Are there real eggs on your breakfast sandwich?

When placing an order at the drive-thru for an egg sandwich, one would expect there to be a real egg inside. However, let’s look at the ingredients in popular breakfast products sold on fast food chain indicates that some restaurants are selling products that may not contain what customers consider to be “100% real egg.”

US Department of Agriculture Food Safety and Management (FSIS) states that food manufacturers often use pasteurized eggs because of their simplicity and ease of handling and storage.

Eggs are also required to be eaten without additional preparation to ensure food safety, according to FSIS. This makes eggs produced in clean facilities inspected by the Department of Agriculture more attractive to food chains, restaurants, and care facilities such as hospitals and nursing homes.

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Here’s a look at five fast food chains that have whole eggs on their menus, and five chains that don’t.

REFERENCES: McDonald’s

McDonald’s breakfast menu All items are made with real whole eggs, but each is prepared differently.

The round chain egg, found on the Egg McMuffin, is made with a USDA Grade A egg broken into an “egg ring.”

However, the wrapped and scrambled eggs – such as those on the bacon, egg and cheese biscuit – are made with liquid eggs that are pre-cooked and wrapped before being frozen by the vendor, according to McDonald’s. When they reach the local kitchen, they are prepared on the grill with real butter.

McDonald’s egg burrito is a pre-cooked liquid egg with ingredients including: sausage, tomatoes, green chilies, onions and spices, before being refrigerated to preserve the flavor, according to the company.

NOT: Starbucks

Starbucks refers to its breakfast sandwich as “whole eggs,” but the long list of ingredients that follow differentiates the product from something you might find in a grocery store or home refrigerator.

Some of the supplements listed are: water, soybean oilmodified food starch, whey solids, and citric acid, according to nutrition facts.

Other breakfast items, such as egg bites, include white eggs and other extras.

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RECOMMENDATION: Taco Bell

Committed to sourcing real, whole eggs, Taco Bell successfully transitioned to carrying 100% cage-free eggs in all US Taco Bell restaurants.

“We are proud that our eggs come from chickens that are raised in an open environment where they can live freely and show their natural behavior,” the company wrote in a statement on its website.

Taco Bell extra its commitment, as well as offering 100% cage-free egg ingredients on all of its sites in all of its US and Canadian restaurants, including limited-time offerings such as special sauces, according to the company.

NOT: Chick-fil-A

Chick-fil-A publicly admits it does not offer 100% cage-free eggs, but says it is working toward that goal.

The eggs they serve are made from whole eggs, water and other additives, depending on the diet.

“We are committed prioritizing transparency and trusted relationships, which is why we are committed to 100% cage-free eggs by 2026,” the company wrote in a statement on its website.

REFERENCES: Wendy

Wendy’s only uses fresh-cracked, Grade-A eggs in its breakfast sandwiches, according to his page.

Also, about the company Egg donors in the US are required to have an independent, third-party audit conducted annually by auditors certified by the Professional Animal Auditor Certification Organization (PAACO).

“We work closely with our suppliers and industry experts as part of our mission to achieve excellence and through the Wendy’s Animal Care Standards Program to drive excellence,” said Wendy’s.

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Since its inception in 2004, PAACO has been responsible for monitoring animal health. Before it was introduced, there was no standardization or standardization in animal health monitoring.

The organization offers advanced training and certification to accountants, according to the website.

Among the sponsors of PAACO are McDonald’s, Tyson FoodsThe US Poultry and Egg Association and the National Pork Producers Council.

NOT: Dunkin’

Dunkin’ offers egg patties on a variety of breakfast items, but whether they qualify as “real eggs” is in the eye of the beholder.

The patties include a “real” egg, but several additives are mixed in as well.

Additional ingredients include water, modified corn starch, xanthan gum and citric acid, according to the nutritionist.

RECOMMENDATIONS: Whataburger

Whataburger has confirmed that it is “dedicated to freshness,“Supplying fresh tomatoes, potatoes, lettuce, eggs, chicken and bacon to North America.

It also works 100% new american beeffresh vegetables cut in-house daily, cheese made with milk from American dairy farms, and pure sucrose ketchup.

All of its advertisers comply with local laws and are committed to ethical conduct, according to the company.

DON’T: Subway

Although Subway uses eggs in its breakfast sandwiches, they contain several additives including dextrose, guae gum, propylene glycol, and glycerin.

The company is committed to changing to eggs from cage-free chickens in North America, but they didn’t.

“Due to the current shortage, 10% of eggs shipped to the US and 6% to Canada come from cage-free chickens,” according to Subway. “We will continue to grow our cage-free eggs each year with the goal of transitioning North America and Latin America to 100% cage-free eggs by 2025.”

NOTES: Panera

Panera offers an egg sandwich made with a freshly cracked egg, which came out right after the company asked the FDA to clarify what an “egg” is.

The company said in 2018 that FDA regulations did not set a definition or standard for eggs, and many chains offer eggs with more than a dozen additives.

However, it appears that not all of Panera’s breakfast items are made with fresh-cracked eggs, as some still contain pasteurized or pasteurized eggs. whole water eggs.

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NOT: Burger King

Eggs used in Burger KingBreakfast sandwiches are “egg-pasteurized” with several additives.

FOX Business noted that the breakfast sandwich’s nutritional information had been removed from the company’s website.

Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, Dunkin’, Subway and Burger King did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday from FOX Business.