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Within poultry, there are two types of meats—white and dark. The different colours are based on the different locations and uses of the muscles. White meat can be found within the breast of a chicken or turkey. Dark muscles are fit to develop endurance or long-term use, and contain more [[myoglobin]] than white muscles, allowing the muscle to use [[oxygen]] more efficiently for [[aerobic respiration]]. White meat contains large amounts of protein.

Within poultry, there are two types of meats—white and dark. The different colours are based on the different locations and uses of the muscles. White meat can be found within the breast of a chicken or turkey. Dark muscles are fit to develop endurance or long-term use, and contain more [[myoglobin]] than white muscles, allowing the muscle to use [[oxygen]] more efficiently for [[aerobic respiration]]. White meat contains large amounts of protein.



Dark meat contains 2.64 times more [[saturated fat]] than white meat, per gram of protein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diet-blog.com/07/dark_meat_vs_white_meat_whats_the_difference.php|access-date=2012-02-20|title=Dark Meat Versus White Meat: What's The Difference}}</ref> One commentator wrote that dark meat contains more vitamins,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/02/06/133529710/come-to-the-dark-side-of-the-chicken-its-tastier|access-date=2011-02-26|title=Come To The Dark Side Of The Chicken; It's Tastier|website=[[NPR]] }}</ref> while a New York Times columnist has stated the two meats are nearly identical in nutritional value, especially when compared with typical red meat. For ground-based birds like chicken and turkeys, dark meats occur in the [[leg]]s, which are used to support the weight of the animals while they move. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, {{convert|1|oz|g|order=flip}} of boneless, skinless turkey breast contains about one gram of fat, compared with roughly two grams of fat for {{convert|1|oz|g|order=flip|abbr=on}} of boneless, skinless thigh.<ref>Anahead O'Connor, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/health/nutrition/20real.html "Really? The Claim: White Meat Is Healthier Than Dark Meat"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003954/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/health/nutrition/20real.html |date=April 6, 2016 }} in the ''New York Times,'' 20 Nov 2007.</ref> The numbers go up when the skin is kept in: a chicken thigh, with skin intact, has 13 grams of total fat and 3.5 grams of saturated fat per {{convert|3|oz|g|order=flip|abbr=on}} serving; this is about 20 percent of the recommended maximum daily intake.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Nutrition of Chicken Breasts Vs. Thighs|url=http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/nutrition-chicken-breasts-vs-thighs-1815.html|access-date=22 June 2016|work=healthyeating.sfgate.com}}</ref> Birds which use their chest muscles for sustained flight (such as geese and ducks) have dark meat throughout their bodies.<ref>[http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/Questions/whitedark.html Article on the color of turkey and chicken meat] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127043142/http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/Questions/whitedark.html |date=January 27, 2007 }}</ref>

Dark meat contains 2.64 times more [[saturated fat]] than white meat, per gram of protein.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.diet-blog.com/07/dark_meat_vs_white_meat_whats_the_difference.php|access-date=2012-02-20|title=Dark Meat Versus White Meat: What's The Difference}}</ref> One commentator wrote that dark meat contains more vitamins,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2011/02/06/133529710/come-to-the-dark-side-of-the-chicken-its-tastier|access-date=2011-02-26|title=Come To The Dark Side Of The Chicken; It's Tastier}}</ref> while a New York Times columnist has stated the two meats are nearly identical in nutritional value, especially when compared with typical red meat. For ground-based birds like chicken and turkeys, dark meats occur in the [[leg]]s, which are used to support the weight of the animals while they move. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, {{convert|1|oz|g|order=flip}} of boneless, skinless turkey breast contains about one gram of fat, compared with roughly two grams of fat for {{convert|1|oz|g|order=flip|abbr=on}} of boneless, skinless thigh.<ref>Anahead O'Connor, [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/health/nutrition/20real.html "Really? The Claim: White Meat Is Healthier Than Dark Meat"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160406003954/http://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/20/health/nutrition/20real.html |date=April 6, 2016 }} in the ''New York Times,'' 20 Nov 2007.</ref> The numbers go up when the skin is kept in: a chicken thigh, with skin intact, has 13 grams of total fat and 3.5 grams of saturated fat per {{convert|3|oz|g|order=flip|abbr=on}} serving; this is about 20 percent of the recommended maximum daily intake.<ref>{{cite news|title=The Nutrition of Chicken Breasts Vs. Thighs|url=http://healthyeating.sfgate.com/nutrition-chicken-breasts-vs-thighs-1815.html|access-date=22 June 2016|work=healthyeating.sfgate.com}}</ref> Birds which use their chest muscles for sustained flight (such as geese and ducks) have dark meat throughout their bodies.<ref>[http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/Questions/whitedark.html Article on the color of turkey and chicken meat] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070127043142/http://www.yesmag.bc.ca/Questions/whitedark.html |date=January 27, 2007 }}</ref>



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