James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down14
arrow-up1580arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squarePadit@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up35arrow-down2·3 months agoYup, here in the EU illegal as well.
minus-squareboonhet@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·3 months agoNot EU-wide then. Pork/chicken “with added water” is pretty common here in Estonia. When you get like a cheap cut of meat for a roast or something
minus-squarePadit@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoUfff, thanks for the info. Apparently the EU wide regulation is just for chicken. And in germany adding salted water to meet of any kind is generally also not allowed.
Yup, here in the EU illegal as well.
Not EU-wide then. Pork/chicken “with added water” is pretty common here in Estonia. When you get like a cheap cut of meat for a roast or something
Ufff, thanks for the info. Apparently the EU wide regulation is just for chicken. And in germany adding salted water to meet of any kind is generally also not allowed.