Fat and Salt in McDonald's Burgers Means They Never Rot
Never mind "shock and awe," we got McDonald's. Export McDonald's all over the world and everyone will be obese, sick, and dying of heart attacks in no time. Oh wait, we already do.
People love McDonald's; next to Mickey Mouse and Sponge Bob, Ronald McDonald is our favorite friendly face.
But McDonald's is a strange brew. Those beloved burgers don't decay, they last forever. And scientists say its the fat that keeps McDonald's hamburgers immortal.
It's never good when scientists have to explain your food. The Burger Museum dubs McDonald's hamburgers "Bionic Burgers," and boasts a collection of burgers dating back to the 80s, which still look like burgers from the '00s.
Trying to reenact the 80s without a Members Only jacket is a major fail. So is the lame music. But, it still drives the point home -- something is keeping McDonald's hamburgers safe from the ravages of time.
Now, you'd think it's the preservatives that turn a Big Mac into a Highlander, but a researcher from the University of Washington says the high fat content is the source of McDonald's power, not to mention all the salt.
Professor Barry Swanson told Salon.com that McDonald's burgers can be up to 50% fat, and high fat means low moisture, so couple that with upwards of 1,150 milligrams of salt, and you get a sandwich that won't rot.
I don't get it. Vampires can't die either, so we hate them and run around trying to drive wooden stakes in their chests, but these burgers from the black lagoon we've been gobbling up since 1940. "I want to suck your burgers!"
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I don't seem to share the public's near universal disgust with McDonald's. For one thing, I'm not put off by the fact that my food is processed, I really only care how it tastes. I'm only concerned about how it was made if questions of health arise. Now, there are legitimate health concerns, I'll grant you. But if the food lasts forever, that by itself is not reason enough for me to lower my opinion of the food. To be frank, it just seems like people love to hate McDonald's, and that's not particularly rational.
Do they come with mad cow disease to make it more tasty?
Can't we do something to cheer them up?
I'd rather eat a non-rotten burger! But in seriousness, yeah, people love to hate McDonald's, but they just keep serving billions and billions...so someone likes them. No one is forced to go eat there.
That is quite disturbing!
and that same meat, once on you, won't rot either .... that is why you stay fat!