. does not fit the definiton of "vegetarian"

I'm a tall striking blonde, by the way..kinda like Cameron Diaz..

Hmm.. that's funny.. i made that statement, but then I went over to the mirror, and my hair was still dark brown, and I was still only 5'3" tall.. Wow.. I guess calling yourelf something doesn't make it true!

Answer 5

"because of the designations vegetarians use as far as eating some things and not the others".....

If people use the colour of meat to decide what to eat then they are not vegetarians. Veggies don't eat any meat, whether it be red, white, or orange and pink checkers.

Pork is meat, thats all we need to know in the context of your addtion comment quoted above.

Answer 6

I've heard people call them girly but never gay. Anyway to answer the question: Its mostly because cocktails are often so diluted with juices or whatever that you can barely taste the alcohol in them therefore they are very easy to drink. They still get you drunk of course, but its the easy way out. Not to be sexist but women are often considered weaker than men...just saying. Men drink strong drinks like whiskey on the rocks to show they're "TOUGH" and can handle a drink that puts hair on their chest. Men shouldn't feel intimidated drinking a cocktail though, at least they're drinking alcohol.

Answer 7

Yes It's red meat
The slogan "the other white meat" has been taken way out of context.. They meant to imply that it was healthier then red meat as far as fat content.

Answer 8

I always thought it was the "other white meat" but now after reading Prodigy's answer I see I was always wrong. You can blame the pork commercials for that!

Answer 9

I consider it red meat, as it comes from a mammal and comes red and bloody in the packet - chicken and fish don't tend to. That 'other white meat' thing always struck me as a marketing gimmick to convince people that pork is just as health-conscious as chicken breast or fish.

Answer 10

Yeah, it is considered to be a red meat - though I have heard it called both though.