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"  Nerves, blood vessels, and cartilage \u2014 oh my! According to Reuters, a study published in the American Journal of Medicine found that chicken nuggets only contain up to 50 percent actual chicken meat; the rest is a less-than-appetizing combination of fat, blood vessels, nerves, cartilage, and bones. &amp;quot;What has happened is that some companies have chosen to use an artificial mixture of chicken parts rather than low-fat chicken white meat, batter it up and fry it and still call it chicken,&amp;quot; explained the lead author of the study, Dr. Richard D. deShazo of the University of Mississippi Medical Center. Of the two chicken nuggets that were dissected and studied (each was plucked from a box purchased at a national fast food outpost in Jackson, Mississippi) one had 50 percent percent muscle tissue (your typical breast or thigh meat) and the other contained only 40 percent regular meat. While the study looked at national fast-food chains, the National Chicken Council has publicly criticized the researchers&amp;#039; findings. &amp;quot;This study evaluates only two chicken nugget samples out of the billions of chicken nuggets that are made every year,&amp;quot; stated vice president of scientific and regulatory affairs for the National Chicken Council, Ashley Peterson. Despite the small sample size, it&amp;#039;s probably not a coincidence that both nuggets contained so little muscle meat. Are you surprised by the findings? Do you think they warrant a larger-scale study? Find more great food content on Delish:  Search for the perfect recipe from our homepage Find out the latest food news Get a recipe book to save your favorite dishes Sign up for our free newsletters Check us out on Facebook, Pinterest, and Twitter  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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