Is it common-sense that the drum-stick of a chicken is dark meat?

Question

Is it common sense that drum sticks are always dark meat???? i didnt know that.. does everyone know that??

Answer 1

I wouldn't say it's common knowledge, but it's actually pretty easy to figure out once you know the science behind why some of a chicken (or other bird) is white meat and some of it is dark.



The drumsticks on a chicken are dark because they are the hardest working parts of the bird. The leg muscles (and that's what the meat on a drumstick is) have to support the weight of the bird and be strong enough for the chicken to be able to run around all day long. Because of that, these muscles naturally produce a protein called myoglobin, which gives the muscle endurance. It also gives dark meat its color and some of its taste.



The white meat on a chicken comes from the parts that don't have to work as hard. Because chickens spend most of their time on the ground, the wings and breast meat doesn't develop myoglobin and thus stay light. In birds that fly for long periods of time, such as ducks and geese, these parts are "dark meat" as well.



Hope this explains it a little!

Answer 2

while i grew to become right into a baby, I favored dark meat for hen and turkey, yet now as an grownup, my style has replaced and that i do in comparison to dark meat anymore... So I want chicken...(i do no longer consume lots hen now, in spite of the indisputable fact that).

Answer 3

legs and thighs are dark meat

wings and breast are white meat

and wings are sometimes used as a dark meat in a 3 piece combo

example: 1 leg 1 thigh 1 wing

Answer 4

I just wish the wings where dark meat,So they would stop putting it in My all white meat orders

Answer 5

its white meat .