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How chicken nuggets look before they are formed into the nugget shape. (i.imgur.com)

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[–][deleted] 135 points136 points ago

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snoopes on this topic

[–]damrat 77 points78 points ago

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Although McDonald's Chicken McNuggets are typically offered as an example of a popular MSP (Mechanically Separated Poultry)-based food, since 2003 that product has been made with all white meat rather than MSP.

^ The pertinent excerpt. Thanks, pastygangster, for posting that. It really bugs me when people copy-pasta misleading or outright false information.

[–]srd178 53 points54 points ago

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Had to log in here...I work in the industry at Michael Foods. This actually is white meat, not to be confused with MSP. Under current food labeling regulations, white meat products can be labeled as such as long as they use portions of the chicken that do not contain large amounts of hemoglobin, most notably the breast. That does not mean that a company does not grind the mixture up, introduce additives, and form it. The biggest difference I notice in the plant between MSP and white meat is white meat raw, seen here is a nice bright pink, while MSP is browner, much like the old mcnuggets actually used to be. Chemicals such as sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate, calcium lactate preserve the meat, add moisture and extend the mixture. (Guess what the second most prevalent ingredient behind chicken is in McNuggets, water!)

[–]xdewx 4 points5 points ago

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srd178, can you please tell me where the pink color comes from? Thanks.

[–]srd178 13 points14 points ago*

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It is one of the sodium chemicals like sodium nitrite. It is actually dyed pink on purpose so that it is not confused with regular salt or sugar to prevent toxicity. (without coloring it looks just like it) Imagine a worker dumping these chemicals in the volume that they normally add as salt. A lot of dead people and a lot of lawsuits.

edit: found a source

[–]chronicvermont 2 points3 points ago

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just another reason to not eat McDonalds besides the fact that it dosen't taste good. Sodium nitrate causes cancer. http://www.organicconsumers.org/foodsafety/processedmeat050305.cfm

[–]BigRock83 3 points4 points ago

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Sadly Sodium nitrate is found in a wide array of products most notably cured meats and processed foods. This being said avoiding McDonalds is not enough. Legislation would have to be passed banning the more toxic food additives which in turn would force companies to produce and people to eat more fresh foods.

[–]Anathema47 0 points1 point ago

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Sounds like the best idea ever.

[–]Skyrmir 0 points1 point ago

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Which means there's a glaring problem with it. While more fresh food is an awesome goal, it's also more expensive due to consumption rates. Fresh food rots faster than preserved food, that's why they preserve it. Imagine what happens to food prices when we have to start destroying a third of what we produce because it rotted.

We should probably be looking for some safer preservatives, rather than just the most profitable.

[–]jdoe3351 2 points3 points ago

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Not sure if I'd worry so much about the Sodium Nitrite. Most fruits an vegetables contain it, and ascorbic acid will inhibit the carcinogenic effects. On top of that, all meat in the U.S. is required to have some ascorbic acid added... So the risk of getting cancer from the added Sodium Nitrite seems pretty minimal.

Aside from that, I'd worry more about the added fats and salt in their food, and it should still be avoided. Not to mention that it tastes like crap and they treat their employees like crap

Source

EDIT: I believe this is the stuff srd178 is talking about

[–]wildo421 0 points1 point ago

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You mean it keeps you from getting sick? This is about as bright as being against immunizations.

[–]jdoe3351 1 point2 points ago

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I never said it kept you from getting sick. Sodium Nitrite can be dangerous in higher doses, but the amount found in processed meat is harmless

[–]wildo421 0 points1 point ago

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I does keep you from getting sick tho, it preserves food and slows the development of bacteria.

I was more so taking a shot at the recent trend of people being against stuff that is good for them.

[–]cannibaltom 1 point2 points ago

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Sodium nitrate is basically in all processed meats.

[–]wildo421 0 points1 point ago

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Organic food advocacy group, best place for non-biased information ever.

