Awhile ago, I read how some people enjoy buying enhanced products. Specifically, I will target chicken, however this may apply to turkeys and other enhanced foods. (I use the term enhanced loosely.)
To keep the math simple, I will use a 10# chicken at $1 per pound.
Let’s take a walk, ride or drive to the nearest grocery store and buy a 10# enhanced chicken. This chicken is listed with up to 16% enhancement.
What are the enhancement ingredients? Most contain salt, phosphate, and water solution.
Great! Some people add salt to their food to season it. (The type of salt does matter.)
Now let’s do the math. The 10# enhanced chicken was $10.
That’s just not true!
10# minus 16% enhancement = 8.4# of chicken.
1.6# is the 16% solution @ $1 per pound.
That’s some expensive water with salt and phosphate added.
Is this really correct?
Here’s the USDA’s Nutrient Composition of Enhanced and Non-enhanced Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets .
To keep the math simple, I will use a 10# chicken at $1 per pound.
Let’s take a walk, ride or drive to the nearest grocery store and buy a 10# enhanced chicken. This chicken is listed with up to 16% enhancement.
What are the enhancement ingredients? Most contain salt, phosphate, and water solution.
Great! Some people add salt to their food to season it. (The type of salt does matter.)
Now let’s do the math. The 10# enhanced chicken was $10.
That’s just not true!
10# minus 16% enhancement = 8.4# of chicken.
1.6# is the 16% solution @ $1 per pound.
That’s some expensive water with salt and phosphate added.
Is this really correct?
Here’s the USDA’s Nutrient Composition of Enhanced and Non-enhanced Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast Fillets .