did you know . . .

why cows and ducks have red meat when you cook them and why pigs have white meat?

it's b/c cows and ducks eat grass, which has iron in it, which turns into myoglobin, which turns the meat red. pigs mostly eat corn, which only has a tiny amount of iron, so their meat when cooked is white! (thank you alton brown)

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