Much like saccharin, the levels they used to test this stuff was ridiculous. They fed rats the equivalent of 15 diet cokes a day and it got fucked up. No shit.

[–]xdewx 0 points1 point ago

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Can't thank you enough.

[–]tanstaafl90 1 point2 points ago

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And here I thought they were mostly corn products, with chicken coming in second. Having looked around a bit, I still can't find a definitive answer. Still, I stay away from them.

[–]srd178 1 point2 points ago

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http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/getnutrition/ingredientslist.pdf

Here you go.

[–]cdtoad 0 points1 point ago

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I'm Luv'n It

[–]andrethecat 11 points12 points ago

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Mmmm. I love copy pasta.

[–]kurtozan251 4 points5 points ago

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Mechanically separated copy pasta.

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    [–]Nougat 1 point2 points ago

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    The pertinent excerpt is actually:

    In 1995, a final rule on mechanically separated poultry said it was safe and could be used without restrictions. However, it must be labeled as "mechanically separated chicken or turkey" in the product's ingredients statement.

    If you're concerned, read your labels.

    [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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    TL;DR: Sometimes the picture comes along with false text, but the pic itself is legit.

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      [–]MethodicalBastard 11 points12 points ago

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      Hungry children don't mind.

      [–]iantupper -1 points0 points ago

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      Sad. Really sad.

      [–]dumbledorkus 12 points13 points ago

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      How is that sad? They saw how they were made, they accepted that it's all the offcuts and the bits people think are "gross" and they still want to eat it because it's tasty. They know it's bad for them, they said it is. Do you only eat food thats good for you? No of course you fucking don't. Jamie Oliver is a prick, there's nothing wrong with eating chicken nuggets as long as you know that they are bad for you, and you don't eat them every day.

      [–]moghua 7 points8 points ago

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      The lunch menu at my kids school (which they would have to eat if we didn't make lunches for them) is chicken nuggets, hot dogs, pizza, hamburgers and something called a "sausage twist". Jamie can certainly be a prick, but he has a valid point that kids eat this kind of shit a lot and too often it is because adults offer it to them.

      [–]Fa1nT 1 point2 points ago

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      Adults offer it to them because it is cheap and low effort.

      Nothing is stopping a parent from packing their kids lunches.

      [–]andbruno 0 points1 point ago

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      Except the effort. And effort is hard.

      [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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      Unfortunately, those kids do eat that kind of shit every day, and that’s exactly what Jamie Oliver is trying to work against. And you call him a prick for that?

      [–]dumbledorkus -1 points0 points ago

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      Yes I do, because he went about it in all the wrong ways.

      He acts like fast food is some kind of devil, saying that chicken nuggets and such are a huge problem, and that they're killing our children. He acts like fast food companies are brainwashing kids into only liking fast food. They're not. Poor parenting is the problem and the parents are teaching their kids to like fast food. Parents here expect to pay £1.20 a day and get a full, hot, nutritional meal from the school canteen. It's just not plausible, which is why he failed so hard. He acts all high and mighty but in the process of this retarded quasi-political campaign of his he visibly gained a lot of weight. Am I supposed to think that's from all the healthy food he's pedalling?

      Plus his voice is fucking annoying and everytime he says "Pucka!" I want to punch him right in his fat little face.

      [–]Two_Whales 25 points26 points ago

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      Not sure if you guys ever saw 'ordinary' ground chicken before, but it's just as pink as what's in this picture. It's not exactly appealing to look at, but just because it's pink doesn't mean that it's processed.

      [–]Zoomacroom28 4 points5 points ago

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      Is grinding not a form of processing?

      [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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      According to this comment, the pink color comes from added nitrates.

      [–]emzaa6 52 points53 points ago

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      i dont even care man i love chicken nuggets.

      [–]lady_jaye 7 points8 points ago

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      Mmmm with sweet chili sauce...

