White and dark poultry meat – which is healthier – Nutrition

Red meat They advise you to eat less often, but birdOn the contrary, they are encouraged to include it in the diet more often, Sports.kz reports with reference to Edimdoma.ru.

But chicken and turkey have “light” and “dark” meat – which one does the body need more?

Both chicken and turkey are high-protein foods with minimal fat. They can be used during weight loss, for diabetes, to maintain general health. If you cook the whole carcass, you can divide it into dark and light meat.

100 g of “white” meat will contain about 1.8 g of fat and 125 kcal. In the dark, the values ​​are higher – 5.1 g of fat and 147 kcal for the same weight. It turns out that dark meat contains more saturated, monounsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. However, both will contain B vitamins, iron, choline and protein.

At the same time, dark meat is usually juicier than white meat: compare breast and legs. But if…