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http://www.chicagobusiness.com/arti...lds-plans-to-launch-cleaner-chicken-mcnuggets

McDonald's is testing a new cleaner-label version of its Chicken McNuggets it hopes to expand nationwide in time for the 2016 Summer Olympics, sources confirmed to Crain's.

The test, which launched in early March in about 140 McDonald's restaurants in southwest Washington state and metropolitan Portland, Ore., features a revamped nugget made with what the chain says is a “simpler recipe” that does away with artificial preservatives. The new recipe contains ingredients McDonald's says are more recognizable to consumers, such as lemon juice solids and rice starch.

McDonald's declined to provide the full list of ingredients for the overhauled McNuggets. The current recipe listed on the McDonald's website contains 32 individual ingredients, a figure that includes the oil in which the product is fried.

New packaging and in-store and social media advertisements also spotlight that the new recipe does not include any artificial colors or flavors, even though the current McNugget recipe does not use such ingredients.

Three sources familiar with the Oak Brook-based company's plans say it is preparing for a nationwide rollout of the “clean-label” McNuggets just before the start of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Aug. 5.

Becca Hary, a McDonald's spokeswoman, declined to confirm the product is slated for a national rollout this summer. “This is very much a test,” she said. Hary also said customers in the Pacific Northwest test market “have responded favorably” to the new recipe, noting, “More than ever, customers care about where their food comes from and how it is prepared.” Still, she said, “We're not making any announcement.”

 

[Toki767]

There was a thread on this last week I think.

Dark meat was still better.

 

[G0523]

But will it still be strawberry soft-serve?

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Just bring back the hot mustard and don't mess with the nuggets.

 

[Kenstar]

But will it still be strawberry soft-serve?

Their nuggets have been (less tasty) white meat for a long time now

 

[- J - D -]

Lower your prices while you're at it.

 

[Allard]

Just bring back the hot mustard and don't mess with the nuggets.

Hot Mustard has been back for almost a year (at least where I live).

 

[RecRoulette]

Just bring back the Mulan sauce and don't mess with the nuggets.

Fixed

 

[DJ_Lae]

Does that mean it'll be the same sort of 'natural' thing that's been floating around in processed meats for a while? IE, they just use celery extract instead of sodium nitrate...even though, chemically, they're the same damn thing.

 

[ElectricBlanketFire]

Hot Mustard has been back for almost a year (at least where I live).

WAT.

 

[perfectchaos007]

Lower your prices while you're at it.

20 for $5 isnt a bad deal really

 

[styl3s]

Just bring back the hot mustard and don't mess with the nuggets.

Hot mustard has been back.

Hot Mustard has been back for almost a year (at least where I live).

Yup i get hot mustard every time i swing through and get a large fry or some nuggets.

 

[DJ_Lae]

20 for $5 isnt a bad deal really

US gets it good, there.

Here in Canada it's $5 for 6 nuggets.

 

[- J - D -]

20 for $5 isnt a bad deal really

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

 

[Drakeon]

US gets it good, there.

Here in Canada it's $5 for 6 nuggets.

Holy shit that is highway robbery. I'm so sorry Canadian gaf

 

[Toki767]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

BK ones don't taste as good though.

 

[SRG01]

Their nuggets have preservatives? That's a surprise, since their burger meat has no preservatives as far as I know.

 

[impact]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

You get what you pay for

(yes I know McDs was running the same promo last year)

 

[styl3s]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

BK's nuggets are also complete fucking filth. It's the little caesars of nuggets they taste like cardboard.

 

[jwk94]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

But BK has awful nuggets.

 

[Crono27]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

But bk nugz suck

 

[XiaNaphryz]

There was a thread on this last week I think.

Dark meat was still better.

Huh, I did a quick search for nugget and mcnugget in thread titles and didn't see anything.

 

[A Fish Aficionado]

Does that mean it'll be the same sort of 'natural' thing that's been floating around in processed meats for a while? IE, they just use celery extract instead of sodium nitrate...even though, chemically, they're the same damn thing.

pretty much. it's just a marketing gimmick.

 

[- J - D -]

Such strong feelings against BK nuggets in here! They taste the same to me slathered in sauce.

 

[Toki767]

Huh, I did a quick search for nugget and mcnugget in thread titles and didn't see anything.

Here it goes.

http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1212523

 

[DragonSworne]

What's wrong with preservatives?