      [–]chrissysharpe- 1 point2 points ago

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      Goddamn I drink that Chili Sauce.

      [–]higherlogic 6 points7 points ago

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      Besides, I see no difference in this and how things like hotdogs, bologna, and similar foodstuffs.

      Edit: And I love chicken McNuggets. I mix ketchup and honey to dip them in. Weird, but it tastes great.

      [–]Atrophist 2 points3 points ago

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      Hot dogs and bologna are probably worse.

      [–]higherlogic 1 point2 points ago

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      Nah, well, some brands may be, but kosher or all beef hotdogs are fine. You actually have to purée the meat like this to make the stuff. Even deli meats are shaped to come out all nice and round and have fillers added.

      [–]Crim91 27 points28 points ago

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      Nope. Nope. Nope...That's ice cream.

      [–]redditor9000 17 points18 points ago

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      mmmmm... chicken nugget flavored ice cream

      [–]oivitz 2 points3 points ago

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      I SCREAM, YOU SCREAM, WE ALL SCREAM FOR MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN!

      [–]steaksawse 1 point2 points ago

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      Soft serve chicken?

      [–]Siofsi 1 point2 points ago

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      Raw chicken nugget flavoured ice cream.

      Salmonella Sprinkles!

      [–]rivermandan 3 points4 points ago

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      MEATSHAKE

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        [–]britus 12 points13 points ago

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        Can somebody explain the problem with this to me?

        [–]rasputine 10 points11 points ago

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        People are afraid of things that they don't know anything about. Therefore, large amounts of ground chicken in a processing plant is bad, because it doesn't look like a chicken breast.

        [–]britus 1 point2 points ago

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        Ahh! That makes sense. Thanks!

        [–]panlane 12 points13 points ago

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        I have never understood the revulsion people have for this. Would it be better if the remainder of the chicken went to waste? They take parts of meat that I would baulk at eating and turn them into something I scoff down. Kudos to them. It keeps food costs down, increases available nutrition, reduces the number of birds killed and makes some damn tasty products.

        Is it really grosser than pate or beef mince? In class, I've had kids respond in revulsion when we have dissected simple raw chicken from the supermarket and I think this similar revulsion is a symptom of the detachment of understanding and experience between the food we eat and the processes that provided it.

        [–]IfMamaCatAintHappy 7 points8 points ago

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        As a vegetarian who has butchered a goat with stone tools (Africa, research, long story) I agree about the massive separation most meat eaters have from the reality of their food. I mean, watching something die and removing its skin is pretty WTF no matter what happens to the less tasty bits. Just sayin'.

        [–]SquidAngel 5 points6 points ago

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        Very much respect to you, especially for having had the guts to go through with something a lot of "modern" people would baulk at. If that's what made you a vegetarian, I very much applaud your decision.

        I'm a meat eater myself, and I have few illusions about where my food comes from. I may not know everything that goes into the food industry, but seeing and learning about this process actually makes me feel better about my choice to remain a meat eater, as I know that more of the meat and organs will be used as food, rather than thrown away.

        The sad thing is that a lot of "modern" people will baulk at eating food that doesn't "look" right, whereas many countries with differing food cultures will happily utilize parts of the animal and even treat some of the parts "we" throw away as delicacies.

        This practice isn't even limited to meat. People often throw away parts of vegetables that are perfectly edible, because they'll only eat the tasty parts, or because they think it's gross.

        [–]panlane 1 point2 points ago

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        Respect to you. If you are going to eat meat, you have to accept the moral consequences that an animal was killed to provide it and the easiest/hardest way to test whether you can really accept that is to do it yourself at least once.

        [–]Harkani -1 points0 points ago

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        Said the vegetarian.

        [–]BitchPlzzz 0 points1 point ago

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        Chicken isn't supposed to look like Pepto Bismol.

        [–]samofny 8 points9 points ago

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        A lot of your food looks like that before it is shaped into what you eat. That's one of the reasons its called processed food.

