# Is that the red or the white?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [March 16, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686 "2004-03-16T19:07:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![Ad\_the\_Inhaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@Ad\_the\_Inhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_the_Inhaler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 7:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686/1 "2004-03-16T19:07:16Z")

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a friend of mine gave up red meat for lent. today, we ate vietnamese pork sandwiches. what is it that makes beef red and pork white? is there a clear delineation between the make-up of the two?

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**Author:** ![summerjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e495f1/32.png) [@summerjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/summerjack)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 7:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686/2 "2004-03-16T19:59:53Z")

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I don’t knowthe answer to your question but I had to reply because your thread title made me laugh. Great Ace Ventura scene!

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**Author:** ![Lachrymose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ccd318/32.png) [@Lachrymose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lachrymose)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 8:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686/3 "2004-03-16T20:12:34Z")

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New Scientist is great for things like this. 🙂

Red or White?  
[http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw442](http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw442)

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**Author:** ![Ad\_the\_Inhaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/34f0e0/32.png) [@Ad\_the\_Inhaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ad_the_Inhaler)\
**Post date:** [March 16, 2004, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-that-the-red-or-the-white/234686/4 "2004-03-16T20:45:38Z")

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> [@Lachrymose](#):
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> New Scientist is great for things like this. 🙂
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> Red or White?  
> [http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw442](http://www.newscientist.com/lastword/article.jsp?id=lw442)

thanks lachrymose, thats my answer…