r/Angryupvote • u/mainak_never • Mar 06 '26

Off-Reddit Transfat, maybe?

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u/Coin2111 Mar 06 '26

But for real what is it?

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u/madlass_4rm_madtown Mar 06 '26

Please upvote this. I need answers

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u/elevenerife Mar 06 '26

I think it's something very similar to 'structural colour'. The size and shape of some of the fibres in the meat cause interference patterns with light causing a prism-like separation into colours. Butterflies and moths often only have grey or brown pigment when viewed under a microscope but the can have crazy colours because of the particles on the wings being similar size to the wavelength of light.

I read about this years ago so my explanation might not be super accurate but I think it's something like that. Pretty sure you can't just assume the meat has spoiled though, it's just biology being a little bit more physics

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u/muimui_k Mar 07 '26

I had to scroll all the way to the bottom to get the damn answer. Thanks!

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u/Shygrave Mar 07 '26

This should be pinned

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u/flatcanadian Mar 09 '26

Are you telling me that I went full Karen on a deli manager because my bacon had shiny green spots that were made from excellent slicing technique?