white meat

Only the white meat of clams and scallops should be prepared for eating.

If you love white meat, turkey breasts can suffice.

The findings around chicken and other white meat were less clear.

“From a nutritional perspective,” said Zach Koehn, a nutrition researcher at Stanford University’s Center for Ocean Solutions, “it’s kind of like the white meat of the sea.”

Skinless chicken and turkey breast meat — aka white meat — sold whole or as cutlets or fillets, are the leanest poultry choices.