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What's the difference between turkey and ordinary chicken?
First, the types are different.

1. Turkey: It refers to the meat of a turkey, which is 3-4 times larger than that of a domestic chicken and is110-15cm long. Wingspan 125- 144 cm, weight 2.5- 10.8 kg. The mouth is strong and slightly curved. The head and neck are almost bare, with only sparse feathers and red sarcoma, and a red meat flap hanging from the throat. The back bulges slightly.

The body feathers are metallic brown or green with black horizontal spots scattered; White spots on both wings; The tail feathers are brown or gray, with variegated colors and slightly rounded ends. Strong feet and toes. Feathers range from milky white to brownish gray to black brownish black, shining with metallic luster of various colors. The upper part of the head and neck is exposed, and there are red coral-like skin tumors and drooping meat under the throat, and the color can change from red to purple. The tail feathers of a male turkey can be fanned out and there is a tuft of hair balls on the chest.

2. Ordinary chicken: refers to the meat on domestic chicken. Domestic chickens originated from wild chickens, and the domestication history was at least about 4000 years, but it was not until about 1800 that chickens and eggs became mass-produced commodities.

Second, it tastes different.

1, Turkey: The taste is strong, not particularly delicate, but it has no peculiar smell, fresh and refreshing, and the game is extremely strong.

2, ordinary chicken: tender meat, delicious taste, suitable for a variety of cooking methods, and nutritious, nourishing.

Third, the nutritional efficacy is different.

1, Turkey: Turkey is rich in various amino acids, especially methionine and lysine, which is higher than other meat birds. Vitamin E and B vitamins are also rich, which have magical effects such as improving human immunity and anti-aging.

The meat is warm and slightly hot, sweet and has a strong nourishing effect. It has a good curative effect on palpitation, dizziness, weakness of spleen and stomach, loss of appetite, chronic illness, soreness of waist and knees, etc.

2. Ordinary chicken: Chicken contains vitamins C and E, etc. Protein has high content, many kinds and high digestibility. It is easy to be absorbed and utilized by human body, and has the functions of strengthening physical strength and strengthening body. In addition, it also contains phospholipids which play an important role in human growth and development, and it is one of the important sources of fat and phospholipids in the dietary structure of China people.

Chicken has a good therapeutic effect on malnutrition, chills, fatigue, irregular menstruation, anemia and physical weakness. Chinese medicine believes that chicken has the effects of warming the middle warmer, benefiting qi, tonifying deficiency and essence, strengthening the spleen and stomach, promoting blood circulation and strengthening bones and muscles.

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