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[-] zalgotext@sh.itjust.works 16 points 2 months ago

Meat is red because of myoglobin, a protein found in mammalian muscle tissue that turns red when exposed to oxygen.

Myoglobin is different from hemoglobin though, which is the stuff in blood. Most of the time, your meat only has a tiny amount of hemoglobin in it by the time it gets to your table.

[-] Rekorse@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 months ago

Its still safe to say that someone who eats meat is also eating blood, right?

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca -2 points 2 months ago

It's not ketchup that comes out when you cook a steak?

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