Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Jan 25, 2011 8:43am
Taco Bell's "beef" contains LESS than 35% "beef".
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/lawsuit-filed-in-california-court-over-taco-bell-beef/
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/lawsuit-filed-in-california-court-over-taco-bell-beef/
ernest_t_bass
Posts: 24,984
Jan 25, 2011 8:57am
Scarlet_Buckeye;651993 wrote:Taco Bell's "beef" contains LESS than 35% "beef".
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/lawsuit-filed-in-california-court-over-taco-bell-beef/
Read Fast Food Nation and you will be grossed out!
Bigred1995
Posts: 1,042
Jan 25, 2011 9:01am
I'm shocked!!! Who would have guessed that Taco Bell's beef contained so much beef! I may have to eat there on nights other than Totally wasted Tuesdays!Scarlet_Buckeye;651993 wrote:Taco Bell's "beef" contains LESS than 35% "beef".
http://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2011/01/24/lawsuit-filed-in-california-court-over-taco-bell-beef/
ytownfootball
Posts: 6,978
Jan 25, 2011 9:04am
That's damn near Lent chow.
LJ
Posts: 16,351
Jan 25, 2011 9:38am
There's really nothing bad or gross in it. It's a lot like school hamburgers
Heretic
Posts: 18,820
Jan 25, 2011 9:41am
35 percent is about 28 percent more than I'd have expected.
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bigkahuna
Posts: 4,454
Jan 25, 2011 10:07am
I wonder how that stacks up with other Fast Food places.
se-alum
Posts: 13,948
Jan 25, 2011 10:38am
Who cares? This is like when someone says you're probably eating cat when you're having Chinese food. I don't give a damn if it's cat or chicken, it's delicious!
redstreak one
Posts: 1,152
Jan 25, 2011 10:56am
Grind it up with fillers and slather it in sauce who cares! lol
When I make meatloaf or meatballs, I probably have a meat to filler ratio of 3 to 1, so about 66% meat!
When I make meatloaf or meatballs, I probably have a meat to filler ratio of 3 to 1, so about 66% meat!
4cards
Posts: 2,551
Jan 25, 2011 10:58am
...put sum hotsauce in ma bag and dis shit taste jus fine !
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jan 25, 2011 11:07am
I don't care.
Fab1b
Posts: 12,949
Jan 25, 2011 11:13am
Tastes fine too me
Curly J
Posts: 7,282
Jan 25, 2011 11:23am
Where's the Beef ??? Opps, wrong company.
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I Wear Pants
Posts: 16,223
Jan 25, 2011 11:39am
None of the things they put in it are shocking or disgusting.
GOONx19
Posts: 7,147
Jan 25, 2011 12:36pm
How infuriating. I was always under the assumption that a high class establishment like Taco Bell would only serve 100% beef.
Scarlet_Buckeye
Posts: 5,264
Jan 25, 2011 1:19pm
Does that mean it's okay to eat these during Lenten Fridays?!
UA5straightin2008
Posts: 3,246
Jan 25, 2011 4:33pm
redstreak one;652078 wrote:Grind it up with fillers and slather it in sauce who cares! lol
When I make meatloaf or meatballs, I probably have a meat to filler ratio of 3 to 1, so about 66% meat!
ratio of 3 to 1 would be 75% meat (2 to 1 would be 66%)
sherm03
Posts: 7,349
Jan 25, 2011 5:16pm
The lawsuit wants Taco Bell to be "honest in its advertising" and not say seasoned beef anymore?!
Does that mean that I am supposed to get shit-housed drunk and order 15 beef/water/wheat oats/soy lecithin/maltodrextrin/anti-dusting agent/modified corn starch tacos? Because that is never going to work for me.
Does that mean that I am supposed to get shit-housed drunk and order 15 beef/water/wheat oats/soy lecithin/maltodrextrin/anti-dusting agent/modified corn starch tacos? Because that is never going to work for me.
bigdaddy2003
Posts: 7,384
Jan 25, 2011 5:42pm
I don't mind it. I don't eat it enough anymore to really care.
wes_mantooth
Posts: 17,977
Jan 25, 2011 7:45pm
I always thought it was horse meat.
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Sonofanump
Jan 25, 2011 9:01pm
I thought this was going to be about the sand in the beef:
http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/foodfacts
This is completely false. The truth is that what has been referred to as "sand" is in fact silicon dioxide. Silicon dioxide:
•is a safe, common food ingredient often used in spices, seasonings, and many restaurant and packaged foods;
•is primarily used in food to prevent ingredients from sticking together;
•Is a naturally occurring mineral, often found in water, leafy green and root vegetables, cooked dried beans, whole grains, cereals, and fruits;
•Can be found in many kitchen pantries across America, often in mashed potato and rice mixes, coffee, soups, and many spices and seasonings;
•Is approved for use in food by the Food and Drug Administration here;
Like many in the food business, we use silicon dioxide in the seasonings and spices for our taco meat. When cooked, our beef contains about .0005% (that is, five ten-thousands of one percent) of this ingredient, far less than the FDA limit of 2%. Furthermore, we use certified organic silicon dioxide. It is not artificial and is not a preservative.
http://www.tacobell.com/nutrition/foodfacts
This is completely false. The truth is that what has been referred to as "sand" is in fact silicon dioxide. Silicon dioxide:
•is a safe, common food ingredient often used in spices, seasonings, and many restaurant and packaged foods;
•is primarily used in food to prevent ingredients from sticking together;
•Is a naturally occurring mineral, often found in water, leafy green and root vegetables, cooked dried beans, whole grains, cereals, and fruits;
•Can be found in many kitchen pantries across America, often in mashed potato and rice mixes, coffee, soups, and many spices and seasonings;
•Is approved for use in food by the Food and Drug Administration here;
Like many in the food business, we use silicon dioxide in the seasonings and spices for our taco meat. When cooked, our beef contains about .0005% (that is, five ten-thousands of one percent) of this ingredient, far less than the FDA limit of 2%. Furthermore, we use certified organic silicon dioxide. It is not artificial and is not a preservative.