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Why is hamburger meat red?

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11y ago

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Because Hamburgers are made with beef which is a red meat. Once cooked well done the meat becomes brown. If the meat is still red then it hasn't been cooked to well done. A lot of people prefer it medium rare which would leave the meat partially red. The more the meat is cooked the darker it becomes and the more flavor it loses.

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12y ago

After the meat has been packaged, if it is left quite a long time before cooking, it starts to go off a bit (don't worry, not in a dangerous way!) so it discolours and goes brown.

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Throw it away.

Oxidation or photo-oxidation of the meat is normally the cause, and can indicate spoilage.

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15y ago

You are cooking it. It will turn brown because the blood cells in the meat have been cooked. This is normal with red meats.

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