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What is the difference between lamb goat and mutton?

The term mutton is sometimes used to refer to goat meat in the Indian subcontinent. Mutton is meat from a sheep over two years old, and has less tender flesh. In general, the darker the colour, the older the animal. Baby lamb meat will be pale pink, while regular lamb is pinkish-red.Click to see full answer. Likewise, people ask, is mutton a goat or lamb???) It is the meat of an adult domestic sheep or a goat. A sheep less than a year old is butchered to get lamb, an adolescent sheep meat is called hogget and an adult sheep or goat gives mutton.Similarly, which is best goat or lamb meat? Sheep/ lamb meat is cheaper in cost, lacks nutritional value and has higher cholesterol as compared to goat meat. Goat meat is actually lower in calories, total fat, saturated fat, and cholesterol than not just lamb, pork and beef meats, but also turkey and chicken meat. Also, is goat and lamb meat the same? Although they are closely related, they are two different species. A goat is Capra hircus with 60 chromosomes while sheep or lamb is Ovis aries with 54 chromosomes. Sheep or lambs eat more than goats so they need to be controlled.Is goat meat tougher than lamb?Goat meat is a bit tougher, lean with a lot less fat than lamb. Lamb is softer but with a distinct fatty smell. Some people are not fans of the smell and fat.

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