        [–]microcline 2 points3 points ago

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        Solution: Don't eat food that's been "shaped"

        [–]SuperCow1127 8 points9 points ago

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        Honestly, that doesn't gross me out. What's gross to me is all the chemical disinfectant, artificial flavoring, and other necessities of large scale processing that happen afterwards.

        If someone made a paste out of all the garbage parts of a chicken, I would still fry it and eat it. In fact, I may even head over to a Chinese market, get some chicken pieces, and try it tonight.

        [–]lambcaseded 1 point2 points ago

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        Yeah, if this was just a meat paste that was made by grinding up a bunch of chicken meat, then I'd eat it no problem. But the fact that they wash this shit in ammonia and add all sorts of other crap to it makes it completely inedible for me.

        [–]blatheringDolt 1 point2 points ago

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        You must be a scrapple man. Yes. Scrapple. The most delicious of fried meats.

        [–][deleted] 1 point2 points ago

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        You know why Mcdees is so good during a hangover? The add antinauseants so you don't throw up while you're eating your food.

        [–]probablynotmyrealone 5 points6 points ago

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        are you joking or do you have citations? (genuinely curious)

        [–]blatheringDolt 0 points1 point ago

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        You must be a scrapple man. Yes. Scrapple. The most delicious of fried meats.

        [–]FyreFlimflam -1 points0 points ago

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        Do we not spice our food anyways? I don't understand why people have so much of a problem with "unnatural" flavoring. Could it taste better if they used only prime cuts and real herbs? Of course! but that's not what you're paying $2 for.

        If you're not going to eat it, do it because you genuinely dislike the flavor or the nutrient value, but not because, "its got chemicals in it". Everything has chemicals in it. You are made of chemicals. Everything you have ever eaten was made of chemicals.

        Tonight I cooked duck l'orange with sauteed fresh spinach and local honey boiled raisins for dinner, but that doesn't mean that chicken nuggets don't taste delicious because they added a gallon of "chicken flavor #5" to the batch. And I would be unhappy if any of those things that I ate weren't chemically protected, because I didn't harvest the vegetables or the fruits, nor did I kill and debone the duck. There isn't a farm in the grocery store, and part of the reason our ecosystem works is that there are some buggers that are exceedingly efficient at breaking down dead tissue.

        I'll choose the chemically dosed and regulated meat from McDonalds over the grab bag of uncertainty that is a Chinese market any day.

        [–]SuperCow1127 1 point2 points ago

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        I don't mean to imply that I'm anti-chemical. There's a big difference between "spice" and "soaked in ammonia, then flavored to hide the taste of ammonia".

        Also, the jab against Chinese markets is totally uncalled for. Most of the stuff I buy there is actually alive shortly before I point at it.

        [–]Gonad_the_Ballbarian 8 points9 points ago

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        The Native Americans were applauded for using every part of the Buffalo, why is it a bad thing that we use every part of the chicken?

        [–]Twisted_Fate 5 points6 points ago

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        If it tastes good, and doesn't pose any immediate health concerns. I dont care how it looked before processing.

        [–]andbruno -1 points0 points ago

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        But but it's done mechanically. Machines are bad, like chemicals! We don't hug children with nuclear arms!

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          [–]khrak 6 points7 points ago

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          How hamburgers look before they are formed into the patty shape.

          [–]brancron 0 points1 point ago

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          OH MY GOD

          [–]fuantei 2 points3 points ago

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          Great way to argue against corporate marketing techniques to manipulate our diets. Show a picture of something that looks gross without any information about it.

          Same with this video. What is bad about the middle of the chicken? What is bad about the stabilizer and flavoring?

          I'm not saying that these are good things, but it is a fallacy to say kids or brainwashed because they will eat something that looks gross if it is in a shape that looks good.

