White meat is the name of fat meat in some places, and it is also the name of meat with fine muscle fiber, low fat content and high unsaturated fatty acid content in fat in nutrition, which can reduce the incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and reduce the threat of cancer. It is also a dish in daily life. Corresponding to red meat, it is one of the most common meats in our daily life.

White meat can include birds (chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, etc.), fish, reptiles, amphibians, crustaceans (shrimps, crabs, etc.) or bivalves (oysters, clams), etc. Although salmon and cooked shrimps and crabs are all red, they can't be counted as red meat. The color of cooked food cannot be used as a criterion to judge whether it is red meat or white meat. For example, although pork turns white during cooking, it is still red meat.

Nutritional value of duck meat

The nutritional value of duck meat is very high, and the protein content is much higher than that of livestock meat. However, the fat and carbohydrate content of duck meat is moderate, especially the fat is evenly distributed in the whole body tissue. Fatty acids in duck meat are mainly unsaturated fatty acids and low-carbon saturated fatty acids, and the content of saturated fatty acids is obviously less than that of pork and mutton.

Studies have shown that the fat in duck meat is different from butter or lard, and its ratio of saturated fatty acids, monounsaturated fatty acids and polyunsaturated fatty acids is close to the ideal value. Its chemical composition is similar to olive oil, which has the function of lowering cholesterol, and is beneficial to the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, especially suitable for people who are worried that eating too much saturated fatty acids will form atherosclerosis.

Reference to the above content? Baidu encyclopedia-white meat