Chicken sold in supermarkets in America
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this post was submitted on 22 Jul 2026
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Americentrism! You strike again!
That shit is illegal in EU
Here they fill meat with regular water. As long as it's on the label it's allowed. It's still a scam.
This is a good example of using technically true facts to imply something that isn't actually representative.
Yes, some chicken is sold with an added salt-water solution. That's not a secret it's disclosed right on the label. But presenting the maximum legal numbers as if they apply to all supermarket chicken is misleading.
"Up to 30%" is the ceiling, not the average. Likewise, "up to 500 mg of sodium" describes heavily enhanced products, not ordinary chicken. Plenty of chicken is sold with no added solution at all, and consumers can choose whichever they prefer simply by reading the packaging.
This post also frames the added solution as though it's some kind of deceptive adulteration. In reality, it's added to improve moisture retention and consistency during cooking, and it's regulated and clearly labeled.
So the takeaway isn't "supermarkets are secretly selling watered-down chicken." The takeaway is much less dramatic: read the label. If you want unenhanced chicken, buy unenhanced chicken. If you don't mind the added solution, buy the enhanced product. Manufacturing practices are not evidence of a conspiracy just because someone cherry-picked the largest numbers they could find.
The title already says "up to" for both the 30% and the sodium content. If the reader understands anything else, that's a reading comprehension issue.
Don't be a contrarian for the sake of argument. If your reading comprehension is so good you'd know the title is intentionally sensationalized intentionally using large numbers to make it look and sound like they're always at the upper limits.
God. I bet you're insufferable irl aren't you?
The literal wording of the title is "up to". You're criticizing it for cherry picking when it's... not.
If there's a contrarian here, it's certainly not me.
Nice personal attack though!
Ya. Having "up to" in the title isn't some magical phrase that excuses the sensational title. And simply claiming that it does isn't sufficient.
YSK: Not all raw chicken is the same some is enhanced with a saltwater solution
This is an example of a neutral title that doesn't sensationalize and enhance clicks.
And you started the personal attacks with reading comprehension shtick. So don't get offended all of the sudden.
Eat less meat and buy Quality.If still undecided, a temporary job in a meatpack factory will be helpful.
this is some fearmongering. unless your diet is nothing but packaged foods, your sodium level is always gonna be under the RDA, and sodium is necessary for your body to function. going low-sodium is more dangerous than going over the RDA for the average person.
The RDA is a maximum, not the minimum needed. You will be perfectly healthy on 200-500mg a day. Eat whole grains, meat (or dairy), fruit, and vegetables and you’ll get more than enough
Only if you’re vegan will you likely have to give it some thought, and then it’ll be enough to eat processed meat substitutes or just add a pinch of salt when you’re cooking
This is done to avoid botulin toxin from being formed. It's a much, much bigger issue than the sodium intake
Thats nitrate salts used in sausages, salami and such. The NaCl used in fresh meats is mostly to add weight and supposedly make it more "juicy".
NaCl does inhibit botulin bacteria too. Nitrate salts have the neat property of changing the color more into deep red territory, which some people tend to prefer.
Yes, the consumption of rotting flesh is a huge problem. Literally destroying your health and the planet at the same time. Not to mention the torture and murder of animals.
Yes, the consumption of rotting flesh is a huge problem
The problem is that botulin toxin is stronger than lead to the power of mercury. The amount big enough to kill you is counted in nanograms. That amount is small enough to appear in meat way before it gives off any symptoms of spoiling
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Here in Denmark how much water is in the chicken is written on the label of the packaging. It is also required to list what ingredients are used to treat the chicken if anything besides water is used.
It is the same here in the states. And it is in fact the case because I'd be the labels on the chickens that I purchase.
Must be nice living in a functioning society.
Sure but you can read European history and find out why. People had to rise up to get this, along with vacations.
You can't vote away evil since the ones who run things are not elected.
It was also hundreds of years of extremely destructive wars.
That was for other reasons though, like princes egos and the status quo, before that we had the plague too so I don't think it's relevant to the discussion...
People rising up has been a theme for some time though, and that's what it takes.
Eh, usa!
Yes. You dont create change by voting.
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I think it's like that in the whole of Europe.
The practice described by OP exists, but the practice must be disclosed, including any additional retained water by percentage.
Ehh, a restaurant would salt it past there anyway. Culinarily, you'd be well within reason to brine fresh chicken.
Price per pound is pretty bullshit thought, making it cost at the price if meat is BS
Yeah, but it tastes good.
Here is a short that tells of what's going here. This short is also a reaction, from an independent farmer who farms chickens. I think the creator here, FarmingWhileBeige, offers a lot of good insight into what is bad and not bad in our current farming practices as a level headed not batshit crazy maga person.
As soon as I seen this YSK I thought of that short! The guy is genuinely fun and educational.
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