          Also, to many kids vegetables look gross, so what is the real point of this rhetoric? Kids should make dietary decisions based on how food looks? Kids shouldn't eat foods that seem gross?

          Side note: To me the best parts of the chicken are the undesirable parts like gizzard, hearts, liver, tendon. (Living in Japan, I have a lot of access to good yakitori) Again a lot of people dismiss them for the gross factor; I am happy to finish these for them.

          [–]jeffarei 0 points1 point ago

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          http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp

          [–]fuantei 1 point2 points ago

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          This is a good start. Obviously ammonia in food is really bad. But the article states that this is an exceptional kind of thing. Other than than. I don't see any smoking guns here.

          [–]rotaryheaven 1 point2 points ago

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          And you thought Slurm was bad...

          [–]Misacorp 1 point2 points ago

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          I don't see how you could hide meth on that.

          [–]bitingmyownteeth 1 point2 points ago

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          It all comes out brown.

          [–]harmedgreen 1 point2 points ago

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          I think I just puked a little in my mouth....

          [–]RogerWaterZ 1 point2 points ago

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          Thanks for ruining another food for me Reddit. Damn! That looks like a skinned snake.

          [–]naf55 1 point2 points ago

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          looks like a giant snake inside out

          [–]enderxeno 2 points3 points ago

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          mmmmm chicken toothpaste.

          [–]PixieFurious 4 points5 points ago

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          Still delicious.

          [–]jkreijkamp 2 points3 points ago

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          Expected and still... gross!

          [–]capt_yesterday 2 points3 points ago

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          Not going to stop me enjoying them.

          [–]dreamer7 3 points4 points ago

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          I find this difficult to swallow...

          [–]probablynotmyrealone -1 points0 points ago

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          you need to broaden your palette.

          [–]phish_physics_phun 2 points3 points ago

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          Source? I would love to believe this.

          [–][deleted] 3 points4 points ago

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          I saw this in Food, Inc. I think. It was a pretty good documentary, and on netflix if you're interested.

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            [–]intake 1 point2 points ago

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            Keep on spreading a practice that stopped eight years ago! Good job!

            [–]Dantayl 1 point2 points ago*

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            Mechanically reclaimed meat is used in many cheap and high demand products. Hot dogs are usually made out of it too. It's basically parts of the chicken that can only be removed with a massive compressor which squashes everything down into what you see in the image. So all the leftovers on the bone, and all the crap we wouldn't otherwise eat, such as organs are thrown in, squashed and made into various "meat" products.

            I am sure you can buy chicken nuggets with actual good quality chicken, but in fast food and cheap frozen products it is more than likely MRM.

            I understand a lot of people in America don't like Jamie Oliver but in fairness to him, he does educate what's in your food well. In this video he gives a scaled down demonstration about how chicken nuggets are made.

            [–]SuperLobster 2 points3 points ago

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            Wait, I don't understand why people in America don't like Jamie Oliver. How can you not? He is a simple chef who can cook with simple and organic ingredients. Direct and no bullshit approach to healthy cooking.

            [–]Dantayl 3 points4 points ago

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            I think it was after his campaign to make them eat healthier. I think it was similar to the one he did here in the UK to try and make school dinners healthier and nicer. I think he came across too preachy and people didn't like it.

            [–]boot20 1 point2 points ago

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            I liked it, but it was preachy and a little unrealistic. However, I do like what they are doing in some school districts in California. A school, not to far from my old apartment, has a garden that they use for the school lunches. Not only does it save money for the school, but the kids eat healthier.

            What Jamie should have done is focus more on that aspect and less on the "this is what you should eat" part of it.

            [–]orkid68 1 point2 points ago

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            People in this country are extremely apologetic for mechanical processes. They’ll pay lip service to simple organic cooking — “Sure, it looks better and tastes better, but...” the mechanical way always has to be better. “This way tastes just as good when you add flavor chemicals, and after all everything is made of chemicals. You can’t argue with science!” Any aesthetic preference for handmade food is dismissed as irrational, because the industrial way is cheaper. And if you stick to your irrational preference, that means you’re a “sensationalist.” I think it’s because of an addiction to the idea of progress — the newest thing (implicitly, America) must be the best, no matter what. So everything old (Europe) must be crap. After a lifetime living in Texas, this is the only sense I can make of it.

