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Re: 48% Water in the Big Macs
Posted by: Paul ( Oz ) on June 19, 1997 at 08:35:26:
In Reply to: 48% Water in the Big Macs posted by George Cain on June 18, 1997 at 22:21:52:
> I was reading somewhere that the Big Macs at our "favorite" fast food joint
> are actually 48% water. I asked a firend, who unfortunly works there, if this
> was true. He denied it but then he kept going on about how it's 100% pure
> beef, he knows this because "the box" says so. I want to know if this is true.All food contains a certain amount of water. Even dried fruit and baked cookies contain a cetain amount of water. Fresh meat contains around the same amount of water as fresh vegetables and fruits. The water potential of food is actually used to determine it's ability to support microbial growth. Fresh uncooked meat can be broken down to 73% water, 26% protien, 1% fat. (Average).
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