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I have some amount of prepackaged sliced turkey meat that otherwise smells and tastes good.

Today though I noticed that a few slices have darker spots in them, like as shown in below photo. A vast majority of the slices in the package do not have any spots like these (perhaps most of the slices in the package do not come from the same turkey).

In case it is useful, the use-by date on this package is April 13th 2018 (about 3 weeks from today); I opened the package 4 days ago.

The question I wanted to ask:

What are these dark areas in turkey meat?

dark areas in turkey meat

Ronnie
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I find when carving turkey that when you carve the last slice from the breast , you get marks like that , in the same place, where the bones jut out into the meat.

Mona Vine
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My guess is that they are small amounts of blood left in the meat and cooked with it. Perfectly safe to eat. The dark colour is caused by the iron in the blood.

But that is based on you saying the spots are in the meat. If they are on the surface, I'd be less confident.

And, are there any instructions about the shelf-life after opening the package (i.e. how many days you can keep it after opening)?

remco
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  • thanks @Remco. The package does not have any instructions about shelf-life after opening. It only says that "Keep refrigerated - Fully cooked". – Ronnie Mar 24 '18 at 20:09