3-4 nuggets per serving
calories 180
sodium 460mg 19%
protein 10g 20%
Ingredients:
Mycoprotein (28%), rehydrated egg
white, enriched wheat flour (niacin, reduced iron, thiamine
mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola oil, onions, textured
wheat protein (wheat protein, wheat starch). Contains 2% or less of
whey protein concentrate, salt, buttermilk powder, rice flour,
dextrose, yeast, garlic powder, autolyzed yeast extract, tapioca
starch, pectin, natural flavors from non-meat sources, sunflower oil,
ascorbic acid, black and white pepper, citric acid, onion powder, gum
arabic, celery seed, calcium lactate, paprika extract, lemon oil
This is my first time eating meatless
and soy-free “chicken” nuggets so I can't compare it to anything
else. It's a Quorn product and uses Mycoprotein, a protein
source that uses a fungus, Fusarium venenatum, as a primary
ingredient.
It's also my first time ever hearing about
Mycoprotein. Apparently it's healthy. You can check out the website,
mycoprotein.org, to learn more about it.
I was pretty taken back by the
product's long list of ingredients. It makes me wary, especially the
“natural flavors from non-meat sources.” What's that supposed to
mean? The product claims its made from natural ingredients, but the
definition of “natural” in the food industry is blurry. Of
course, I could be wrong – I'm not a food expert. Let me know if I
am.
The product also claims that it doesn't
use any ingredients from genetically modified sources.
Taste-wise, I thought they were rather
good. It looks like a chicken nugget and had a meat-like texture, but it's not very tender. It's also
a little dry and the breadcrumb coating was odd. (I know I'm not
being very descriptive.) I got tired of it really quickly, but the
first two were quite enjoyable, especially with ketchup.
Unfortunately, I don't think I would
buy this again. The length of the ingredients really puts me off.
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