What kind of meat does white meat mean?

In the quantity of protein, the protein content of chicken is as high as about 20%, which is almost higher than that of pork and beef, and it can be called a high-quality and sufficient protein. Fish is tender, smooth, fat and delicious, and it is the best of white meat. Fish is rich in high-quality protein, 10 amino acids, fats, nucleic acids, B vitamins, tungsten, phosphorus, iron, iodine and trace elements such as zinc and selenium. Modern research has found that eating fish and fish oil regularly can keep cardiovascular health. In terms of fat, chicken generally contains only 6% ~ 9% fat, lean pork generally contains only 30%, and some pork contains as much as 28.8%-90.8% fat.

The fat content of beef is about 20%, which is much higher than that of chicken, not to mention pork belly and fat pork. In addition, most of the fats in pork and beef are saturated fatty acids. In contrast, the saturated fatty acids in chicken oil are much less than them, while the unsaturated fatty acids are relatively rich, and the linoleic acid content can reach 20%. The unsaturated fatty acids in fish are higher, accounting for more than 10% and more than 20% of the total fatty acids.

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Similarities between red meat and white meat

They all contain fat, but it is a question of whether they contain more or less; Both contain saturated fatty acids and unsaturated fatty acids, and their contents are relative. Among the meat with the same weight, pork has the highest fat content, followed by mutton and beef. Even in lean meat of red meat, there is a lot of fat. Chicken and duck meat is also low in fat and high in unsaturated fatty acids.

Fish is generally low in fat content and contains more polyunsaturated fatty acids. Deep-sea fish are rich in EPA and DHA, which have certain effects on preventing dyslipidemia and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

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