nagoid 4 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 How does McDs and people get away with saying their burgers are 100% beef? Surely they're not. I was reminded of this when I saw this: Taco Bell doesn't use beef in their "beef"-based pseudo-Mexican delicacies. They use a gross thing called "Taco Meat Filling" as shown on their big container's labels—which customers can't see. The list of ingredients is gruesome: Water, isolated oat product, salt, chili pepper, onion powder, tomato powder, oats (wheat), soy lecithin, sugar, spices, maltodextrin (a polysaccharide that is absorbed as glucose), soybean oil (anti-dusting agent), garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, citric acid, caramel color, cocoa powder, silicon dioxide (anti-caking agent), natural flavors, yeast, modified corn starch, natural smoke flavor, salt, sodium phosphate, less than 2% of beef broth, potassium phosphate, and potassium lactate. 36% beef. Thirty-six percent—plus all the above making up for the other 64% of the party in your mouth. More on that lovely here Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I guess then that McD's burgers must be 100% beef....of course thats not to say its a nice slab of sirloin that has just been minced down, just that all meat products come from a cow.....which parts I leave up to you. 36% BEEF........thats the reason the term "Meat-Like Product" was invented!! Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 I think the company name that supplies the packaging is call 100% Beef. I don't recall McD even explicitly making the claim that their hamburgers were even made of beef... Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Blimey I tried to do a search and up top came this Q: What is 100% BEEF? A: "100% BEEF is a bimonthly adult men's publication, by, for, and about the celebration of mature, masculine adult men. We celebrate the natural beauty and unparalleled sex appeal of real, natural, mature adult males. Our models' bellies are more likely to hold a six-pack than resemble one. Our belief that masculine men of all sizes, shapes, ages, and backgrounds are beautiful and sexy is communicated in each issue through the writing, illustrations, photography, and the choices of men we feature as models. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 From Wikipedia Cow eyeballs Another popular belief is that McDonald's widely uses cow eyeballs in its products, permitting it to brand them as "100% beef". However, the USDA mandates that all beef by-products, including cow eyeballs, be appropriately labelled. McDonald's, however, has asserted that its products contain "100% pure USDA inspected beef; no additives, no fillers, no extenders." In addition, cow eyeballs are actually more expensive than real beef, due to demand from scientific institutions for experiments.[1] Also, a cow eyeball weighs only about an ounce, so it would take too many eyeballs to make up one burger to be worthwhile. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 they do, they proudly announce that its 100% beef thats used in their hamburgers, with no additives etc Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 (about the eyeballs) Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Here is a cows eyeball. Actually they have very pretty eyes (when they are actually in the cow, don't look too good in the photo below!) Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Lips and arseholes... Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Chriselle Lips and arseholes... There is a joke in there somewhere but am too **** to think. 100% beef eh? Wonder what cuts or mechanically retrieved beef they use? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: Chriselle Lips and arseholes... There is a joke in there somewhere but am too **** to think. 100% beef eh? Wonder what cuts or mechanically retrieved beef they use? They cut off the lips, cut out the ass holes, mix in some nitrates, artificial flavours and other goodness and voila... commercial hot dogs and hamburgers The only joke is that we eat this crap. Link to post Share on other sites
Thundercat 60 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Jokes on you mate! I never eat that junk!! Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted January 26, 2011 Author Share Posted January 26, 2011 but....but...but... isn't it 100% beef?! Link to post Share on other sites
RobBright 35 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Originally Posted By: Chriselle Originally Posted By: RobBright Originally Posted By: Chriselle Lips and arseholes... There is a joke in there somewhere but am too **** to think. 100% beef eh? Wonder what cuts or mechanically retrieved beef they use? They cut off the lips, cut out the ass holes, mix in some nitrates, artificial flavours and other goodness and voila... commercial hot dogs and hamburgers The only joke is that we eat this crap. But how can a hole be beef if it is a hole? Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 Sphincter fillet.... And actually BM...I don't eat the stuff either. Link to post Share on other sites
LiquidX 0 Posted January 26, 2011 Share Posted January 26, 2011 But surely that Texas Burger I had the other day was 100% beef. It said it on the packet, so I believe! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 and Texans only eat REAL meat!! Link to post Share on other sites
brit-gob 9 Posted January 27, 2011 Share Posted January 27, 2011 This is what McDs say on their site: Is your meat real or fake? Despite all those myths out there, none of our meat is fake! McDonald’s uses only 100% USDA-inspected beef from real beef cattle to make our burger patties. Our chicken is 100% USDA-inspected real chicken, supplied by industry leaders like Tyson Foods and Keystone Foods, and the same high standards apply to our 100% pork. Do you add fat to cook your burger patties? Our burger patties are just 100% pure beef. Nothing is added – no binders or fillers. The restaurants use a double-sided grill called a “clamshell†to grill the patties, and no extra fat is added. What is the binding ingredient used in making the beef patties? We don’t use any binding ingredients. Our burger patties are made from 100% pure beef, with no binders or fillers. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 so it IS 100% reall beef, thanks Ronald! Link to post Share on other sites
joshnii 2 Posted January 28, 2011 Share Posted January 28, 2011 Well, I believe him! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 me too, I had a late night Texas 2 burger last night just to make sure, and its sure was 100% beef tasting!! (actually, I did like the burger ) Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted January 29, 2011 Share Posted January 29, 2011 The question isn't are mac-burgers 100% beef. That's like asking if budweiser tastes better in cans or bottles. The question is why would anyone care. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 definitely bottles! Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted January 30, 2011 Share Posted January 30, 2011 Texas 2 is such an imaginative name isn't it! Link to post Share on other sites
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