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on Tuesday February 28 2017, @10:23AM
from the results-are-not-as-foul-as-expected dept.
from the results-are-not-as-foul-as-expected dept.
According to the CBC [Canadian Broadcasting Corporation], researchers at Trent University sampled both the oven roasted chicken filets and the chicken strips that Subway uses on its sandwiches in Canada. After testing six small samples of the filets and three small samples of the strips, the researchers ran a DNA test.
The results showed that the filets contained just 53.6 percent chicken DNA. The strips were found to contain just 42.8 percent chicken DNA.
CBC reports that the rest of the DNA found in the chicken was soy — used either for either seasoning or filler.
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University Study Says Subway Chicken Strips Could Contain Less Than 50 Percent Chicken DNA
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(Score: 5, Interesting) by Unixnut on Tuesday February 28 2017, @05:13PM (2 children)
>This is the kind of stuff a regular of soylentnews.org really ought to know.
I guess if you are really that interested in food. Apart from the odd time I had tofu, I don't think I ever had anything else with soy in it (and until now, I didn't know tofu was pure soy). It isn't a part of my culture, so hasn't really been part of my diet unless we are going to eat something "exotic". Not sure if soy is big in the Americas, but sounds like it might be.
If you want to discuss electronics, astronomy, cars/engines, aircraft or something computer related, I would probably be more knowledgable. Soyentils are as varied as they are many. One of the things I like about the place, I learned quite a bit new in this conversation thread, so I am better off for the interaction.
Just don't try to lump all of us here as having the same interests and abilities :)
(Score: 2) by Gaaark on Tuesday February 28 2017, @07:36PM
The only problem is, soy is like gluten and lactose: it. is. in. EVERYTHING.
Just read your ingredients: you're probably getting more than you think.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday March 07 2017, @06:41PM
Tofu is not pure soy despite what the AC claimed. There are coagulants used:
http://www.instructables.com/id/How-to-Make-Tofu/?ALLSTEPS [instructables.com]
http://www.soymilkmaker.com/making_tofu.html [soymilkmaker.com]
And don't eat too much of it: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2001/08/010829083130.htm [sciencedaily.com]
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/asia/china/11661711/Doctors-remove-420-kidney-stones-caused-by-excessive-tofu-from-patient-in-China.html [telegraph.co.uk]
Not that surprising given the combination of high oxalate plus calcium from popular coagulants.