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| − | '''Chicken McNuggets''' (introduced in 1983 with support from the ''McNugget Mania'' campaign)[[File:Mcnuggets.png|thumb|318px]] are a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicken_nugget Chicken nugget] product offered by international [[fast-food]] restaurant chain [[McDonald's]]. Consisting of small pieces of processed chicken meat that have been battered and deep fried. |
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| + | The '''Chicken McNuggets''' are a product of [[McDonald's]]. Consisting of small pieces of processed chicken meat that have been battered and deep fried. |
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The Chicken McNugget is a small piece of processed chicken meat that is fried in batter and flash frozen, then shipped out and sold at McDonald's restaurants. |
The Chicken McNugget is a small piece of processed chicken meat that is fried in batter and flash frozen, then shipped out and sold at McDonald's restaurants. |
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| − | McDonald's first Executive Chef [[Rene Arend]] created Chicken McNuggets in 1979. "The McNuggets were so well received that every franchise wanted them", said Arend in a 2009 interview. "There wasn’t a system to supply enough chicken".<ref name=maxim>{{cite web|title=The Cult of the McRib|url=http://www.maxim.com/amg/humor/articles/70280/thecultofthemcrib.html|publisher=''MAXIM'' |accessdate=25 October 2011 |date=3 February 2009}}</ref> Supply problems were solved by 1983, and Chicken McNuggets became available nationwide.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/McDonalds-Corporation-Company-History.html |title=History of McDonald's Corporation – FundingUniverse |publisher=Fundinguniverse.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref> |
+ | McDonald's first Executive Chef [[Rene Arend]] created Chicken McNuggets in 1979. "The McNuggets were so well received that every franchise wanted them", said Arend in a 2009 interview. "There wasn’t a system to supply enough chicken".<ref name="maxim">{{cite web|title=The Cult of the McRib|url=http://www.maxim.com/amg/humor/articles/70280/thecultofthemcrib.html|publisher=''MAXIM'' |accessdate=25 October 2011 |date=3 February 2009}}</ref> Supply problems were solved by 1983, and Chicken McNuggets became available nationwide.<ref name="first">{{cite web|url=http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/McDonalds-Corporation-Company-History.html |title=History of McDonald's Corporation – FundingUniverse |publisher=Fundinguniverse.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref> |
In 2013, McDonald's announced that the McNuggets come in:<ref name="four different shapes">{{cite web|url=http://961wodz.com/what-are-the-four-mcnugget-shapes-mcdonalds-has-official-names-for-them-all/ |title= What Are The Four McNugget Shapes? – Oldiez 96 |publisher=961wodz.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-28}}</ref> Bell shaped, Bone shaped, Boot shaped, and Ball shaped. |
In 2013, McDonald's announced that the McNuggets come in:<ref name="four different shapes">{{cite web|url=http://961wodz.com/what-are-the-four-mcnugget-shapes-mcdonalds-has-official-names-for-them-all/ |title= What Are The Four McNugget Shapes? – Oldiez 96 |publisher=961wodz.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-28}}</ref> Bell shaped, Bone shaped, Boot shaped, and Ball shaped. |
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==Ingredients== |
==Ingredients== |
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| + | Ingredients: White Boneless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Vegetable Starch (Modified Corn, Wheat, Rice, Pea, Corn), Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Lactate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors. |
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| − | As of October 9, 2010, the ingredients within the United States are as follows: Chicken, water, salt, sodium phosphates. Battered and breaded with bleached '''wheat''' flour, water, '''wheat''' flour, modified food starch, salt, spices, '''wheat gluten''', paprika, dextrose (sugar), yeast, garlic powder, rosemary, partially hydronated soybean oil and cottenseed oil with mono- and diglycerides, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda, ammonium bicarbonate, monocalcium phosphate), natural flavor (plant source) with extractives of paprika. Fried in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with tert-Butylhydroquinone (TBHQ) and citric acid). Dimethylpolysiloxane is added as an antifoaming agent.<ref name="ingredient_list">{{cite web|title=McDonald's USA Ingredients Listing for Popular Menu Items|url=http://nutrition.mcdonalds.com/nutritionexchange/ingredientslist.pdf|publisher=McDonalds|accessdate=2 December 2010|page=5|date=9 October 2010}}</ref> McDonald's ingredients can vary outside of the US. |
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| − | Contains wheat; gluten. Allergens are in '''bold'''. |
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==Sale== |
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+ | Chicken McNuggets were sold in packages of 4, 6, 10, 20 and 40. In June 2011, McDonald's brought back the 20 piece for a limited time and continues to sell today. In New Zealand, and Australia, they are also available in 3 packs in [[Happy Meal]]s and [[Wikipedia:National Heart Foundation of Australia|Heart Foundation]] approved ''Tick healthy'' meals. They come with a choice of various flavors of dipping sauce (Pure Honey, Tangy Barbecue, Sweet n' Sour, Honey Mustard, Hot Mustard, Spicy Buffalo, Sweet Chili, Curry, Creamy Ranch and Chipotle Barbecue). In countries like China, it's sold as nine pieces instead of ten, and in addition to BBQ, Sweet n' Sour, and Hot Mustard, there is also a chili garlic sauce which is very popular in China. They have recently been introduced in India, first as a part of its "Breakfast Meal" and later in the regular menu in May 2009. 50-piece McNuggets meal deals have been promoted at times for special events such as U.S. football's [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Super_Bowl Super Bowl]. In select areas of the United States, however, 50 piece Chicken McNugget meals are on the menu at all times during the year for $9.98 plus tax.<ref name="50_piece_nuggets">{{cite web|last=Aamoth|first=Doug|title=CrunchDeals: 50 piece Chicken McNuggets bucket for $10 this weekend|url=http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/02/05/crunchdeals-50-piece-chicken-mcnuggets-bucket-for-10-this-weekend/|publisher=Crunch Deals|accessdate=2 December 2010}}</ref> |
