397427 Tue May 01 17:20:40 -0700 2007 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2532706 I got some chicken recently (for my dog) that said enhanced by 15% solution. What does that mean? Tue May 01 17:20:40 -0700 2007 19185 budlit 1 2532729 it's injected with a brine to add flavor (water and salt), so 15% of the weight is added on.. it's done regularly with chicken and pork to compensate for the fact the meat is so lean. Tue May 01 17:26:28 -0700 2007 2532706 34532 dizzyman 2 2532794 Man. I've purchased wings that actually have little skin-sacks of brine hanging from the joints. It looks so gross. I grill the heck out of them just to make myself feel better. Nothing like a hot fire to dry out those briny little skin-sacks, I always say. Tue May 01 17:46:16 -0700 2007 2532729 35409 uptown jimmy 1 2532971 In my opinion, "enhanced" is a euphemism that really means "degraded". The meat is injected with a brine + chemical solution to compensate for meat presumed to be dry and tasteless. It also enables the sale of the added water at premium meat prices. (Funny thing is that comparably processed hams must be labeled "imitation ham" in many places. Go figure.) Look for "air chilled" chicken. It is very common now in Canada - I don't know how available it is in the US. You can then truly enhance it by dry salting it with kosher salt or by soaking it in your own flavoured brine. You can also buy kosher chicken, which is pre-salted and processed differently, and is often (though not always) a superior tasting product. Tue May 01 18:57:34 -0700 2007 2532706 23411 embee