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02-07-2015, 01:14 AM
How a McDonald's Sausage Burrito contains more than 100 ingredients - including one chemical used in FIREWORKS
A new behind-the-scenes video reveals that although the liquid egg in the sandwich originates from a farm in Michigan, it is mixed with twenty other components before flash frozen and reheated at restaurants
Among the scrambled egg mix is carboxymethyl cellulose - a binding compound found in denture adhesives - and sodium benzoate, which is also added to fireworks to produce a whistling sound
The finished burrito contains 300 calories, and 790 milligrams of sodium - more than one third of the recommended daily intake
By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:06 EST, 6 February 2015 | UPDATED: 17:18 EST, 6 February 2015
A McDonald's Sausage Burrito certainly promises to fire you up for the day, with more than 100 ingredients including one chemical compound used in fireworks.
A new behind-the-scenes video reveals that although the liquid egg in the sandwich originates from a farm in Michigan, it is mixed with twenty other components before flash frozen and reheated at restaurants.
Among the scrambled egg mix is carboxymethyl cellulose - a binding compound found in denture adhesives - and sodium benzoate, which is also used in fireworks to produce a whistling sound.
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Tasty treat? A McDonald's Sausage Burrito certainly promises to fire you up for the day, with more than 100 ingredients including one chemical compound used in fireworks
Both ingredients are commonly used in the processed food industry as a cheap way of thickening and preserving goods.
The other components of the McDonald's breakfast burrito include 'pre-cooked sausage crumbles.' Thankfully the brown-colored nodules do contain pork.
But the niblets are blended with various other substances including propyl gallate - an antioxidant preservative also used in a wide variety of vanity products, including lipsticks and shower gel.
After the egg and pork is combined, a layer of processed American cheese is melted on top.
Soy lecithin - which some suggest triggers weight fluctuations and gastrointestinal problems - is added to the milk, cream, water and 'cheese culture' blend, in a bid to stop the cheesy slices from getting stuck together in storage.
Finally, the egg, sausage and cheese is wrapped up in a tortilla wrap by chefs.
In a bid to extend the shelf life of the flour product, a number of preservatives are added during the factory baking process.
And hey presto, a McDonald's Sausage Burrito is served.
The finished breakfast meal contains 300 calories, 12 grams of protein and 790 milligrams of sodium - more than one third of the recommended daily intake.
WHAT'S IN THE MCDONALD'S SAUSAGE BURRITO MIX?
FLOUR TORTILLA
Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil and/or Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and/or Soybean Oil and/or Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% or Less of: Sugar, Leavening (May Contain One or More of: Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Wheat Gluten, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Metabisulfite [Contains Sulfites], Distilled Monoglycerides).
SAUSAGE & SCRAMBLED EGG MIX
Pre-Cooked Egg Product: (Whole Eggs, Nonfat Milk, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Black Pepper Flavor [Corn Starch, Spices, Mixed Triglycerides, Flavors, Silicon Dioxide, Gelatin, Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Gum Acacia], Extractives of Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Butter {Cream}, Lipolized Butter Oil, Flavors, Artificial Flavors]
Pre-Cooked Sausage Crumbles: Pork, Water, Salt, Dextrose, Spices, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugar, BHA, Propyl Gallate, Citric Acid [Added To Help Protect Flavor]), Vegetables (Tomatoes, Green Chiles, Onions, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid.
PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE
Milk, Cream, Water, Cheese Culture, Sodium Citrate, Contains 2% or Less of: Salt, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Enzymes, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Natural Flavor (Dairy Source), Color Added, Soy Lecithin (Added for Slice Separation).
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2943105/How-McDonald-s-Sausage-Burrito-contains-100-ingredients-including-one-chemical-used-FIREWORKS.html#ixzz3R1NqFYDa
A new behind-the-scenes video reveals that although the liquid egg in the sandwich originates from a farm in Michigan, it is mixed with twenty other components before flash frozen and reheated at restaurants
Among the scrambled egg mix is carboxymethyl cellulose - a binding compound found in denture adhesives - and sodium benzoate, which is also added to fireworks to produce a whistling sound
The finished burrito contains 300 calories, and 790 milligrams of sodium - more than one third of the recommended daily intake
By SADIE WHITELOCKS FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 14:06 EST, 6 February 2015 | UPDATED: 17:18 EST, 6 February 2015
A McDonald's Sausage Burrito certainly promises to fire you up for the day, with more than 100 ingredients including one chemical compound used in fireworks.
