Nutrition quiz

last updated: April 14, 2008 06:27:20 AM

Americans eat about 90 pounds of chicken per person every year. That's a good thing, right? Or is it? Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about the chicken you eat.

1 All chickens labeled "100 percent natural" are just chicken, nothing added. True or false?

2 If you read the small print, about half of the chickens sold as "100 percent natural" have been injected with broth and salt. True or false?

3 USDA rules allow chicken processors to inject chickens with water, broth and sodium, and still label them as natural. True or false?

4 Some enhanced

chickens (broth-injected) contain as much as 330 mg of sodium. True or false?

5 A chicken that has not been enhanced generally contains 40 to 65 mg of sodium. True or false?

6 Some natural chickens have carrageenan on the ingredients list. Carrageenan is a seaweed product and therefore qualifies as natural. True or false?

7 Injections increase the weight of the chicken, so consumers end up paying more for protein they aren't getting. True or false?

8 If the label on the chicken has a Heart Check symbol, it indicates that the chicken has not been injected with sodium. True or false?

9 Consumers can tell if a chicken has any injected ingredients by reading the ingredients listed on the label. True or false?

Answers: 1. False; 2. True; 3. True; 4. True; 5. True; 6. True; 7. True; 8. False; 9. True

-- Nutrition Action Healthletter;

California Poultry Federation

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