- Oooh, I've been
waiting to make this one. Over the years, you've probably heard a lot of rumors about McDonalds, specifically about their food. And let's be honest, most
rumors aren't very flattering. And some of these rumors have been going on for literally a decade, most of which I guarantee
you've heard about. But, the thing is, those rumors, you know, the ones you were told about from a friend of a guy who knows somebody that read it on Reddit, are actually misinformation,
they're myths. Now, before I continue, I know there are some of you that are thinking, oh god, here we go, Matt is
becoming a coporate sell-out. This video's clearly
sponsored by McDonalds. And hey, well, actually,
it is, but with a twist. See, I told McDonald's I
would only work with them if I could do a video that tackles the hardest questions and worst rumors about McDonald's that have
been floating around out there. And believe it or not,
they said go for it. So today, we are going to find out just how true the nastiest myths that you have ever heard
about McDonald's are. So, without further adieu, here are five McDonald's myths you
probably still believe. Number one is pink goop in the McNuggets. Okay, everybody has seen this
picture and it's probably one of the most frequent
rumors that you've heard. The rumor's that Chicken McNuggets are made with this mysterious
pink slime, but guess what? That is completely false. When it comes to McDonald's,
their Chicken McNuggets are made with chicken
breast, no pink goop. But it's not just that, in fact, they don't even contain
artificial flavors or colors and McDonald's recently changed
the recipe so that McNuggets contain no artificial
preservatives either. So, what you're ordering is
literally (drum roll) chicken. It's just chicken breast. It's time to let this myth
die, it's simply not true. Number two is their supplier
is called 100% Beef. Here's another one that
you've likely heard. The rumor is that McDonald's
beef isn't all beef, but they can say it's 100% beef because the company that they
buy from is called 100% Beef. That's a clever conspiracy theory, but it's not true and never has been. The origin of this myth
comes from the early 2000's when distrust of large corporations
was at an all-time high when people associated large corporations with constantly trying to cut costs. The truth is McDonald's uses 100% beef in its hamburger patties
with no other ingredients except salt and pepper, which
are added after cooking, but it's actually more
interesting than that. They specifically use only beef sourced right here in Canada
for their hamburger patties. Here in Canada, they get their beef from a company called Cargill,
which gets 100% of the beef from cows raised by Canadian farmers. But Matt, what part of
the cow do they use? Let me tell you. They use the chuck, round, shoulder, brisket, loin, and rib
for their hamburgers. Sourcing locally in Canada directly supports the Canadian job market. In fact, 65 million pounds of beef was sourced from Canadian
farmers just last year. That's a lot of work. Number three is Big Macs can't age because of all the preservatives. A rumor that sprung out of nowhere that many of you have heard is that McDonald's burgers can't get
old or rot under any condition because of the amount of
chemicals and preservatives in their food, essentially
making their food immortal. But, yeah, it's not. The origin of this rumor
is people who have posted fake pictures online as misinformation for views and shares on social media and in an age where
this is pretty popular, it doesn't surprise me that it caught on. The truth is McDonald's burgers are no different than any other food. If a burger is left out in the
open, it will simply dry up. That's just science and
it goes for any burger. So think critically about
what you see online. Often, it's just for shock value. Number four is pig fat in
used in the soft serve. This myth says that McDonald's soft serve isn't made with milk but
instead pig and animal fat. This rumor began because
McDonald's doesn't use the term ice cream but
instead they say soft serve. So I did some digging and I
found what's going to shock you. McDonald's soft serve
is made with real milk and cream from Canadian dairy farmers. Yeah, surprised me too. See, they use the term ice milk because the vanilla soft serve is a bit different than ice cream. It's considered ice milk because it has three to five
percent butter fat content, making it a lighter and airier
dairy treat than ice cream. And they use that same vanilla soft serve to make their sundaes,
cones, and McFlurry desserts. Sorry, conspiracy theorists, but you gotta get your
pig fat somewhere else. And number five is McMuffins
are frozen egg disks. If you've ever had an Egg
McMuffin for breakfast, you've probably noticed
how perfectly round the egg is in the middle,
hence the origin of this rumor, which is that McDonald's
uses frozen egg disks in their Egg McMuffins. But guess what?
It's a myth. In fact, every single Egg McMuffin is made with a freshly cracked
Canada Grade A large egg. The egg is circular
because that's the shape of the container that it's cooked in. And they do that so that it fits properly on the sandwich and
doesn't get all over you. If you've ever made an egg
at home and broke the yolk, you know exactly what I'm talking about. Last year, of the almost
one billion dollars McDonald's Canada spent on food, more than 85% was purchased
from suppliers in Canada. Here in Canada, fresh Canadian
eggs from Canadian farmers. Canadian potatoes grown on Canadian farms. It's pretty clear they like to support the countries that they operate in. So those were five McDonald's myths you've heard that you,
well, now know are myths. I really want to thank you guys for submitting these rumors to me via Twitter. You helped me out a lot
in creating this video. And most importantly, I
want to thank McDonald's for letting me tackle these myths and even allowing me to mention them. I have to be honest with you guys, I've worked with a lot of companies and 99% of them want influencers to talk very plain and vanilla about their brand with
their legal teams saying, you can't mention that and
you can't mention this. But, McDonald's allowed me
to ask the hard questions and I think that says
a lot about their brand and how transparent that they are. I really hope that you like this video that I did with McDonald's and I also hope that you're willing to hang out a bit longer with me. In the description of this video, there's a survey that I would
love for you guys to fill out because I want to know what you think about a variety of things. The results of the survey will be shared with the people at McDonald's plus I'll get to find out
more about what you like. And that's all for this time guys. Thank you so much for watching. Don't forget to enable
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time, thanks guys, peace.
It's just regular chicken breasts meat. Obviously it has to be broken down to a sloppy mush to be reformed into nugget shapes. But still just chicken breast meat. Settle down
Are we not mentioning the discrepancies between Canadian McDonald's and the shit-tier we endure in the states?