A halal version of the McNuggets are sold at two McDonald's franchises in Dearborn, MI being very successful making double the average of McNuggets sales.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halal McNuggets a Hit in Detroit|url=http://islam.about.com/od/dietarylaw/a/halalmcd.htm|publisher=Huda}}</ref> |
A halal version of the McNuggets are sold at two McDonald's franchises in Dearborn, MI being very successful making double the average of McNuggets sales.<ref>{{cite web|title=Halal McNuggets a Hit in Detroit|url=http://islam.about.com/od/dietarylaw/a/halalmcd.htm|publisher=Huda}}</ref> |
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==Controversies== |
==Controversies== |
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| − | In a 2002 lawsuit against McDonald's, Judge [[Wikipedia:Robert W. Sweet|Robert Sweet]] commented that Chicken McNuggets are a "McFrankenstein" creation.<ref name="mcfrankenstein_lawsuit">{{cite news|last=Weiser|first=Benjamin|title=Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E7DF1439F935A15752C0A9659C8B63|accessdate=2 December 2010|newspaper=New York Times|date=26 January 2003}}</ref> The judge identified that rather than being merely chicken fried in a pan, McNuggets included elements not utilized by the home cook, including the unusual sounding ingredients like: extracts of rosemary, vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), leavening (baking soda, calcium lactate, etc.).<ref>{{cite news|title=Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/weekinreview/word-for-word-fast-food-fracas-your-honor-we-call-our-next-witness.html?pagewanted=3&src=pm}}</ref> |
+ | In a 2002 lawsuit against McDonald's, Judge [[Wikipedia:Robert W. Sweet|Robert Sweet]] commented that Chicken McNuggets are a "McFrankenstein" creation.<ref name="mcfrankenstein_lawsuit">{{cite news|last=Weiser|first=Benjamin|title=Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein|url=http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9801E7DF1439F935A15752C0A9659C8B63|accessdate=2 December 2010|newspaper=New York Times|date=26 January 2003}}</ref> The judge identified that rather than being merely chicken fried in a pan, McNuggets included elements not utilized by the home cook, including the unusual sounding ingredients like: extracts of rosemary, vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), leavening (baking soda, calcium lactate, etc.).<ref>{{cite news|title=Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2003/01/26/weekinreview/word-for-word-fast-food-fracas-your-honor-we-call-our-next-witness.html?pagewanted=3&src=pm}}</ref>Gallery<gallery> |
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| − | The 2004 documentary ''[[Super Size Me]]'' states that "[o]riginally created from old chickens that can no longer lay eggs, McNuggets are now made from chickens with unusually large breasts. They're stripped from the bone, and ground-up into a sort of 'chicken mash', which is then combined with all sorts of stabilizers and preservatives, pressed into familiar shapes, breaded, deep-fried, freeze-dried, and then shipped to a McDonald's near you". ''Super Size Me'' also alleged inclusion of chemicals such as tertiary butylhydroquinone (a phenolic antioxidant used as a chemical preservative), polydimethylsiloxane (an anti-foaming agent), and other ingredients not used by a typical home cook.<ref name=supersize_me>{{Cite video |people= Morgan Spurlock |title=[[Super Size Me]] |date=2004}}</ref> This was recently restated by CNN.<ref name=not_all_equal>{{cite web|last=Martin|first=David|title=All McNuggets not created equal|url=http://thechart.blogs.cnn.com/2010/06/25/a-tale-of-2-nuggets/|publisher=CNN|accessdate=2 December 2010|date=25 June 2010}}</ref> Marion Nestle, a New York University professor and author of ''What to Eat'', says the tertiary butylhydroquinone and dimethylpolysiloxane in McNuggets probably pose no health risks. As a general rule, though, she advocates not eating any food with an ingredient you can’t pronounce. |
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| − | As of October 9, 2010, dimethylpolysiloxane and Tert-Butylhydroquinone TBHQ) are listed as ingredients in the McNuggets cooking process.<ref name="ingredient_list" /> According to Lisa McComb, a media relations representative for McDonald's, dimethylpolysiloxane is used as a matter of safety to keep the frying oil from foaming. The chemical is a form of silicone also used in cosmetics and Silly Putty. A review of animal studies by the World Health Organization (WHO) found no adverse health effects associated with dimethylpolysiloxane. TBHQ is a common preservative for vegetable oils, cereals, nuts, cookies, chips, and animal fats,<ref>{{cite web|title=TBHQ — The most effective choice for vegetable oils|url=http://www.shreeadditives.com/htmlsite/5e.htm}}</ref> found in other foods like Girl Scout Cookies<ref>{{cite web|title=Nutrition Information for Girl Scout Cookies|url=http://www.buygirlscoutcookies.com/nutrition.html}}</ref> and Quaker Chewy Granola Bars.<ref>{{cite web|title=Quaker Chewy Granola Bars — Chocolate Chip Nutritional Information|url=http://www.quakeroats.com/products/oat-snacks/chewy-granola/variety-pack/variety-pack-nutrition.aspx}}</ref> The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sets an upper limit of 0.02% (0.0002) of the oil or fat content in foods,<ref name=CFR>{{cite web|url=http://law.justia.com/cfr/title21/21-3.0.1.1.3.2.1.18.html |title=21 C.F.R. § 172.185 |publisher=Law.justia.com |date= |accessdate=2013-02-03}}</ref> which like other foods, applies to the oil used in McNuggets. Effective use of TBHQ is 1 gram per 5000 grams of cooking oil (1 gram per 11 pounds of cooking oil). |
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Revision as of 02:20, 8 May 2020
For the characters, see Chicken McNuggets (characters).
