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each day an astonishing 4 million
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McDonald's chicken nuggets are sold
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worldwide these delicious small and
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crispy pieces of chicken are crafted
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from a unique paste but have you ever
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wondered how these iconic McDonald's
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nuggets are made let's take a tour of
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one of their suppliers factories to
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unveil the incredible industrial process
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Behind These beloved nuggets
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chicken nuggets were invented in the
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1950s in the United States at that time
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a food company named Tyson Foods
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designed a machine capable of cutting
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and shaping chicken into small uniform
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pieces which were then breaded and fried
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this Innovative chicken processing
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method made producing chicken-based
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Foods in large quantities easier and
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more cost effective McDonald's chicken
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nuggets were introduced as an
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alternative to the classic hamburger
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their popularity soared in the 1970s as
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the fast food restaurant chain began
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including them in their menus the chef
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at McDonald's developed a recipe that
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involved ground breaded fried chicken
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served in small nugget-shaped portions
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this recipe was a big hit and chicken
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nuggets became a staple item on the
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McDonald's menu chicken nuggets quickly
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became one of the most popular products
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at McDonald's the company collaborated
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with Tyson Foods to develop a product
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that was easy to cook and had a pleasant
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flavor the production process of
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McDonald's chicken nuggets starts at the
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Tyson Foods plant in Tennessee one of
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the five facilities in the United States
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that manufactures nuggets for McDonald's
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this massive factory covers several
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hectares and employs a large number of
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people the initial step in producing
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McDonald's chicken nuggets involves
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selecting and cleaning chicken breasts
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this involves separating the meat from
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the skin and other unused Parts an
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assembly line process sees a machine
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transporting hundreds of chickens to a
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dissection area workers Place each
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chicken on a cone-shaped support freeing
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up their hands for the crucial task of
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using well-sharpened knives to easily
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separate the skin remove the breasts and
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make Swift cuts it's crucial for the
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workers to keep their knives sharp and
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clean every five chickens or so
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The Next Step involves extracting the
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fillets the meat situated under the
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breasts this process systematically
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breaks down the chicken into usable
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portions notably not all parts of the
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chicken end up in the Nuggets only the
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fillets and breast meat are used while
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the rest is repurposed for other
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McDonald's dishes after cutting the
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pieces another group of workers
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separates the chicken skin from the
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breasts however the skin isn't discarded
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it's reserved and later added to the
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Nuggets to enhance flavor and serve as a
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binder
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subsequently a cleaning process removes
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any remnants of bone skin or cartilage
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ensuring a high quality impurity free
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final product
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once the chicken breasts are cleaned
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they are sliced into small pieces and
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ground into a uniform paste the selected
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chicken breast meat is collected in a
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large container for further processing
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the container filled with chicken breast
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meat is then fed into the grinder next
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the container is lifted and emptied into
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the grinder for the meat to be ground
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the ground chicken paste exits through a
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large opening onto a mobile conveyor
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belt transporting it to the next
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production phase this paste is entirely
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made from white meat the paste undergoes
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a cooling process to achieve the
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suitable temperature for further
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processing the conveyor belt moves the
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raw chicken to a state-of-the-art mixer
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where it's combined with other
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ingredients these additions include salt
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starch water chicken skin yeast extract
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canola oil spices flavorings sodium
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phosphates and antioxidants to maintain
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flavor over the Nugget's shelf life and
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finally some Rosemary extracts these
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ingredients enhance the taste texture
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and overall quality of the final product
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salt is utilized to enhance the
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chicken's flavor while starch helps
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maintain the paste's consistency
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once the chicken paste is Blended with
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all the ingredients Factory workers move
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the container to the next phase of
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production the mixed chicken paste is
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then transferred to another shaping
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machine where it's formed into the
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familiar nugget shape
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first the machine flattens the mixture
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under considerable pressure then the
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flattened mixture is passed through
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various shaped cutters
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the chicken paste is forced through a
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machine that molds it into the desired
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shape the nuggets are cut into uniform
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sizes and shapes to ensure consistency
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freshly formed nuggets are placed on a
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conveyor belt that carries them to a
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machine that coats them with beaten egg
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before being coated with a thin layer of
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breadcrumbs creating their signature
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crispy texture following this the
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nuggets are coated with another layer a
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broth made from a different set of
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flavorful ingredients like white pepper
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and celery the final layer unique to
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chicken nuggets is a thicker batter
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compared to previous ones consisting of
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Wheat and corn flour starches and a
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preserving agent that gives the special
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flavor to the nuggets
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after being coated with at least three
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layers of batter the conveyor belt
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transports the Nuggets to a fryer where
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they are fried at high temperatures for
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a few minutes
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the brief frying time is primarily to
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set the coating and achieve the crispy
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texture however the chicken beneath the
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coating remains uncooked during this
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stage upon leaving the fryer the Nuggets
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undergo rapid freezing a critical
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process for preserving product freshness
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and quality the nuggets are placed in a
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freezing chamber at a temperature of
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approximately minus 18 degrees Celsius
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for a short period usually a few minutes
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this process prevents the formation of
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large ice crystals which could
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compromise texture and flavor it also
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preserves nutritional quality and
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maintains the Nuggets flavor and texture
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during storage and transportation once
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Frozen the nuggets are transported by
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another conveyor belt to another machine
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where they are packaged and sealed in
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boxes some batches are taken to The
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Factory Kitchen for frying and
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evaluation based on color shape and
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flavor
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subsequently they are ready to be
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shipped to their final destination the
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factory can package a thousand nugget
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bags in a minute the Frozen nuggets are
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packed into boxes and loaded onto a
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transportation vehicle that takes them
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directly to McDonald's restaurants the
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final stages of production occur in
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McDonald's restaurants upon arrival the
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nuggets are removed from the freezer and
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thawed in the restaurant's refrigerator
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they are then placed in the fryer basket
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and submerged in hot oil the oil's
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temperature and cooking time are
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regulated by a timer and thermostat to
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ensure proper cooking
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special fryers with a consistent
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temperature of around 180 degrees
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Celsius are used the Nuggets cook for
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approximately three minutes until they
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are golden and crispy on the outside and
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tender and juicy on the inside
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after achieving the desired golden and
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crispy texture the nuggets are removed
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from the fryer and placed on a tray
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these trays are placed in a machine that
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maintains their temperature when an
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order comes in the chicken nuggets are
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placed in boxes and delivered to
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customers
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from the selection and preparation of
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chicken breasts to the final frying and
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packaging it's a complex and carefully
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controlled process to ensure that
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customers can enjoy the same delicious
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and crispy nuggets at any McDonald's
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restaurant around the world
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