            [–]SuperLobster 1 point2 points ago

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            I've always been progressively trendy in that, I'll accept an idea but you must always question it. Same thing with businesses going "green", its just a greenwashing in the end and the system of business is very unsustainable anyway. I'm glad you mentioned our addiction to the idea of progress and how we blindly accept science in that "its obviously better" context. Very vague reply, but I really enjoyed your post.

            [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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            Thanks! There are many people in America who don’t think this way, but the techie community (like here on Reddit) usually does. People forget that science once regarded asbestos as a miracle, until better science came along!

            [–]ericanderton 1 point2 points ago

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            TIL that corrugated coardboard is food-safe.

            [–]Farfecknugat 1 point2 points ago

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            I'm sorry but if you don't realize McNuggets aren't made of pristine unprocessed pieces of chicken or even whole pieces of chicken, after taking the 1st bite and looking at it you may be a gigantic moron.

            [–]Spike1111 0 points1 point ago

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            Deep fry that and pass it of as snake meat?

            [–]CheesesOfNazareth 0 points1 point ago

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            Hmmmmmmm, mechanically separated chicken...

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            [–]DatAsshole 0 points1 point ago

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            for you, not them

            [–]Supdawg 0 points1 point ago

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            Mechanically Separated Chicken

            [–]Go-on-then 0 points1 point ago

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            I just think I'll leave this here...

            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKpuozo7eb8

            [–]ItsCrooked 0 points1 point ago

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            I always had the feeling that nuggets started in a piping bag.

            [–]Btshftr 0 points1 point ago

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            That pinkish color, is it added or does it originate from the fresh flesh itself (iow; is it caused by a tiny pinch of blood)?

            [–]orkid68 1 point2 points ago

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            According to another comment here, it’s the nitrates, artificially colored so they don’t get mistaken for salt and added in lethal amounts.

            [–]Marsupian 0 points1 point ago

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            Candy!

            [–]probablynotmyrealone 0 points1 point ago

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            I LOVE strawberry softserve!

            [–]pics-or-didnt-happen 0 points1 point ago

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            Even knowing what's in them, kids in the USA will still eat the fucking things.

            [–]SrsyToNe 0 points1 point ago

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            I think something is wrong with me ... I am still hungry for chicken burger.

            [–][deleted] 0 points1 point ago

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            I would love to see that as a giant McNugget log.

            [–]Halcii 0 points1 point ago

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            I was expecting a cute little chick I would "ooo","awww" and "oh it's so cute" over, this however..

            [–]madcapbrett 0 points1 point ago

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            you spelled "milk shake" wrong.

            [–]DoomedVisionary 0 points1 point ago

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            I always order a 10-piece pink ice cream meat when I hit the McDees. YUMM!

            [–]EnSandy 0 points1 point ago

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            You fucker, I had almost gotten this image out of my mind from when i watched food inc a year ago. Now i cant eat chicken nuggets or soft serve ice cream for several months

            [–]sp4ce 0 points1 point ago

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            looks like a strawberry rattlesnake

            [–]Skyrmir 0 points1 point ago

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            Yeah, it's meat paste, that's pretty much what it should look like. What confuses me is why are they extruding it into a cardboard box? And why is there a bigger box of it in the background? That's a perfectly good stream of meat, why the cardboard box and not a more suitable conveyance to the next step in processing?

            [–]berychance -1 points0 points ago

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            Delicious!

