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they expect what the label says. And you can process chicken and still have 100% chicken.
Then what's the point of processing it?
Having it be entirely chicken. Google how they make chicken nuggets for McDonald's.
DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
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Re: DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
#12What exactly are people expecting when they order these things ? Are they unable to tell the texture is plasticky and highly processed, unlike normal "stringy" chicken meat you prepare at home ?
they expect what the label says. And you can process chicken and still have 100% chicken.
The other restaurants tested had 85-90% chicken instead of 50%. The chicken ends up ground up into tiny bits and bound with other things - basically salt and sugar - so I don't think it is possible to have 100% chicken post-processing. The difference is something like the difference between a raw plank and particleboard.
IMO, if it is 85-90% chicken then labeling it "chicken" is not unreasonable.
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#13As someone who eats these fake chicken sandwiches occasionally, cant say I'm surprised. I always assumed these things were the equivalent of chicken hot dog patties or something. Don't know why people eat these things... oh ya -- it's the only food place open in SF SOMA late night.
> it's the only food place open in SF SOMA late night Wow that surprises me. I would have though SOMA would have been one of the best places in the world for people with disposable income leaving startups late and wanting to buy food on the way home.
The SF food scene is falling apart and it's somewhat caused by tech workers eating all their meals at their office.
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#14> The majority of the remaining DNA? Soy. The headline got me sorta terrified, imagining what sort of repugnant, monstrous creature was being grinded and mixed into my Subway sandwich. Good to know at least it's just soy.
Me too. Reminds me of The Simpsons episode that charts out what different foods are made of, including Hot Dogs:
Re: DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
#15> The majority of the remaining DNA? Soy. The headline got me sorta terrified, imagining what sort of repugnant, monstrous creature was being grinded and mixed into my Subway sandwich. Good to know at least it's just soy.
Not good for low-carb/keto eaters. Soy has carbs, chicken doesn't.
There has been some discussion regarding subway and carbs in the chicken, because their nutrition shows far fewer than some app trackers do. If it's 50%, that's a serious level of carbs, and makes Subway not an option.
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#16Ack just a few months back I started getting IBS symptoms and figured out I'm intolerant to soy, dairy and some spicy stuff. I end up having make a lot of stuff myself because I can't trust what is made in restaurants.
Re: DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
#17What exactly are people expecting when they order these things ? Are they unable to tell the texture is plasticky and highly processed, unlike normal "stringy" chicken meat you prepare at home ?
I recently bought my first chicken sandwich in a very long time from subway, and apart from being quite apalling with barely any semblance to chicken, I literally could not eat the chicken because it stuck like glue to my braces and my palate.
One of the worst food experiences in quite some time, and while I've realised lately that I'm quite a bit more 'sensitive' to bad food, I still have a hard time believing that more than a few percent wouldn't react quite negative to the very obvious difference in both taste and texture? However, I must still assume I'm wrong in my intuition, or they would've quickly returned to using more chickeny chicken, wouldn't they ?
Re: DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
#18As someone who eats these fake chicken sandwiches occasionally, cant say I'm surprised. I always assumed these things were the equivalent of chicken hot dog patties or something. Don't know why people eat these things... oh ya -- it's the only food place open in SF SOMA late night.
Is it not reasonable to think that if someone says it's a chicken sandwich, that'd be a chicken sandwich?
Re: DNA tests show Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken
#19As someone who eats these fake chicken sandwiches occasionally, cant say I'm surprised. I always assumed these things were the equivalent of chicken hot dog patties or something. Don't know why people eat these things... oh ya -- it's the only food place open in SF SOMA late night.
> it's the only food place open in SF SOMA late night Wow that surprises me. I would have though SOMA would have been one of the best places in the world for people with disposable income leaving startups late and wanting to buy food on the way home.
SOMA has no culture—it's almost entirely apartment buildings and startup offices now.
One reason is rents, another is that startups provide food/drinks in order to keep people at work. Not enough demand to create a healthy ecosystem.