"Mechanically Separated Chicken"

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Ingredients for Armour Stars Jumbo Hot Dogs made with Chicken, Pork, Beef:

"Mechanically Separated Chicken, Meat Ingredients (pork, beef), Water, Corn Syrup, Salt, Potato Starch, Contains 2% or less of Dextrose, Flavorings, Mechanically Separated Turkey, Oleoresin of Paprika, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Phosphate, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)".

Yummy.

Questions:
1) What is "Mechanically Separated Chicken?"
2) Why isn't Turkey important enough to list with Chicken, Pork, Beef?
3) What is a "Meat Ingredient?"
4) Why would you want your picture on a package of weenies? (There's a picture of 4 MLB players on the package).

 

[Mikal]

That means machines take off as much meat as possible. And it adds in all kinds of nasty crap you don't want to even think about!

 

[yobarman]

hot dogs are basically made up of the remains of animals that people probably dont want to eat.

 

[snakesnfrogs]

<<2) Why isn't Turkey important enough to list with Chicken, Pork, Beef?>>


They list the ingredients based on how much of each is contained in the product

 

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Soooo, anybody here ever work in a hot dog factory?

 

[Pretender]

<< Soooo, anybody here ever work in a hot dog factory? >>

no, i don't like being in a factory that assembles penis-shaped products all day. So you can rule out dildo factory as well.

 

[Wedesdo]

ever read The Jungle

that's mechanically seperated chicken for you.

 

[webnewland]

I suppose I rather eat chicken that is seprated by machines than people's dirty hands