why does ham and bacon cook brown/red, but pork loins cook white?

Question

why does ham and bacon cook brown/red, but pork loins cook white?

In: Biology

Answer 1

Cured vs uncured.
Also, like chicken, different areas have different colours.

Think chicken dark vs white meat.

Answer 2

Pork Loin will also cook brown/red when cooked in thin strips (that is what Canadian, Irish, and British Bacon is cut from) and cured. The Curing process involving various salts and nitrates, as well as often including smoke colors the meat.