FLR 041: Fried Chicken Pecking Order – KFC vs Popeyes

INGREDIENT OF THE DAY:    Dipotassium Phosphate  Today, once again, I focus my attention on fast food restaurants and the prevalence of industrial ingredients in their products.  I evaluate two of the most iconic American restaurants:  Kentucky Fried Chicken and Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen.  Along the way, we’ll look at some history, some nutritional facts, and some truly astounding findings about the ingredients in a basic fried chicken meal.  Even after 3 years of doing this podcast, I was still shocked by what I found.   Show Notes:  To Contact Show:  [email protected] Facebook Page:  https://www.facebook.com/prophetofprocessedfood/?ref=bookmarks The podcast can be subscribed to at the iTunes store or using most of the podcast apps available for smart phones or tablets.  Just search under Food Labels Revealed.   References: USDA Poultry Production Data May 2015 https://tinyurl.com/y3oqy8ut Market Watch:  “Meat Consumption Increases at Fastest Rate in 40 Years” https://tinyurl.com/yxb34ste Healthline:  “Cholesterol Control: Chicken vs. Beef” https://tinyurl.com/y52tdhup  Business Insider:  “How KFC Became the Biggest Fried Chicken Joint on the Planet” https://tinyurl.com/y5l9rv9j  KFC Webpage https://www.kfc.com/menu/chicken  KFC Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KFC Popeyes Homepage https://popeyes.com/ Popeyes Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popeyes  Reader’s Digest:  “10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Popeye’s Chicken” https://www.rd.com/food/fun/popeyes-chicken-facts/  Al Copeland Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Copeland  KFC Ingredients Spreadsheet PDF https://tinyurl.com/y66d3qhz KFC Nutrition Spreadsheet PDF https://tinyurl.com/y2gottlw Popeyes Ingredients Spreadsheet PDF https://tinyurl.com/y3os874f  Popeyes Nutrition Spreadsheet PDF https://tinyurl.com/y3u3z4zd  KFC vs Popeyes Ingredients and Nutrition https://tinyurl.com/y6sgzq9z   Music: Intro music is the "Peter Gunn Theme" by Henri Mancini Outro music is "Isolated" courtesy of Kevin MacLoed