What is the meat of a duck called?

Answer 1

Simple answer is yes.If a meat is classified as a red meat for it's concentration of myoglobin then duck meat could be classified as a red meat. A physiological term would be "slow twitch" as opposed to "fast twitch" or dark v. white meat.

The color of the meat is a result of concentration of myoglobin in the muscle. Muscle that works hard needs oxygen and myoglobin binds oxygen like hemoglobin only better. This facilitates the movement of oxygen from the blood to the muscle cells. Ducks fly so their breast meat is red, chickens run so their legs and thighs are darker than their breast meat.

Answer 2

Yes, it has less polyunsaturated fat than turkey and chicken, The main difference between chicken, turkey and duck is that duck contains more linoleic acid, whilst chicken and turkey contain a higher amount of polyunsaturated fats. It appears that duck and goose fat is more like olive oil than it is like butter or beef. "quote from greenmarket" health benefits of duck.,

Answer 3

Similar to chicken, but the skin is tender and has a fatty texture

Answer 4

This answer may have vary due to the fact that other ingredients, the way it's cooked, and who is eating it affects the "taste" of a certain animal.

Answer 5

It's simply called duck.