James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 13 days 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-up1422arrow-down14
arrow-up1418arrow-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 · 13 days agomessage-square48linkfedilink
minus-squareYaksPT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·13 days agoI moved to Portugal last year and I can say that the supermarket chicken here does need a lot more seasoning (to my taste) than US chicken did. I am hoping it will help cut down my overall salt intake.
I moved to Portugal last year and I can say that the supermarket chicken here does need a lot more seasoning (to my taste) than US chicken did. I am hoping it will help cut down my overall salt intake.