What are the materials used for McDonald's Chicken Nuggets and the secret of that shape?

In response to poor performance in Asia including Japan,McDonald's CEO Don Thompson retiresAlthough McDonald's has been in the "Our food. Your questions.On the FAQ page called McDonald'spotatoYaEggIt explains the safety of "What is being used for chicken nugget?" "What is the reason for that shape?" Is also explained.

@ BayBizzleBell 27They are made w / white meat chicken & some corn-based ingredients like corn flour in our breading.Pic.twitter.com/fQAFBOgrYv

- McDonald's (@ McDonalds)2015, January 16

McDonald's chicken nuggets said they are using parts of chicken, chicken, chicken rib to make it soft and juicy. Machine these minced meat with a small amount of chicken skin and marinated liquid rich in flavor. It becomes juicy by adding chicken skin, it seems that the flavor will improve.


For marinade liquid, water, edible processed starch to give "moist feeling"Sodium phosphate, Salt · Natural seasoning · Wheat starch · Grape sugar · Citric acid · Self-digesting yeast extract to increase "flavor" · Rosemary extract for "keeping freshness" ·Safflower oilIt is mixed with the one used.


In addition, chicken nuggets are formed into four types of "BELL (fishing bell)" "BOOT (boots)" "BALL (ball)" "BONE (bone)" when looking carefully.


It is said that this shape is based on aerodynamics. It adopts the optimum form to quickly attach the source to the whole.

Why are Chicken McNuggets 4 different shapes? Aerodynamics. They're the optimal shape for speed & amp; sauce coverage.Pic.twitter.com/CtMkHJCHu 1

- McDonald's (@ McDonalds)2014, December 18

The clothes of chicken nuggets are called "TEMPURA". Not using tempura powder, strong flour, corn flour, wheat flour is used to give that brown and crispy feeling, baking powder, sodium aluminum phosphate · monocalcium phosphate · Calcium lactate etc. are added.


If you put on clothes with TEMPURA, fried with oil blended with vegetable oil, canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil etc, it will be quickly frozen quickly. After that, it was delivered to each store while being frozen, and fried again is coming out at McDonald 's.