During my last shopping trip at Walmart I decided to check the meat displays, to confirm something I read in June’s edition of Consumer Reports. The magazine warns readers to be careful to read the labels of any chicken meat they purchase.
Did you know that some chicken processing companies inject the chicken they process with up to 15% of chicken broth? They do this so that the cooked meat ends up juicy and tender. With meat so expensive, can you imagine only getting 85% of its value?
This particular brand I found at Walmart that day, Perdue’s Pilgrim Pride, stated right on the front of the bag that it had up to 15% in broth added to the meat. The bag was priced at $8, so that’s $1.20 people are paying for water instead of meat. So beware, read those labels in the packages of meat you buy.
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That sure is interesting…
Thanks for sharing – learns something new everyday.
I am afraid it is not just “some” meat companies that do this but most of them do anymore.
I am just shocked at how much all the meat I cook shrinks, everything from beef roasts, to hamburger and chicken.
Trying to be smart shoppers, we really have to stay on our toes!
Boy that sure is interesting.. I didn’t realize that.. goodness.. we hardly get our value for anything anymore do we?
Before I read this article I never read labels looking for this sort of filler. I always read the nutritional label and sometimes ingredients label, but I never considered looking for this. It’s a good thing to know for sure.
Thanks for this post! I’ll have to start watching labels.
Good Lord…I had no idea. I think I’ve even read that but didn’t know what they meant. That makes me mad! I’m tired of companies getting more $ for giving the consumer less product. Err..
I read about this in my local paper a month or so ago..I meant to post about it but never did. I had no idea either, and it annoys me. I’m wondering if there is any chicken out there that isn’t injected? I need to start paying more attention. I know that Tyson also injects their meat with broth.