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When you eat meat, are you eating muscle?

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According to the Exploratorium, most animal muscle is roughly 75% water, 20% protein, and 5% fat, carbohydrates, and assorted proteins. When you eat meat, are you eating muscle, or is there more to the story? While muscle is the primary component, it is far from the only tissue making up the meat on your plate.