On Fri, 9 Nov 2007 12:19:15 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, cybercat wrote:

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>"Doug Weller" > wrote in message
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>> On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:17:41 -0500, in rec.food.cooking, Sarah Gray wrote:
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>>>Doug Weller wrote:
>>>> On 08 Nov 2007 07:31:04 GMT, in rec.food.cooking, Dan Goodman wrote:
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>>>>> cybercat wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> "Sarah Gray" > wrote
>>>>>>> The fresh meat is all injected, though, and so are the frozen
>>>>>>> chickens (it's hard to find ones that aren't these days though).
>>>>>> ooo, that's not good. Thanks for letting me know.
>>>>> They inject with more water and salt than other supermarkets do.
>>>>
>>>> Just out of curiousity, how do you know this?
>>>>
>>>> Doug
>>>
>>>Its says on the packaging how much solution is injected. The chicken at
>>>Aldi (I checked yesterday) is 12%. I'm not sure what's "normal".
>>
>> Walmart organic, up to 15%
>> http://www.organicconsumers.org/arti...ticle_6369.cfm
>>
>> Pilgrim's Pride over 13% but Sanderson Farms 9.5% (confusing as they say
>> they don't inject).
>> http://www.wfaa.com/sharedcontent/dw....38ffc5d2.html
>>
>> Evidently 'enhanced chicken' normally contains no more than 15% water"
>>
>I noticed 7% and 12% in a random sampling of Aldi meats yesterday. None of
>it looked good, it was all sealed up like Walmart's is, and furthermore, the
>prices were not as good as those I can get at my regular grocery stores when
>things are on sale.

I agree completely. Most of the meat and poultry I buy is marked down
stuff that I freeze immediately. I normally wouldn't buy from Aldi (except
frozen goose breast if they did that).
Doug
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