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So I got some tubes of ground chicken from the store. Decent nutrition, but 9g of fat per 100g.

I started by browning 2 lbs of the stuff. when it was fully browned, I poured in about 2 liters of water, and immediately noticed the fat floating to the top. I left it to boil for about five minutes, then skimmed off the top layer of water, before putting said water in the fridge.

Today, I skimmed off the solidified fat, and the results were amazing:

65 grams of fat removed from the meat.

Let's do the math:

2 lbs = approximately 900g.

9g of fat per 100g serving x 9 servings = 81g of fat.

81g of fat minus 65g removed = 16g

16g divided by 81g = 0.1975, or, 80% fat removed, inverted and rounded up

9 grams of fat per 100g has effectively become 1.75g per 100g serving

585 calories removed, total.



Food for thought.

I can post picture proof if you want, but I figured the pictures of chicken fat would be a little gross.

Yup! Although, unless my math is wrong, the nutrition label on this chicken is inaccurate. according to all the macronutrients, there should be 157 calories per serving, not 120 >_<

Don't like boiled meat. Only eat lean meat sparingly.

What does the MD say?
How long til you are working out?

feet, gizzards YUCK-same for hot dogs snouts, tails, etc.