James_Fortis@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 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-square39fedilinkarrow-up1358arrow-down13
arrow-up1355arrow-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 · 3 months agomessage-square39fedilink
minus-squareYaksPT@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 months agoI moved to Portugal last year and I can say that the supermarket chicken here does need a lot more seasoning (to my taste) than US chicken did. I am hoping it will help cut down my overall salt intake.
I moved to Portugal last year and I can say that the supermarket chicken here does need a lot more seasoning (to my taste) than US chicken did. I am hoping it will help cut down my overall salt intake.