Is pork considered a red meat? Unraveling the nutritional confusion
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Despite a popular 1980s marketing slogan calling it “the other white meat,” the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) officially classifies pork as red meat. This long-running confusion highlights the gap between how meat is categorized scientifically versus how it is perceived in culinary and marketing contexts. Understanding the true classification is essential for making informed nutritional choices.
