McDonald's: there's more than egg in their folded eggs

Sp1nGoddess

Like I heard a comedian once say, " you don't go to McDonald's, you END UP at McDonald's" I ended up there this morning. I eat low carb and decided on the bagel with egg, bacon and cheese, I just tossed the bread. While looking up the nutrition info to log into my food diary I discovered that there is a lot more than eggs in McDonald's "folded egg"... Although I shouldn't be, I'm a bit surprised that they can't just serve a real egg.

Folded Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN
Pasteurized whole eggs, food starch-modified, soybean oil, natural flavors (botanical source), sodium acid pyrophosphate, carrageenan, flavor enhancer [salt, maltodextrin, natural flavor (plant source), spices, herb, turmeric (color)], monosodium phosphate, citric acid, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color)

The Egg McMuffin seems to be made with a real egg and if I end up at McDonald's for breakfast again that will be my choice...

jfluchere

That's disgusting. I wonder what chemicals were pumped into the egg laying chicken you ate too.

beckipercy

Wow, I knew McDonald's wasn't exactly clean food, but I am so shocked at that huge list!

Hairhacker

That explains why they don't taste like real eggs!! I still like them sometimes though lol

simplyblessed5

yeah the egg mckmuffin is truly the best breakfast option if you have to eat there. That's crazy that all that other stuff is inside their other "eggs". Ick.

KayteeBear

Hahaha, that list almost makes it funny to be honest. That's crazy how much extra crap they put into it...flavor enhancers...really? hahaha

tenshiblue

If you are thinking about eating an egg mcmuffin, don't! Here is the ingredient of their egg in the egg mcmuffin sandwich:


Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN

USDA Grade A eggs, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).


This is like trans fat central. I refuse to eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in it. I don't know why it's so hard to use a real egg!

Sp1nGoddess

Ugh! I thought trans fats were disappearing!

DevanEve

Egg McMuffins are pretty tasty though.

VVEXVVEX

Blech. Thank you for posting. That is truly disgusting.

Knowledge is power. I will NEVER order an "egg" thing there again.

And btw -- the second ingredient? That's MSG by another name.

IvoryParchment

I know someone who eats real healthy himself, but his job was research for a big company that makes box cake mixes. He said it broke his heart. They were perfectly capable of making a mix that tastes exactly like homemade, but every time they did consumer testing, all the people who actually buy cake mixes rated the artificially flavored ones as tasting more like homemade. The kind of people who are McDonald's reliable customers really don't know what things should taste like anymore.

tigersword

If you are thinking about eating an egg mcmuffin, don't! Here is the ingredient of their egg in the egg mcmuffin sandwich:


Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN

USDA Grade A eggs, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).


This is like trans fat central. I refuse to eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in it. I don't know why it's so hard to use a real egg!

What? I managed a McDonald's for years. The egg McMuffin egg is simple. They come in STILL IN THE SHELL. Crack shell, drop on grill, cook. The extra ingredients are from the nonstick cooking spray used to keep them from sticking to the grill.

SMH

tigersword

Blech. Thank you for posting. That is truly disgusting.

Knowledge is power. I will NEVER order an "egg" thing there again.

And btw -- the second ingredient? That's MSG by another name.

What is MSG by another name?

spinqueen72

If you are thinking about eating an egg mcmuffin, don't! Here is the ingredient of their egg in the egg mcmuffin sandwich:


Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN

USDA Grade A eggs, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).


This is like trans fat central. I refuse to eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in it. I don't know why it's so hard to use a real egg!

What? I managed a McDonald's for years. The egg McMuffin egg is simple. They come in STILL IN THE SHELL. Crack shell, drop on grill, cook. The extra ingredients are from the nonstick cooking spray used to keep them from sticking to the grill.

SMH

One of the reasons I'd rather eat Burger King IF I 'm going to eat a fast food breakfast!! I worked at Burger King for several years...I had to make the breakfast food every morning..so I KNOW that their eggs are real!!! McDonald's is just disgusting!!

KareninCanada

In Canada, at least, the egg is just egg. It's a big feature in their commercials right now that every McMuffin has a freshly cracked Canadian egg in it. "Canada Grade A Large Egg. Cooked on a grill lightly seasoned with trans fat free cooking spray." But the processed cheese, bacon, and 'english muffin' are a whole 'nother story.

QueenJayJay

That's a lot of "egg"

Nana_Booboo

I once asked if I could have only egg white on my McMuffin and I was told, and I quote

"No, because our eggs aren't the normal type eggs, they come with the yolk in them." 0.O

daryashee

Ewwwww I didn't know tht but I still don't eat there chicken products..!
You should see wht they do to get chicken meat PURE TORTURE ONe of The reasons I became vegan

garlic7girl

Hey did you hear about their burgers?? Not sure of validity but a coworker told me she saw a spot on news about McD's and this pink goo they used to put in their hamburgers to make them last longer. I wanted to earl when she said that! YUCK!!!!!!!!
Why if I want a hamburger I just cook it myself!!!!!!!

