Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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Why is duck meat red meat and can be consumed medium rare and chicken meat white meat which should be cooked thoroughly even though they’re both birds?

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You can eat chicken at like 140°, it just has to be held at that temp for like 50 minutes or so. 165° is for 5 seconds to kill pathogens. I’d have to get out my sous vide chart to see the exact time, but chicken cooked to 140° is delicious and juicy!