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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The confusion has more to do with the VERY successful National Pork Board slogan of "Pork. The Other White Meat" than actual science.

Good breakdown here:

https://foodandnutrition.org/january-february-2013/color-confusion-identifying-red-meat-white-meat/