According to Imahara, (former Mythbusters host Imahara, who met up with Amy Steward, who is the principal meat scientist at Tyson foods.) the dark meat from the drumsticks and the thighs does not go into the McNuggets. However the breast and the rib meat, as well as the chicken tenderloin, are used to make McNuggets. Before McNuggets are made, the entire chicken skin is removed initially, and a small portion is added back in later for extra flavor. Additional ingredients in the McNuggets include of water, sodium phosphates, food starch, salt, wheat starch, dextrose, citric acid, autolyzed yeast extract, natural flavoring, rosemary extract and safflower oil. Then all the ingredients are all added into a mixing machine. After everything is done