A new behind-the-scenes video reveals that although the liquid egg in the sandwich originates from a farm in Michigan, it is mixed with twenty other components before flash frozen and reheated at restaurants.
Among the scrambled egg mix is carboxymethyl cellulose - a binding compound found in denture adhesives - and sodium benzoate, which is also used in fireworks to produce a whistling sound.
Scroll down for video
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2015/02/06/25680A7400000578-2943105-image-a-2_1423248758414.jpg
Tasty treat? A McDonald's Sausage Burrito certainly promises to fire you up for the day, with more than 100 ingredients including one chemical compound used in fireworks
Both ingredients are commonly used in the processed food industry as a cheap way of thickening and preserving goods.
The other components of the McDonald's breakfast burrito include 'pre-cooked sausage crumbles.' Thankfully the brown-colored nodules do contain pork.
But the niblets are blended with various other substances including propyl gallate - an antioxidant preservative also used in a wide variety of vanity products, including lipsticks and shower gel.
After the egg and pork is combined, a layer of processed American cheese is melted on top.
Soy lecithin - which some suggest triggers weight fluctuations and gastrointestinal problems - is added to the milk, cream, water and 'cheese culture' blend, in a bid to stop the cheesy slices from getting stuck together in storage.
Finally, the egg, sausage and cheese is wrapped up in a tortilla wrap by chefs.
In a bid to extend the shelf life of the flour product, a number of preservatives are added during the factory baking process.
And hey presto, a McDonald's Sausage Burrito is served.
The finished breakfast meal contains 300 calories, 12 grams of protein and 790 milligrams of sodium - more than one third of the recommended daily intake.
WHAT'S IN THE MCDONALD'S SAUSAGE BURRITO MIX?
FLOUR TORTILLA
Enriched Flour (Bleached Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Water, Shortening (Interesterified Soybean Oil and/or Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and/or Soybean Oil and/or Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil), Contains 2% or Less of: Sugar, Leavening (May Contain One or More of: Baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Sulfate, Corn Starch, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Sulfate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Salt, Wheat Gluten, Dough Conditioners (Sodium Metabisulfite [Contains Sulfites], Distilled Monoglycerides).
SAUSAGE & SCRAMBLED EGG MIX
Pre-Cooked Egg Product: (Whole Eggs, Nonfat Milk, Soybean Oil, Modified Food Starch, Salt, Black Pepper Flavor [Corn Starch, Spices, Mixed Triglycerides, Flavors, Silicon Dioxide, Gelatin, Carboxymethyl Cellulose, Sodium Benzoate, Citric Acid, Gum Acacia], Extractives of Black Pepper, Xanthan Gum, Citric Acid, Butter {Cream}, Lipolized Butter Oil, Flavors, Artificial Flavors]
Pre-Cooked Sausage Crumbles: Pork, Water, Salt, Dextrose, Spices, Corn Syrup Solids, Sugar, BHA, Propyl Gallate, Citric Acid [Added To Help Protect Flavor]), Vegetables (Tomatoes, Green Chiles, Onions, Calcium Chloride, Citric Acid.
PASTEURIZED PROCESS AMERICAN CHEESE
Milk, Cream, Water, Cheese Culture, Sodium Citrate, Contains 2% or Less of: Salt, Citric Acid, Sodium Phosphate, Sorbic Acid (Preservative), Lactic Acid, Acetic Acid, Enzymes, Sodium Pyrophosphate, Natural Flavor (Dairy Source), Color Added, Soy Lecithin (Added for Slice Separation).
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2943105/How-McDonald-s-Sausage-Burrito-contains-100-ingredients-including-one-chemical-used-FIREWORKS.html#ixzz3R1NqFYDa