PSA: McDonald's McRib is back (through Nov. 14)

[Oyeve]

Injection molded pork byproduct. Um, no thanks.

 

[Slew Foot]

Had one once, no thank you

 

[0roo0roo]

Deconstructing McRib -- the story, the photographs...

Bon[less] Apétit!

to be fair if u take a picture of a burger or hotdog cross section under crappy lighting it would look disgusting too

 

[zerogear]

I tried this last year for the first time, I don't understand the excitement behind it at all...

 

[Pardus]

It's pork, just like most BBQ ribs are... and it's yummy

Deconstructing McRib -- the story, the photographs...

The McRib is a slab of pork like mixtures, deep fried and machine pressed with the ribs on the top side only, barbecue sauce, bun, onions and pickles are added for taste.

Calories in McRib

McRib with sauce cleaned off

 

[guyver01]

I tried this last year for the first time, I don't understand the excitement behind it at all...

that's because the first year it was offered, it was laced with a crack-like addictive substance.

they removed it after that, but they generated enough 'demand' to keep them profitable from then on.

 

[Capt Caveman]

Why Lovin' the McRib Isn't Heart Smart

Blink and it's gone. The ephemeral McRib sandwich appears at McDonald's infrequently and only for a limited time. If you haven't indulged in one yet, here's what you're missing: azodicarbonamide, ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80 — those are just three of the 70 ingredients (34 in the bun alone) that go into the BBQ pork sandwich, according to the restaurant's website.

These components are in small enough quantities to be innocuous. But it's still a little disconcerting to know that, for example, azodicarbonamide, a flour-bleaching agent that is most commonly used in the manufacture of foamed plastics like in gym mats and the soles of shoes, is found in the McRib bun. The compound is banned in Europe and Australia as a food additive. (England's Health and Safety Executive classified it as a "respiratory sensitizer" that potentially contributes to asthma through occupational exposure.) The U.S. limits azodicarbonamide to 45 parts per million in commercial flour products, based on analysis of lab testing.

The McRib enjoys a bizarre cult following, in part because of its impermanence. Reports Brad Tuttle over at Moneyland:

First introduced in 1982, the sandwich first disappeared in 1985, but then has periodically resurfaced in McDonald's in the U.S. and abroad. The McRib's cult-like following has generated not only Facebook pages, but McRib Locator websites and a Twitter account.

This fall, the McRib made news as McDonald's re-introduced it once again — this time, making it available in all U.S. locations through Nov. 14. The obvious question is: if the McRib is so popular, why doesn't McDonald's sell it year-in, year-out, at all locations?

The answer is that, sort of in the same way that some people are attracted to bad boys (or girls) who won't commit, the elusiveness of the McRib is part of its appeal.

If the chemistry-lab ingredient list isn't enough to put you off the McRib's saucy allure, perhaps the nutrition information will: with 980 mg of sodium (more than half your recommended daily intake) and 10 g of saturated fat, the sandwich is, quite literally, not for the faint of heart.

 

[spidey07]

Why Lovin' the McRib Isn't Heart Smart

More is always better and is the case here. 70 ingredients are more than 60 or even 20, that makes it better.

 

[AMDZen]

70 ingredients are more than 60 or even 20, that makes it better.

I think you need to check your math on that

 

[Imp]

I saw the poster in September infront of a McDonalds and ran in to try it. Wasn't spectacular, but not bad at all. I'll still take my Big Mac.

 

[BUTCH1]

Injection molded pork byproduct. Um, no thanks.

It's not a "byproduct", just ground pork formed into a patty and pretty good IMO for what they ask for it. Why food snobs post in fast-food threads is beyond me. Oh, BTW if your craving A McRib and MD isin't selling them I founfd these to be really good..

 

[PClark99]

Just had one of these for lunch with fries, a m&m mcflurry, and a diet coke, gotta watch those empty calories.


Feel like I gotta puke now.

 

[gorb]

I ate two yesterday. Tastier than most sandwiches that mcdonald's has to offer

 

[umbrella39]

Enjoy your eventual median sternotomies folks! Hope you have some good veins to harvest by that time... Yum, yum, good.

 

[BUTCH1]

Enjoy your eventual median sternotomies folks! Hope you have some good veins to harvest by that time... Yum, yum, good.

Go eat a salad numbnuts, no one is suggesting you eat these every day..

 

[kami333]

These components are in small enough quantities to be innocuous. But it's still a little disconcerting to know that, for example, azodicarbonamide, a flour-bleaching agent that is most commonly used in the manufacture of foamed plastics like in gym mats and the soles of shoes, is found in the McRib bun. The compound is banned in Europe and Australia as a food additive. (England's Health and Safety Executive classified it as a "respiratory sensitizer" that potentially contributes to asthma through occupational exposure.) The U.S. limits azodicarbonamide to 45 parts per million in commercial flour products, based on analysis of lab testing.

Azodicarbonamide is also found in pretty much every fast food burger bun.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf
http://www.bk.com/cms/en/us/cms_out/digital_assets/files/pages/NutritionInformation.pdf
http://www.subway.com/Nutrition/Files/usProdIngredients.pdf
http://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf

 

[yhelothar]

Azodicarbonamide is also found in pretty much every fast food burger bun.

http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf
http://www.bk.com/cms/en/us/cms_out/digital_assets/files/pages/NutritionInformation.pdf
http://www.subway.com/Nutrition/Files/usProdIngredients.pdf
http://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/nutrition.pdf

It's also found in pretty much every bread product you get in the supermarket too.
Take this oroweat for example.

http://www.oroweat.com/Our-Products/Thins/Hamburger-Buns-%288-CT%29/100-Whole-Wheat.aspx#

 

[spidey07]

It's also found in pretty much every bread product you get in the supermarket too.
Take this oroweat for example.

http://www.oroweat.com/Our-Products/Thins/Hamburger-Buns-%288-CT%29/100-Whole-Wheat.aspx#

OMG! It probably has sodium bicarbonate as well! SODIUM!

RUN!