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Video: What are McDonald's McRib Patties Made Of?

What exactly goes inside a McDonald's McRib? Is it pork or beef? Is the shape important? Why call it a McRib if there's no rib in the sandwich? Does the McRib contain the same plastic found in yoga mats?

The promotional campaign "Your Questions, Our Food" aims to reveal the truth about what's in McDonald's food. Host Imahara has already gone behind the scenes at a food-processing plant to get the facts on whether McDonald's uses pink slime in its burgers. See the videos here: http://www.farms.com/news/mcdonald-s-usa-launches-your-questions-our-food-82864.aspx

The below video, the second installment. addresses the question "What are McRib patties made of?":


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World Pork Expo: Evonik monitors the impact of trypsin inhibitors in nursery pigs

Video: World Pork Expo: Evonik monitors the impact of trypsin inhibitors in nursery pigs

Dr. Maria Mendoza, Global Consulting Expert with Evonik, recently spoke to The Pig Site’s Sarah Mikesell at the World Pork Expo in Des Moines, Iowa, USA about the use of trypsin inhibitors in soy products and how that effects the digestion of amino acids. The variability of quality of the soy products can affect the rations of the soy products in the complete diet of the pigs. Evonik has monitoring services that can assist producers with determining the variability in their suppliers’ soy products.