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Chickens are larger due to selective breeding. Another reason the meat looks/is larger is because it gets plumped with an injected saltwater and additive solution which can account for 15-30% of the weight. This is done because the meat gets a chlorine soak to remove pathogens, and the injected solution removes/masks the chlorine taste.
Chickens are larger due to selective breeding. Another reason the meat looks/is larger is because it gets plumped with an injected saltwater and additive solution which can account for 15-30% of the weight. This is done because the meat gets a chlorine soak to remove pathogens, and the injected solution removes/masks the chlorine taste.
No, hormones are not used to raise chickens. Not now, not ever,
Antibiotics are sometimes used for the first couple of weeks to prevent diarrhea that kills chicks. You can buy antibiotic free chicken if you want it. It will be labeled antibiotic free.
You can pay a lot extra and buy chicken labeled hormone free, but you are wasting your money because all chicken is raised hormone free. You can probably pay extra and buy chicken that is labeled gluten-free. all chicken is gluten-free, but hey, go ahead and pay extra if it makes you feel better.
I remember a radio commercial that attempted to compete with "antibiotic-free chicken" and try to convince listeners that "chickens are required to be clear of antibiotics before they leave the farm". This is not the same as "no antibiotics, ever".
I can assure you, there's not an economical way to test each chicken on the production line. So this must mean a simple waiting period to which farmers are "required to adhere" before the chickens are processed. I know Butterball uses oil of oregano to treat birds that are advertised as "no antibiotics, ever", in their own foray into the organic market.
I had a conversation with a restaurant owner who reported that recently, customers had been complaining that the chicken breast was less dense than usual, and spongy. He confirmed this after cooking himself a breast and trying it. Playing musical vendors is no fun, but when your customers start noticing changes that you haven't been informed of (and thus cannot explain to them) it's hard not to feel that there was deception involved.
We've done GMO threads already and we aren't starting a super debate thread on here.
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