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McDonald's Chicken Selects / Buttermilk Crispy Tenders
McDonald's Chicken Selects
Nutritional value per 3 pieces (133g)
 
Sugars0g
23g (41%)
Other constituentsQuantity
Cholesterol55mg (18%)
May vary outside US market. USRDA based on 2000 calorie diet.
†Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults.
Source: McDonald's

Buttermilk Crispy Tenders (and their precursor, Chicken Selects) were chicken strips sold by the international fast food restaurant chain McDonald's in the United States and Canada. Chicken Selects were introduced in early 1998 for a limited time and offered again in early 2002 and late 2003 and then permanently starting in 2004. In the UK, they were launched on the "Pound Saver Menu", which offers various menu items for £0.99.

In mid-2006,[1] McDonald's introduced the Snack Wrap, which contains a Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strip, or as of January 2007, a Grilled Chicken Breast Strip,[2] cheddar/jack cheese, lettuce, and either ranch, honey mustard, or chipotle barbecue sauce, all wrapped inside a white flour tortilla, priced at 99¢-$1.39 depending on the market.

Chicken Selects were terminated in 2013. The product briefly returned in 2015 as a limited-time promotion. In August 2017, a similar chicken tender product named "Buttermilk Crispy Tenders" was added to the menu.[3][4] However, they were discontinued in 2020 as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. [5][6]

Composition

Ingredients for the Chicken Selects Premium Breast Strip[2] are listed as "Chicken breast strips, water, seasoning [salt, monosodium glutamate, carrageenan gum, chicken broth, natural flavor (plant and animal source), maltodextrin, spice, autolyzed yeast extract, chicken fat, polysorbate 80], modified potato starch, and sodium phosphates. Breaded with: wheat flour, water, food starch-modified, salt, spices, leavening (baking soda, sodium aluminum phosphate, monocalcium phosphate), garlic powder, onion powder, dextrose, spice extractives, and extractives of paprika. Prepared in vegetable oil (may contain one of the following: Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness), dimethylpolysiloxane added as an antifoaming agent)."

References

  1. ^ Adamy, Janet. "McDonald's Chicken Snack a Hit" AZCentral.com January 30, 2007. Accessed June 20, 2007.
  2. ^ a b McDonald's USA. "McDonald's USA - USA Core Menu Items by Ingredients" Archived 2008-05-13 at the Wayback Machine. Corporate website. Accessed June 20, 2007.
  3. ^ Baertlein, Lisa (2013-03-01). "McDonald's dropping Fruit & Walnut Salad, Chicken Selects in U.S." Reuters. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  4. ^ Kline, Daniel B. (2017-08-03). "McDonald's is testing chicken fingers again". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2018-02-22.
  5. ^ "12 fast-food items that have been removed from menus in 2020, so far". Business Insider.
  6. ^ "8 McDonald's menu items that were removed in 2020". Business Insider.
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