MoLove2025

Ive never been a fan of Mcdonald's eggs always thought they were fake, i will only eat a plain sausage biscuit from MCD's . With all that crap in those eggs the time it took you to drive there, order and wait for your food you could of made something similar with all natural food.....like the eggs that are always in the fridge, some bacon or sausage and your favorite bread. I will say making my own breakfast sandwich tastes way better and always keeps me full until lunch time. Plus the icing on the cake your saving MONEY!

Iron_Diva

Hey did you hear about their burgers?? Not sure of validity but a coworker told me she saw a spot on news about McD's and this pink goo they used to put in their hamburgers to make them last longer. I wanted to earl when she said that! YUCK!!!!!!!!
Why if I want a hamburger I just cook it myself!!!!!!!

They are no longer doing this (Burger King and Taco Bell also stopped). See here:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/01/mcdonalds-announces-end-to-pink-slime-in-burgers/

Iron_Diva

While looking up the nutrition info to log into my food diary I discovered that there is a lot more than eggs in McDonald's "folded egg"... Although I shouldn't be, I'm a bit surprised that they can't just serve a real egg.

You would be surprised by what is in A LOT of restaurant foods. For example, Subway serves a chicken breast that has over 20 ingredients! http://www.subway.com/Nutrition/Files/usProdIngredients.pdf

shanlynt

I always sub a 'real egg' for items that have the folded egg.

acasey0123

Hey did you hear about their burgers?? Not sure of validity but a coworker told me she saw a spot on news about McD's and this pink goo they used to put in their hamburgers to make them last longer. I wanted to earl when she said that! YUCK!!!!!!!!
Why if I want a hamburger I just cook it myself!!!!!!!

They don't use pink slime

SergeantSunshine_reused

If you are thinking about eating an egg mcmuffin, don't! Here is the ingredient of their egg in the egg mcmuffin sandwich:


Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN

USDA Grade A eggs, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).


This is like trans fat central. I refuse to eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in it. I don't know why it's so hard to use a real egg!

What? I managed a McDonald's for years. The egg McMuffin egg is simple. They come in STILL IN THE SHELL. Crack shell, drop on grill, cook. The extra ingredients are from the nonstick cooking spray used to keep them from sticking to the grill.

SMH

One of the reasons I'd rather eat Burger King IF I 'm going to eat a fast food breakfast!! I worked at Burger King for several years...I had to make the breakfast food every morning..so I KNOW that their eggs are real!!! McDonald's is just disgusting!!

Lol that reply was a little odd. So he tells you he managed at -->McDonald's<-- and they use a real egg in the shell. And you say McDonald's is just disgusting and BK has real eggs.. what are McD's then? Im lost

BeautyFromPain

If you are thinking about eating an egg mcmuffin, don't! Here is the ingredient of their egg in the egg mcmuffin sandwich:


Egg
Allergens: EGG AND SOY LECITHIN

USDA Grade A eggs, soy lecithin (release agent). Prepared with Liquid Margarine: Liquid soybean oil and hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oils, water, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, salt, soy lecithin, mono-and diglycerides, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate (preservatives), artificial flavor, citric acid, vitamin A palmitate, beta carotene (color).


This is like trans fat central. I refuse to eat anything with hydrogenated or partially hydrogenated oil in it. I don't know why it's so hard to use a real egg!

What? I managed a McDonald's for years. The egg McMuffin egg is simple. They come in STILL IN THE SHELL. Crack shell, drop on grill, cook. The extra ingredients are from the nonstick cooking spray used to keep them from sticking to the grill.

SMH

Yup! This exactly ^ I worked there for 4 years, and used real eggs? I dunno what bs website you were looking at.

ashjonnatp

not to be rude but who cares....if we looked at all the ingredients were in everything we ate im sure we would not eat! Eat completely organic if it bothers you that much!! Anything with an experation date honestly has something in it to make it last longer that is gross....Deal with it or dont eat.....Dont think that Chicken etc in injected with something to make it last longer.....I mean eat all natural foods i guess. For me i love egg and cheese mcmuffins im not dead and still losing weight! i eat the chicken at subway and im good. hope none of you eat hot dogs~! lol

alyrenee011

I used to work at McDonald's too and I never saw them crack open an egg from the shell. I see them getting them already made out of the freezer...

ishallnotwant

Homemade egg muffins are much tastier and they freeze well, too.

Dickersondiva

Hey did you hear about their burgers?? Not sure of validity but a coworker told me she saw a spot on news about McD's and this pink goo they used to put in their hamburgers to make them last longer. I wanted to earl when she said that! YUCK!!!!!!!!
Why if I want a hamburger I just cook it myself!!!!!!!

They are no longer doing this (Burger King and Taco Bell also stopped). See here:
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/health/2012/02/01/mcdonalds-announces-end-to-pink-slime-in-burgers/

I don't trust a burger joint that EVER did it to begin with. This mess has made me swear off of fast food altogether.

tigersword

I used to work at McDonald's too and I never saw them crack open an egg from the shell. I see them getting them already made out of the freezer...

Odd, Burger King uses frozen eggs, no McDonald's I ever worked at did. Eggs in the shell for McMuffins, and liquid eggs from a carton for the folded and scrambled. Burger Kings eggs are premade and received frozen.

Either way, you can walk into any grocery store and buy the exact same products off the shelf. So why aren't we demonizing grocery stores?