James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 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-square136linkfedilinkarrow-up1578arrow-down14
arrow-up1574arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square136linkfedilink
minus-squaresaltesc@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·2 months agoSame for many meats. Red meats are often sealed with O2 to appear redder.or “fresher” than was natural, for many extra days on the shelf. Meat not from a butcher is usually the lowest quality and actually more expensive considering the liquid weights.
minus-squareteft@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up26·2 months agoNot O2 but CO. You want to reduce oxidation, not increase it. Carbon monoxide bonds to hemoglobin 200x better than oxygen does and that keeps the hemoglobin red. Oxidation is what causes meat to turn brown.
minus-squareHubertManne@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agowas gonna say that was carbon although I forgot if if was dioxide or monoxide. I thought it was di.
Same for many meats. Red meats are often sealed with O2 to appear redder.or “fresher” than was natural, for many extra days on the shelf.
Meat not from a butcher is usually the lowest quality and actually more expensive considering the liquid weights.
Not O2 but CO. You want to reduce oxidation, not increase it. Carbon monoxide bonds to hemoglobin 200x better than oxygen does and that keeps the hemoglobin red. Oxidation is what causes meat to turn brown.
was gonna say that was carbon although I forgot if if was dioxide or monoxide. I thought it was di.