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eth0upyesterday at 5:26 PM2 repliesview on HN

Pardon, but how the hell is my hamburger packed with preservatives? And how, other than grinding, is it ultra processed, especially if the beef was given to me by a local rancher? I do not understand? And where the hell did the corn syrup come from? I never put Aunt Jemima on my burgers? Not even brown sugar.

Where in the

- Grass-fed beef

- Sourdough bun

- Lettuce

- Tomato

- Onion

Is all this stuff you cite? Any condiment in the known realm of terrestrial cuisine -- and even adult websites -- can be used on fish just as readily as a burger.


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ricardobeatyesterday at 7:13 PM

That’s not what “a hamburger” consists of for most of the population. I’d guess <0.1% of hamburger eaters are grinding their own meat and using sourdough. The average burger has preservatives on the bun, meat, ketchup, mustard, pickles, lots of sugar and other additives, a ton of condiments, and likely made of lower quality grain fed meat.

That makes “a hamburger is healthier than salmon” wildly incorrect as a generic statement.

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epsyesterday at 5:55 PM

Perfectly valid point actually, not sure why you are in gray.

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