Love Chicken Nuggets? You May Change Your Mind After You See How They’re Made

We assume you’ve tried chicken nuggets from various fast food joints. Unless you’ve been on a strict no-carb, zero-calorie diet since childhood. And some of you are lifelong fans of this delicious fast-food menu item.

But would you still order them if you knew how they actually make chicken nuggets ?

The Company Behind the Nuggets

Tyson Foods, Inc., an Obion County facility in Tennessee, is just one of five facilities responsible for making Chicken McNuggets in the United States for McDonald’s restaurants. But do you know how your favorite nuggets are made?

And, most importantly, are you willing to find out? You might regret it if you’re a big nuggets fan. Fair warning.

F— Whatcha Heard

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The initial reaction is that there are tons of people inside one of these giant factories, along with bins full of chicken that get put into a grinder and poured into a bowl, which then gets molded into the shape of a nugget.

But nothing could be further from the truth.

The Truth Is Out There

The internet lies like a dog. If you run a search for “chicken nuggets,” you might wind up with a photo of ground chicken meat that looks more like a python in a tray rather than something edible. Wait until you see what it looks like.

It’s seriously something you’ve probably never seen in your life. So what is in the nuggets mix?

Pink Slime

This concoction is called “ammonia-treated lean beef trimmings,” aka “pink slime.” It comes from an industrial process by which meat parts stuck to bones are recovered with a little help from machines.

And the resulting pink slime is just perfect for plumping chicken products right up.