 

[Fug Slanderson]

Chicken nuggets are one of the few areas where McDonald's excels. Hopefully this won't change their taste.

 

[womp]

Wendy's nuggets are 20 for $5 too and have always been the best of the big three IMO.

Very tasty.

I haven't eaten McDonald's nuggets since they launched them over 30 years ago. It was a big media deal at the time and given that I thought they sucked even back then (I was 10 and I knew what fine fast food dining was), I have had no reason to justify them ever again.

What's wrong with preservatives?

Not a thing, they are how I maintain a youthful vigor.

 

[Toki767]

Wendy's nuggets are 20 for $5 too and have always been the best of the big three IMO.

Very tasty.

I haven't eaten McDonald's nuggets since they launched them over 30 years ago. It was a big media deal at the time and given that I thought they sucked even back then (I was 10 and I knew what fine fast food dining was), I have had no reason to justify them ever again.

They're 4 for $1.19 here.

Wendy's spicy chicken nuggets are the best though.

McDonalds needs spicy chicken mcnuggets.

 

[Alexlf]

You're missing the point McDonalds. I don't eat there because I want the freshest, preservative free, non-reconstituted chicken nuggets. I eat there because I want extremely cheap, greasy, delicious food.

 

[Lkr]

New packaging and in-store and social media advertisements also spotlight that the new recipe does not include any artificial colors or flavors, even though the current McNugget recipe does not use such ingredients.

what am i missing? what is different about these?

 

[Netherscourge]

You could use McDonald's nuggets to insulate your attic.

 

[Gallbaro]

Salt you say?

 

[Joe Shlabotnik]

what am i missing? what is different about these?

No artificial preservatives.

 

[womp]

They're 4 for $1.19 here.

Wendy's spicy chicken nuggets are the best though.

McDonalds needs spicy chicken mcnuggets.

Yes, they are the same price here as well 4 for $1.19, but, if you look closer you SHOULD see they have the 20 for $5 too. They have offered that 'bundle' for a few years now here in the Philly area. My wife, son and I will split them for a lunch break once in a while. My wife adores Wendy's nuggets.

Next time you stop by, ask them about that.

 

[blastprocessor]

Bring back sweet mustard sauce to the UK

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

Such strong feelings against BK nuggets in here! They taste the same to me slathered in sauce.

 

[Asmodai48]

Maccas nuggets are fucking gross. Kfc nuggets for life

 

[Toki767]

Maccas nuggets are fucking gross. Kfc nuggets for life

I miss those. I also miss KFC's fries.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Yea bring back the dark meat nugger pls

 

[manzoman96]

When I was younger I used to prefer BK nuggets, but then Chicken Selects came out and never looked back.

Spoiler

well they're gone now but I don't get nuggets at fast food places anymore

 

[Banderdash]

Their nuggets have preservatives? That's a surprise, since their burger meat has no preservatives as far as I know.

No artificial preservatives.

Current nuggets don't have preservatives... says it right in the OP.

 

[FinKL]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

If you like feeling like crap the rest of the day, go ahead. At least that has been my experience with BK nuggets the two times I've got them recently.

I'll gladly pay a little more for McD nuggets

 

[Vyrance]

Just bring back the hot mustard and don't mess with the nuggets.

Don't think hot mustard ever went away. I always get it in Fort Pierce, FL

Edit: Guess it did go away at one point

 

[xDUMPWEEDx]

I do enjoy the McD nuggets, but what I really disliked was those stupid "Mighty Wings" they were pushing for a while. They were terrible.

As for "no preservatives" ...cool I guess. They are horrible for you either way so I don't really see the point.

 

[jstripes]

US gets it good, there.

Here in Canada it's $5 for 6 nuggets.

I'm pretty sure it's because McDonalds Canada uses a different grade of meat.

Pink goop in Chicken McNuggets? McDonald's Canada answers. (YouTube)

That said, I love buying 20 for $5 on road trips in the US.

 

[Rabbi_Vole]

McDonald's, I don't go to you for healthy food.

 

[maxcriden]

Do we have a list of what will now be in them?

 

[Dead Prince]

Not bad but BK has 10 for $1.50.

sure if you want 10% meat and the rest coating

 

[SchrodingerC]

No amount of retooling will erase reading 'chicken nugget flavoured' chicken nuggets in a McDonald's employee manual.