            [–]D-Evolve 0 points1 point ago

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            I wonder how big a nugget you could make and still cook through

            [–]lookieausername 0 points1 point ago

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            Is it weirdthati wanan try that cooked? And not in nugget form

            [–]aposter -1 points0 points ago

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            Well, check out a package of hotdogs. If they have "mechanically separated poultry" or "mechanically separated chicken" in their ingredients, then cook them up and have a blast since that is what the stuff in the picture is. That stuff isn't just in nuggets, it is in a LOT of food. Lots of yummy, meaty, food.

            [–]zatoichi68 0 points1 point ago

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            But they are so delicious.

            [–]CallMeKami 0 points1 point ago

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            om nom nom nom

            [–]boot20 0 points1 point ago

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            This has been debunked every time it has been posted and again, this is not completely true

            [–]orkid68 -1 points0 points ago

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            The link debunks an e-mail forward that sometimes accompanies the pic. As far as your link is concerned, the pic is real.

            [–]boot20 -1 points0 points ago

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            No, no it is not. The picture close, but not quite. If you watch the second video, you'll see how this is really made and what it really looks like.

            [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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            No. The second video is to demonstrate a deboner, not nuggets. Do you have any evidence about this pic?

            [–]boot20 -1 points0 points ago

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            The snopes article I posted.

            Either way, it is better to do this, than waste food.

            [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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            Like I said, the snopes article references a false caption, without doubting the picture itself. You've given no evidence to deny that this picture depicts a nugget-making machine.

            [–]boot20 0 points1 point ago

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            This is clearly processed meat, but it might or might not be nuggets. The picture fails to mention this is after various colored chemicals have been added and omits the fact that it is not pink from the processing, but from colored chemicals.

            regardless, this is a frequent repost and had no context.

            [–]Shattershift 0 points1 point ago

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            Nope, not actually true, been debunked multiple times.

            [–]dirtymoney 0 points1 point ago

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            no one wants to know how the hot dogs are made.

            [–]paulwoodstudio 0 points1 point ago

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            mmmmm...slurry.

            [–]str1k3r 0 points1 point ago

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            still gonna eat it

            [–]fintorro 0 points1 point ago

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            Why even turn it into nuggets. I'd drink that with a straw. Mcdonalds new chicken milkshake!

            [–]probablynotmyrealone 0 points1 point ago

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            i think cooking it is sorta important, ymmv

            [–]kylg 0 points1 point ago

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            Some people still love them...just like family.

            [–]seanph92 0 points1 point ago

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            NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!

            [–]cjk105 0 points1 point ago

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            I hate you so much for showing me this... I will never recover.

            [–]siegeltwins 0 points1 point ago

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            thanks for ruining my innocence

            [–]LOLCANADA 0 points1 point ago

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            Wasn't this a big headline like... 2 months ago? In which it was proved false?

            [–]orkid68 0 points1 point ago

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            No, some text passed around with it was inaccurate, but the pic is legit.

            [–]Helplessromantic 0 points1 point ago

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            Op what did you hope to accomplish by posting this? First that's not chicken nuggets before they are pressed and cooked, secondly even if it was, it's not like i'd say "oh well never gonna eat chicken nuggets again"

            I hate to sound like a dick but i can't help but wonder every time i see someone post it, this shit is fast food, not high end cuisine.

            Hell that's not even a good argument because there is some nasty shit in high end cuisine.

            I dont like you op

            [–]ChillBroMelvis 0 points1 point ago

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            bro, wtf dude. you wanna go? McDonalds just started 20 for $4.99.

            [–]somethingeasier 0 points1 point ago

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            I like how its just chilling in cardboard boxes, so appealing.

            [–]Kvothe24 0 points1 point ago

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            Asshole. Between you and PETA, you jerks have almost ruined chicken nuggets for me. Almost.

            [–]zegela 0 points1 point ago

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            DELICIOUS!!!

            [–]ACE_C0ND0R 0 points1 point ago

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            McNuggets taste like a mixture of soap and wet cardboard.