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| Ingredients | Chicken, Breading |
| Markets sold | Global |
The Chicken McNuggets are a product of McDonald's. Consisting of small pieces of processed chicken meat that have been battered and deep fried.
Description, history and origin
The Chicken McNugget is a small piece of processed chicken meat that is fried in batter and flash frozen, then shipped out and sold at McDonald's restaurants. McDonald's first Executive Chef Rene Arend created Chicken McNuggets in 1979. "The McNuggets were so well received that every franchise wanted them", said Arend in a 2009 interview. "There wasn’t a system to supply enough chicken".[1] Supply problems were solved by 1983, and Chicken McNuggets became available nationwide.[2] In 2013, McDonald's announced that the McNuggets come in:[3] Bell shaped, Bone shaped, Boot shaped, and Ball shaped.
Ingredients
Ingredients: White Boneless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Vegetable Starch (Modified Corn, Wheat, Rice, Pea, Corn), Salt, Leavening (Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Lactate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors.
Contains: Wheat.
Sale
Chicken McNuggets were sold in packages of 4, 6, 10, 20 and 40. In June 2011, McDonald's brought back the 20 piece for a limited time and continues to sell today. In New Zealand, and Australia, they are also available in 3 packs in Happy Meals and Heart Foundation approved Tick healthy meals. They come with a choice of various flavors of dipping sauce (Pure Honey, Tangy Barbecue, Sweet n' Sour, Honey Mustard, Hot Mustard, Spicy Buffalo, Sweet Chili, Curry, Creamy Ranch and Chipotle Barbecue). In countries like China, it's sold as nine pieces instead of ten, and in addition to BBQ, Sweet n' Sour, and Hot Mustard, there is also a chili garlic sauce which is very popular in China. They have recently been introduced in India, first as a part of its "Breakfast Meal" and later in the regular menu in May 2009. 50-piece McNuggets meal deals have been promoted at times for special events such as U.S. football's Super Bowl. In select areas of the United States, however, 50 piece Chicken McNugget meals are on the menu at all times during the year for $9.98 plus tax.[4]
A halal version of the McNuggets are sold at two McDonald's franchises in Dearborn, MI being very successful making double the average of McNuggets sales.[5]
Controversies
In a 2002 lawsuit against McDonald's, Judge Robert Sweet commented that Chicken McNuggets are a "McFrankenstein" creation.[6] The judge identified that rather than being merely chicken fried in a pan, McNuggets included elements not utilized by the home cook, including the unusual sounding ingredients like: extracts of rosemary, vitamins (niacin, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), leavening (baking soda, calcium lactate, etc.).[7]Gallery
4-Piece Chicken McNuggets
6-Piece Chicken McNuggets
9-Piece Chicken McNuggets
10-Piece Chicken McNuggets
20-Piece Chicken McNuggets
40-Piece Chicken McNuggets (sharing size)
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References
- ↑ The Cult of the McRib. MAXIM (3 February 2009). Retrieved on 25 October 2011.
- ↑ History of McDonald's Corporation – FundingUniverse. Fundinguniverse.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-03.
- ↑ What Are The Four McNugget Shapes? – Oldiez 96. 961wodz.com. Retrieved on 2013-02-28.
- ↑ Aamoth, Doug. CrunchDeals: 50 piece Chicken McNuggets bucket for $10 this weekend. Crunch Deals. Retrieved on 2 December 2010.
- ↑ Halal McNuggets a Hit in Detroit. Huda.
- ↑ Weiser, Benjamin. "Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein", 26 January 2003. Retrieved on 2 December 2010.
- ↑ "Word for Word/Fast-Food Fracas; Your Honor, We Call Our Next Witness: McFrankenstein".