James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square138linkfedilinkarrow-up1586arrow-down16
arrow-up1580arrow-down1external-linkTIL chicken sold in supermarkets are often "plumped" with a salt water solution to increase sell weight, making up as much as 30% of the total weight, and can contain up to 500mg of sodium per servingen.wikipedia.orgJames_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square138linkfedilink
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoIt’s a real problem for people on low-sodium diets. Labeling is imprecise.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoLabeling in the US would have to contain the added sodium content.
minus-squareEnsign_Crab@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoYeah. “may contain up to 30 percent water with saline” That’s it. That’s all.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·4 months agoNo, it would be included in the sodium content on the nutrition label.
It’s a real problem for people on low-sodium diets. Labeling is imprecise.
Labeling in the US would have to contain the added sodium content.
Yeah. “may contain up to 30 percent water with saline”
That’s it. That’s all.
No, it would be included in the sodium content on the nutrition label.
Look sometime.