Is McDonalds Beef Chain Legit?

[AKKuya]

Saw this on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED00M3ovRCw

Interesting questions.  Where's the beef... coming from?

[xanax]

Saw this on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ED00M3ovRCw

Interesting questions.  Where's the beef... coming from?

Not sure where it comes from but it tastes like it comes from a paper mill or Elmer's paste factory. Their fries on the other hand, taste like they come from heaven-at least the last time I had them about 22 years ago. It was 2004 at a McDonalds in Nice, France-on the Promenade des Anglais in fact. I wanted to see if the fries tasted the same there as they did in Reno NV and pretty much any Mickey D's here in the states. Sure enough, they tasted perfect like they do here.

[Captain Virgil Hilts]

I refuse to inflict that garbage on my body. Same applies to the vast majority of fast food, and many restaurants. Not to mention 75% of what you buy in most grocery stores.

[Vulcan]

We (NZ) export quite a lot of beef to the USA as ours is grass fed. I believe mcd's takes quite a bit of it (I've seen some numbers of 81 million pounds of beef exported to mcd's).

Our beef prices are outrageous at the moment because the export demand is so high.

[Getback]

My Body is a temple!

Raising cattle does not contribute to global warming or greenhouse gasses. That one lie should invalidate the video.

However, a guy bought a hamburger from Burger King, 5 Guys, and McDonald's. Then let them sit out for a month. The Burger King hamburger and the 5 Guys hamburger turned putrid. The McDonald's hamburger looked new. So, what are they putting in those burgers.

[Animl-AW]

Not sure where it comes from but it tastes like it comes from a paper mill or Elmer's paste factory. Their fries on the other hand, taste like they come from heaven-at least the last time I had them about 22 years ago. It was 2004 at a McDonalds in Nice, France-on the Promenade des Anglais in fact. I wanted to see if the fries tasted the same there as they did in Reno NV and pretty much any Mickey D's here in the states. Sure enough, they tasted perfect like they do here.

EDIT: McD's Beef is claimed to be 100%.
Ingredients: The patty is 100% beef, seasoned with salt and pepper only on the grill.

Cuts: The beef comes from various cuts, including chuck, round, and sirloin.

No additives: McDonald's states that its patties do not contain fillers, additives, or preservatives.

Processing: The company specifies that it does not use "pink slime" (lean, finely textured beef treated with ammonia).

Source: The beef is inspected by the USDA, and a single burger can contain meat from multiple cows.


I suspect the difference is frozen meat patties, most things lose flavor when frozen.....less so if flash frozen But no matter, frozen beef taste different than never frozen beef. SO what they put on it buffers that.

Culver's and Wendy's uses never frozen beef. SO if you compared A & B, you'd notice.


What's in McDs fries?

Ingredients

Potatoes:
A blend of varieties like Russet Burbank, Umatilla Russet, Shepody, and Ranger Russet are used, sourced mostly from the U.S. and Canada.

Vegetable Oil Blend:
The oil used for frying contains canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, and hydrogenated soybean oil.

Dextrose:
A type of sugar that is added to help the fries maintain a consistent golden color.

Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate:
This is added to keep the potatoes from turning gray and also helps preserve their texture.

Salt:
This is added after the fries are cooked.

Natural Beef Flavor:
In the U.S., a "natural beef flavor" is added to the oil. According to McDonald's, this contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk to mimic the taste of the beef tallow they used to use.

Other Additives:
Some recipes also include ingredients like citric acid, tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), dimethylpolysiloxane, and annatto.

[Getback]

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/XuWwAVjLgN4

[Animl-AW]

My Body is a temple!

Raising cattle does not contribute to global warming or greenhouse gasses. That one lie should invalidate the video.

However, a guy bought a hamburger from Burger King, 5 Guys, and McDonald's. Then let them sit out for a month. The Burger King hamburger and the 5 Guys hamburger turned putrid. The McDonald's hamburger looked new. So, what are they putting in those burgers.

Just saw a doc on this.
The gas concerned about doesn't come out the rear but the mouth, due to 5 stomachs reprocessing causing excess gases, which they belch out. Does it contribute? Only people with meters know. But I will add, since the stoppage of using aerosols (and the older freeon).contributed to the reversing damage to the ozone layer, the hole is gone. If you do a numbers thing, there may have been more cattle than aerosol cans. The *opinion* is usually political based. No matter, you won't replace cattle.

Another edit; The way cattle and pig manure is processed and spread on the fields for fertilizer does produce gases as it breaks down, as well as the lovely aromatic aroma..

[xanax]

What's in McDs fries?

Ingredients

Potatoes:
A blend of varieties like Russet Burbank, Umatilla Russet, Shepody, and Ranger Russet are used, sourced mostly from the U.S. and Canada.

Vegetable Oil Blend:
The oil used for frying contains canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, and hydrogenated soybean oil.

Dextrose:
A type of sugar that is added to help the fries maintain a consistent golden color.

Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate:
This is added to keep the potatoes from turning gray and also helps preserve their texture.

Salt:
This is added after the fries are cooked.

Natural Beef Flavor:
In the U.S., a "natural beef flavor" is added to the oil. According to McDonald's, this contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk to mimic the taste of the beef tallow they used to use.

Other Additives:
Some recipes also include ingredients like citric acid, tertiary butylhydroquinone (TBHQ), dimethylpolysiloxane, and annatto.

Big, quoted words meaning highly processed crap. Thus the reason I don't eat 'em. They probably still taste fantastic but they are subtle obesity/diabetes gut darts-especially in the prodigious serving sizes they are sold. The science of making crap look, smell and taste good is big money. Maybe the biggest money.

[AKKuya]

you won't replace cattle.

They are trying.  Veggie, soy, and the worst, plant-based, are being thrown into the mix.

Many years ago, I worked at Beyond Meat in Columbia, MO, a maker of plant-based products.  I tried and not a fan.  They asked me if all the animals died, would I eat the plant stuff?  I simply said," There are over 8 billion people on the planet.  I won't starve."  Jaws dropped.   

[Animl-AW]

Big, quoted words meaning highly processed crap. Thus the reason I don't eat 'em. They probably still taste fantastic but they are subtle obesity/diabetes gut darts-especially in the prodigious serving sizes they are sold. The science of making crap look, smell and taste good is big money. Maybe the biggest money.

I cook all my own food, rarely go to ANY restaurant, fast food is voodoo.

I figure it this way, if I am going to eat that crap, at least I'll prolly get the full blown 100% massive drop dead heart attack,..... instead of getting a mild-medium one that maims me for life.