James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square48linkfedilinkarrow-up1423arrow-down14
arrow-up1419arrow-down1external-linkTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgJames_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squarerobolemmy@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·4 months agoAnd basically all frozen chicken in US stores has been pumped full of brine. That includes raw chicken parts that look otherwise unprocessed.
And basically all frozen chicken in US stores has been pumped full of brine. That includes raw chicken parts that look otherwise unprocessed.