Chicken Nuggets: The Ugly Truth?

by the Editors at TheStir, Posted Oct 6th 2010 @ 3:00PM

Photo: Getty Images

See these innocent-looking chicken nuggets that your kids love? Head over to The Stir to see the goo they evolved from -- it'll absolutely make you think twice about processed food.

It's pink, but it ain't pretty, so consider yourself warned.

Filed Under: Fast Food, Frozen Food
Tags: Chicken nuggets, ChickenNuggets

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10-06-2010 @3:25PM WK said... Ahem.

http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
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10-06-2010 @3:38PM Frodo said... Come on, you guys. Don't just report on something without researching it first. http://www.snopes.com/food/prepare/msm.asp
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10-06-2010 @3:36PM Rob O. said... We're not big fans of most fast food anyway, but we're much more in favor of the chicken strips at Chick-fil-A simply because they aren't made from pulverized, processed chicken puree like most nuggets are. CFA's chicken is obviously real bits of chicken. Of course, I have no idea regarding the source of the chicken and just how far from being organic it is, but hey, one battle at a time.
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10-07-2010 @10:52AM Tom Super said... Yes -- it's true. Poultry is sometimes mechanically separated and when it is, the resulting product is called mechanically separated poultry (MSP). It is NOT true, however, that this is how chicken nuggets are commonly made. The vast majority do not contain MSP. Nuggets are usually made from pieces of white meat and sometimes from a combination of white and dark meat.

Some processed meat products, like hot dogs and lunch meat, do contain MSP and this is stated on the ingredient label by law. This process is regulated and inspected by USDA, and if used, is included in the ingredient statement.

Even Snopes.com has an entry about the claims in this piece. Anyone who took the time to read this post should also visit http://bit.ly/b7zg2t and http://bit.ly/cSALAM for the FACTS!

Using technologies like this helps prevent the waste food, plain and simple. It is just a more technolgoical and economical way of cutting the remaining chicken meat off of the bone.

Tom Super, American Meat Institute, Washington, DC

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10-07-2010 @2:27PM Frank said... I kind of want to try making my own MSP. Looks interesting.
I usually make stock out of my chicken carcasses, but MSP might be an interesting experiment.
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