Letter to the Editor: What's In A Chick fil A Sandwich

by R.B. Cruz

So here’s another reason not to eat at Chick-fil-A: its food just isn’t good. Like other fast food franchises, Chick-fil-A may offer a few token healthy items, but its signature “Classic” Chicken Sandwich isn’t one of them. It’s a heavily processed product. Take a look at the ingredients list posted on the company’s website, copied below. It’s hard to tell where the chicken ends and the bun begins:

Chicken (100% natural whole breast filet, seasoning [salt, monosodium glutamate, sugar, spices, paprika], seasoned coater [enriched bleached flour {bleached wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid}, sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, nonfat milk, leavening {baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate}, spice, soybean oil, color {paprika}], milk wash [water, whole powdered egg and nonfat milk solids], peanut oil [fully refined peanut oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness and dimethylpolysiloxane an anti-foaming agent added]), bun (enriched flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate {Vitamin B1}, riboflavin {Vitamin B2}, folic acid], water, high fructose corn syrup, yeast, contains 2% or less of each of the following: liquid yeast, soybean oil, nonfat milk, salt, wheat gluten, soy flour, dough conditioners [may contain one or more of the following: mono- and diglycerides, calcium and sodium stearoyl lactylates, calcium peroxide], soy flour, amylase, yeast nutrients [monocalcium phosphate, calcium sulfate, ammonium sulfate], calcium propionate added to retard spoilage, soy lecithin, cornstarch, butter oil [soybean oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, natural and artificial flavor, TBHQ and citric acid added as preservatives, and artificial color]), pickle (cucumbers, water, vinegar, salt, lactic acid, calcium chloride, alum, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate [preservatives], natural flavors, polysorbate 80, yellow 5, blue 1).

Read more: http://www.care2.com/causes/just-56-ingredients-in-chick-fil-as-chicken-sandwich.html#ixzz2C85OmcMO

(ed. note: What do you think? These are pretty standard ingredients for fast food fare. Will this change your mind about eating at Chick fil A? Tell us in the comments)

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