What Is a Chicken Nugget?

A chicken nugget is a food product consisting of a small piece of deboned chicken meat that is breaded or battered, then deep-fried or baked. Invented in the 1950s, chicken nuggets have become a very popular fast food restaurant item, as well as widely sold frozen for home use.

What are chicken nuggets made of?

Chicken nuggets are made with white chicken meat that comes from the breast or pectoral muscles of the birds, and other chicken parts can be mixed in as well. Tendons, bones, nervous and connective tissues, and fat can all be ground up together before being shaped into those bite-sized pieces.

Are chicken nuggets really chicken?

All of the chicken in McDonald's Chicken McNuggets is "actual chicken". They are made from chicken breast and a few seasonings, along with a natural proportion of chicken skin, used for both flavour and as a binder.