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In the context of nutrition, red meat is defined as meat obtained from mammals, including beef, pork, lamb, mutton, veal, venison, and goat. Red meat does not necessarily appear red in color.

Red meat is a good source of protein, iron, zinc, and vitamins B1, B2, B6, and B12. According to the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), unprocessed red meat can cause cancer, particularly colorectal cancer. Studies have also linked red meat with higher risks of cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes. If meat is processed, such as by salting, curing, or smoking, health risks further increase. Processed meat is known to cause colorectal cancer. The World Cancer Research Fund recommends minimizing consumption of processed meat and limiting red meat to no more than three servings per week.

In culinary contexts, the term red meat is used more loosely to refer to meat that is red when raw.

In the context of nutritional science, red meat is defined as meat obtained from mammals, including beef, pork, lamb, mutton, veal, venison, and goat. Some sources also specify that the meat must be muscle meat, as opposed to organ meat. Red meat does not necessarily appear red in color.

In culinary contexts, the term red meat is used more loosely to refer to meat that is red when raw. The term is used to refer to adult or "gamey" mammals, while that from young mammals (rabbit, veal, lamb) is white. Most poultry is white. Game is sometimes put in a separate category altogether (French: viandes noires 'dark meats'). The redness of meat comes from its myoglobin content.

Some cuts of pork are considered white under the gastronomic definition, but all pork is considered red meat in nutritional studies. The National Pork Board has positioned it as "the other white meat", profiting from the ambiguity to suggest that pork has the nutritional properties of white meat, which is considered more healthful.

Ostrich, emu, and rhea meat are sometimes referred to as types of red meat or "alternatives to red meat" . However, their nutritional characteristics differ significantly from the characteristics of other types of red meat.

Red meat contains large amounts of iron, creatine, minerals such as zinc and phosphorus, and B-vitamins: (niacin, vitamin B12, thiamin and riboflavin). Red meat is a source of lipoic acid.

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types of meat such as beef, goat, pork, or lamb with higher myoglobin content
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