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[–] prettybunnys@piefed.social 15 points 1 day ago (2 children)

We used to get something like the McRib regularly in school as a kid.

When I had my first McRib is was so disappointed. Idk how people are into them

[–] FilthyHands@sh.itjust.works 26 points 1 day ago (6 children)

McRibs taste exactly like these to me. A reminder of growing up poor. I'd say I can still taste the potatoes but they were totally devoid of flavor.

[–] Draegur@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 day ago

They are literally those.

[–] gigachad@piefed.social 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

When I first looked at the image I couldn't make out the potatoes? As an European I was really interested in the ingredients of this. I knew US food safety is debatable and the regulations are much weaker than in the EU, but what the fuck is this? This is the most insane ingredient list I saw in my whole life. How is it possible you do not glow green and shit silver colored liquids after digesting this? It makes me really sad that people really have to eat such garbage. The US is such a shithole for poor people. (Still loving you, at least the portion that stayed sane)

BBQ Sauce

  • Water
  • Tomato Paste
  • Apple Cider Vinegar
  • Brown Sugar
  • Corn Syrup Solid
  • Molasses Powder
    • Molasses
    • Wheat Starch
    • Soy Flour
    • Soy Lecithin
  • Modified Corn Starch
  • Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor
  • Salt
  • Onion Powder
  • Ground Black Pepper
  • Caramel Color

Mashed Potatoes

  • Rehydrated Potato Flakes And Granules
    • Water
    • Potatoes
    • Mono-And Diglycerides
    • Citric Acid
    • Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
    • BHT
    • Sodium Bisulfite
  • Water
  • Cream
  • Margarine
    • Soybean Oil
    • Water
    • Salt
    • Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
    • Monoglycerides
    • Sodium Benzoate
    • Soy Lecithin
    • Medium Chain Triglycerides
    • Vitamin A Palmitate
    • Beta Carotene [Color]
    • Vitamin D3 (Cholecalciferol)
    • Natural Flavor
  • Soybean Oil
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Nonfat Dry Milk
  • Monosodium Glutamate
  • Xanthan Gum
  • Guar Gum
  • Flavoring

Rib Shaped Patty:

  • Pork
  • Mechanically Separated Chicken
  • Water
  • Textured Vegetable Protein Product
    • Soy Protein Concentrate
    • Zinc Oxide
    • Niacinamide
    • Ferrous Sulfate
    • Copper Gluconate
    • Calcium Pantothenate
    • Thiamine Mononitrate
    • Vitamin A Palmitate
    • Pyridoxine Hydrochloride
    • Riboflavin
    • Cyanocobalamin
  • Soy Protein Concentrate
  • Brown Sugar

Less Than 2% Of :

  • Dextrose
  • Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor
  • Salt
  • Paprika
  • Sodium Phosphate
  • Natural Flavors
  • Caramel Color
  • Citric Acid

Corn:

  • Corn
  • Water
  • Sugar
  • Salt
[–] Warl0k3@lemmy.world 1 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 22 hours ago)

How is it possible you do not glow green and shit silver colored liquids after digesting this?

Food labeling in the US uses industrial or chemical names because... actually I'm not sure why we do that. I'm guessing it was some well-meaning but misguided regulatory idea. Anyways it makes our food labels sound absurd when they're, as with this example, pretty straightforwardly just food.

The two big questionable things are the margarine and the TVP - both (imho) pretty gross for textural reasons, but both also staples of vegan diets and have been around for 50+ years. I'm gonna gloss over those because there's tons of documentation on what goes into them online, it would take ages to break everything down (and I'm lazy), and honestly they're just pretty inoffensive. Beyond that:

  • Modified Corn Starch: This is a fancy name for anything from malted or low-boiled (boiled in a mild acid) starch. Humans have been doing this for millennia (it took me forever to spell that), there are a million variations based on the malting process or type of acid or etc.
  • Corn Syrup Solid: dehydrated glucose (ground sugar, but derived from corn starch (which is itself just complex sugar) instead of things like sugar cane/beets)
  • Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor: Also called "liquid smoke", it's shockingly close to literally being smoke in liquid form. It's the condensed vapors you get from heating wood
  • Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate - A truly ridiculous name for baking powder
  • Mono-And Diglycerides: Naturally occurring, found in food oils
  • BHT: this one is really contentious. It's a naturally occurring antioxident found in a ton of fruits and nuts in low concentrations, but it's been recently (2022) banned in the EU, though it's still present in plenty of EU foods in small amounts. There's been pressure to get it banned in the US too, so hopefully that happens soon
  • Sodium Bisulfite: salt
  • Monosodium Glutamate: MSG, the flavor enhancer
  • Xanthan gum: a complex extra-sticky sugar
  • Guar gum: Guar-bean juice. As with Xanthan gum it's just a complex extra sticky sugar, but this one has been used for centuries to thicken foods
  • Soy Protein Concentrate: Cooked, mashed soybeans
  • Dextrose: sugar (chemically identical to glucose, again not sure why we feel the need to obfuscate this one)
  • Sodium Phosphate: salt
  • Mechanically Separated Chicken: Ground chicken

I'll freely admit it's not good food (I mean who adds sugar to corn) but it's all food. Just food with dumb names.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you add salt, pepper and butter the potatoes are good. Because they taste like salt, pepper and butter

[–] athatet@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

It turns out that’s basically just how all potatoes work lol

[–] BlackVenom@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Mix the corn and potatoes for flavor

[–] yopyop@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

"Backyard bbq meal"

Mmmm...press X for doubt

[–] pebbles@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

Hey salt is flavor enough

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Same at my school. The first two bites in the thing tastes amazing. The rest would be the most revolting thing ever.