            [–]Contron 0 points1 point ago

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            Oh. My. God. I think I might never eat a single one again.

            [–]7nights 0 points1 point ago

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            Never again...

            [–]360walkaway 0 points1 point ago

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            What the fuck really?? Please tell me this is false.

            [–]blues_clues 0 points1 point ago

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            Wasn't this debunked along time ago?

            [–]kimilicious 0 points1 point ago

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            My Sociology teacher showed us this. She also said since this processed meat has so much bacteria in it, they have to wash it with ammonia. Not sure how true that is, but yeah. -_-

            [–]CallMeKami -2 points-1 points ago

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            At first I thought it wasn't THAT bad.... Until I read this http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp That's just disgusting now.

            [–]Shroomhead93 -1 points0 points ago

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            This is part of the reason I am vegan and definitely the reason why I haven't eaten at McDonalds in 2 years!!!

            Fucking DISGUSTING!!!

            [–]Notmyjob1 -3 points-2 points ago

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            Omg that is disgusting! Chicken nuggets wtf

            [–]rib-bit -2 points-1 points ago

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            McD's uses unprocessed meat in their nuggets, believe it or not -- but I think their McChicken is made from this

            [–]ofNoImportance 1 point2 points ago

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            I think it's very much determined by where you are in the world and what the standards or expectations are there.

            [–]dmsuperman 0 points1 point ago

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            No, it's not. Read the article linked at the very top of this page.

            [–]tiffany43 0 points1 point ago

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            then read the other articles linked and research it on your own

            [–]only_says_why -2 points-1 points ago

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            WHY!?!??!!?!?!

            [–]Borb21 -1 points0 points ago

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            delicious...i wish the final product kept that pinkish hue.

            [–]tier19345 -1 points0 points ago

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            kill it with fire!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

            [–]PostOfficeBuddy -1 points0 points ago

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            Are you sure that's not ice cream?

            [–]gangy86 -1 points0 points ago

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            Fuck that! I'll still eat them.

            [–]veryyberry -1 points0 points ago

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            that looks delicious if you dont know what it is, and decent if you do

            [–]yip_yip_yip_uh_huh -1 points0 points ago

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            Today.... on HOW IT'S MADE

            [–]plutPWNium -1 points0 points ago

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            still love chicken nuggets

            [–]Drowninginlsd -1 points0 points ago

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            I'd rub that on my face and sit by a campire til it was crispy and devour.

            [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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            A slurry? They could frack shale oil with that shit...

            [–]SGT_ZIPPY -1 points0 points ago

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            Dammit, now I want ice cream...

            [–]goducks206 -1 points0 points ago

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            CHICKEN SNAKE!!!

            [–]Calmly_Crashing -1 points0 points ago

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            Somehow I always knew that these delicious things were made from soft serve. Mmmm

            [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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            if you watched the TYT episode than you know thats excess animal meats

            [–]ElectroFrosty -1 points0 points ago

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            I love soft-serve strawberry ice cream!

            [–]davemb77 -1 points0 points ago

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            Thanks a lot! These cure my hangovers!

            [–]cloral -1 points0 points ago

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            Strawberry soft serve? Yummy!

            [–]knocklessmonster -1 points0 points ago

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            It looks like Double Bubble.

            [–][deleted] -1 points0 points ago

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            I thought that was ice cream o_o

            [–]xKlareBearx -1 points0 points ago

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            So glad I don't eat meat right now. The fuck is that? D:

            [–]ChamoneMotherFucker -1 points0 points ago

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            I am not becoming a vegetarian. Your picture didn't work. Now fook off.

            [–]LerithXanatos -1 points0 points ago

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            So.....what's the problem with the picture?

            [–]ChaiSaliva -1 points0 points ago

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            Guys, it's from Unwrapped. It's bubblegum.

            [–]IHv2RtrnSumVdeotapes -1 points0 points ago

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            i can live with this image.because they are fucking delicious

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