MedicalConspiracies- Do You Know What’s in Your McRib Sandwich?

> Do You Know What's in Your McRib Sandwich?
> Posted on November 5, 2011 by Dr. Eowyn|

 

> The McRib is a sandwich periodically sold by the international fast-food
> restaurant chain McDonald's. It was first introduced to the McDonald's
> menu
> in 1981 as a limited-time item; then, as now, it returns to the menu for
> promotional periods.
>
> Brad Tuttle of Moneyland reports that the McRib enjoys a bizarre cult
> following in part because of its impermanence. It has generated not only
> Facebook pages, but McRib Locator websites and a Twitter account.
>
> The McRib consists of a ground pork patty, barbecue sauce, onions, and
> pickles served on a 5½ inch roll. Despite its name, the McRib is primarily
> composed of pork shoulder meat.
>
> But the McRib has more than ground pork, bun, onions, and barbecue sauce.
> The sandwich has 70 ingredients (34 in the bun alone), including
> azodicarbonamide, ammonium sulfate and polysorbate 80 — whatever they are.
>
> Meredith Melnick reports for Time, Oct. 27, 2011, that although these
> components are in small enough quantities to be (supposedly) innocuous,
> "it's
> still a little disconcerting to know that, for example, azodicarbonamide,
> a
> flour-bleaching agent that is most commonly used in the manufacture of
> foamed plastics like in gym mats and the soles of shoes, is found in the
> McRib bun. The compound is banned in Europe and Australia as a food
> additive. (England's Health and Safety Executive classified it as a
> "respiratory sensitizer" that potentially contributes to asthma through
> occupational exposure.) The U.S. limits azodicarbonamide to 45 parts per
> million in commercial flour products, based on analysis of lab testing."
>
> If azodicarbonamide doesn't give you pause, here's the "nutrition
> information" for the McRib (serving size 7.4 oz) from McDonald's website:
>
>  a.. Calories: 500
>  b.. Calories from fat: 240 (i.e., half of a McRib's calories are from
> fat!)
>  c.. Total fat (g): 26
>  d.. % of daily fat value: 40%
>  e.. Saturated fat (g): 10
>  f.. % of daily saturated fat value: 48%
>  g.. Cholesterol (mg): 70
>  h.. % of daily cholesterol value: 23%
>  i.. Sodium (mg): 980
>  j.. % of daily sodium value: 41%
>  k.. % of daily value of Vitamin A: 2%
>  l.. % of daily value of Vitamin C: 2%
>  m.. % of daily value of Calcium: 15%
>  n.. % of daily value of Iron: 20%
> Buyer beware!
>
> ~Eowyn
>
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