McRibb Project

McRibb Project Will it decay?? Inspired by the 12 year old McDonald's cheeseburger, I decided to do a similar experiment with the legendary McRib sandwich.

The amount of artificial preservatives in food today is mind-boggling... The fact that “meat” can sit for extended periods of time without decaying is both amazing and horrifying. For this experiment I am letting the McRib sit on a plate in my kitchen where I will take a photograph every day to monitor the decomposition, or lack thereof, of the sandwich. I have not added any preservatives or modif

ied the sandwich to last longer in any way. I purchased the McRib on November 24th, 2010. For this project I have intentionally misspelled McRib to avoid trademark issues which could lead to facebook deleting this page. I'm doing this for fun, for science, and to raise awareness about what is added to our food today. Please invite everyone on your friends list to like this page...hey, maybe we can save some lives! :)

McDonalds lists the McRib ingredients as:
McRib Pork Patty, McRib Bun, McRib Sauce, Pickle Slices, Slivered Onions. Ingredients for the McRib Pork Patty:
Pork, water, salt, dextrose, BHA and BHT, TBHQ and propyl gallate and citric acid (preservatives). McRib Sauce:
Water, high fructose corn syrup, tomato paste, distilled vinegar, molasses, natural smoke flavor (plant source), food starch-modified, salt, sugar, spices, soybean oil, xanthan gum, onion powder, garlic powder, chili pepper, sodium benzoate (preservative), caramel color, beet powder. Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 sandwich (209.0 g)
Amount Per Serving
Calories 500
Calories from Fat 240
Total Fat 26.0g
Saturated Fat 10.0g
Cholesterol 70mg
Sodium 980mg
Total Carbohydrates 44.0g
Dietary Fiber 3.0g
Sugars 11.0g
Protein 22.0g
Vitamin A 2%
Vitamin C 2%
Calcium 15%
Iron 20%

11/27/2011

Whoa! I'm over a year old!!

11/02/2011

We should do an experiment wherein someone eats nothing but McRibs! I doubt it would last as long as this experiment... Do I have a guinea pig?

10/29/2011

Let's talk about fries... This experiment was originally all about the McRib, but the fries are pretty remarkable. I've had real fries before...real fries get moldy and funky whether they are kept in the fridge or in my car. Let's see...

McDonald's fries ingredients:
Potatoes, vegetable oil (canola oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor [wheat and milk derivatives]*, citric acid [preservative]), dextrose, sodium acid
pyrophosphate (maintain color), salt. Prepared in vegetable oil (Canola oil, corn oil, soybean oil, hydrogenated soybean oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to
preserve freshness). Dimethylpolysiloxane added as an anti-foaming agent.

Surprisingly, potatoes are an ingredient.

10/28/2011

Eat me. (At your own risk.)

10/27/2011

Mmmmm....propyl gallate! Whatever that is!

10/26/2011

11 month analysis: The sandwich has virtually no odor. The fries smell like plastic. The bun is hard as granite. No mold. No bugs.

10/26/2011

Almost one year old!!
The patty appears to have shrunk a little, and my cat knocked it over several months ago breaking the bottom bun... But other than that nothing has changed! Even the fries look as fresh as they did they day they were purchased!

Almost one year old!!The patty appears to have shrunk a little, and my cat knocked it over several months ago breaking t...
10/26/2011

Almost one year old!!
The patty appears to have shrunk a little, and my cat knocked it over several months ago breaking the bottom bun... But other than that nothing has changed! Even the fries look as fresh as they did they day they were purchased!

12/15/2010What's new? Nothing.
12/16/2010

12/15/2010
What's new? Nothing.

12/04/2010The patty seems to have shrunk slightly...and bbq odor isn't as strong. I believe it is petrifying.
12/05/2010

12/04/2010
The patty seems to have shrunk slightly...and bbq odor isn't as strong. I believe it is petrifying.

12/04/2010

Old McDonald had a farm ee-i-ee-i-o....and on his farm he had some McPork patties with BHA and BHT and propyl gallate! WTF??

12/01/2010One week old...nothing new.
12/01/2010

12/01/2010
One week old...nothing new.

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