Fancy a Chicken McNugget?

[M0oG0oGaiPan]

this looks delicious.

 

[destrekor]

None of the big-name fast food corporations use this stuff for any of their chicken products, just to let you know.

There was a ton of backlash over that usage, and McDonalds even made a huge push when they switched from mechanically-separated chicken to boneless white meat for their nuggets.
And the ingredients page further backs that statement up. There is just absolutely no way a corporation like this could get past the FDA and not accurately label their chicken as Mechanically Separated, if it were indeed such product. You can get by some FDA regulations for some things, but not something as "huge" as that - absolutely no way to cover it up when the product is everywhere.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/chicken/mcnuggets.html

 

[coloumb]

I think the "nugget ghostbuster's goo from hell" in the picture is of the type of Frozen instant Chicken Nuggets you see at the grocery store. THOSE definitely have a weird looking sponge texture where as McDonald's nuggets do not.

 

[911paramedic]

I think the "nugget ghostbuster's goo from hell" in the picture is of the type of Frozen instant Chicken Nuggets you see at the grocery store. THOSE definitely have a weird looking sponge texture where as McDonald's nuggets do not.

http://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en/food/full_menu/chicken/mcnuggets.html

White boneless chicken, water, food starch-modified, salt, seasoning (autolyzed yeast extract, salt, wheat starch, natural flavoring (botanical source), safflower oil, dextrose, citric acid, rosemary), sodium phosphates, seasoning (canola oil, mono- and diglycerides, extractives of rosemary). Battered and breaded with: water, enriched flour (bleached wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, food starch-modified, salt, leavening (baking soda, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate), spices, wheat starch, whey, corn starch. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent.

 

[Ns1]

As a food additive, it has the E number E900 and is used as an anti-foaming agent and an anti-caking agent.[citation needed] This silicone can be found in many processed foods and fast food items such as McDonald's Chicken McNuggets [10].

Food

When used as an ingredient in food, antifoaming agents are intended to curb effusion or effervescence in preparation or serving.[citation needed] The agents are included in a variety of foods such as Diet Pepsi, Diet Coke, Sprite, and chicken nuggets in the form of polydimethylsiloxane (a type of silicone).[4][clarification needed]

Silicone oil is also added to cooking oil to prevent foaming in deep-frying.[citation needed]

 

[DisgruntledVirus]

First off, this is complete BS. Chicken nuggets are completely fine (well depending on if you believe that the other addatives are good/bad for you, as well as the lacking nutritional content).

Who cares?

^^ that was in regards to the HFCS statement regarding the sauces (for context).

I care for one. At least about my own body. Our diet is saturated in sugars. It's in almsot everything, and very difficult in the US to find a lot of food that doesn't have a ton of added sugars. Obviously there will always be natural sugar (in fruits for example), but our diet has become completely saturated with sugar. Be it HFCS, regular table, or other sweeteners.

You can eat as much or as little sugar as you want. That is your choice and your right. I don't believe that eating sugar in the amounts we do is healthy based upon the evidence I have seen. I have started to care about what goes in my body, and have cut out a lot of foods that are rich in sugars and other addatives. Once again though, that is my choice to make. You can eat as many and as much of their sauces as you want though .