413604 Thu Jun 21 03:53:37 -0700 2007 3 27 General Chowhounding Topics 0 2680037 and on the label it says "All Natural" minimally processed and no artificial ingredients. But....what does it have in it? Thanks, Richie Thu Jun 21 03:53:37 -0700 2007 10646 javaandjazz 1 2680873 Ground beef usually contains no other ingredients. It likely contains just ground beef. Thu Jun 21 09:26:02 -0700 2007 2680037 68071 Fat Swine 2 2681647 Wish that were true, Fat Swine, but it's just as likely to contain salt water and/or carbon monoxide. Read this article at Mother Earth News: http://www.motherearthnews.com/Whole-Foods-and-Cooking/2007-06-01/Shocking-News-About-Meat.aspx Thu Jun 21 12:21:15 -0700 2007 2680873 11439 Anne 3 2681693 Yup, there was an article in the NY Times a few months ago about how most commercially produced meat (beef, poultry and pork) is injected with brine to increase the moistness of the meat since most animals are bred much leaner these days. Also, the way meat is currently produced in animal factories, the results are not particularly tasty (nor do they have the same nutritional value as animals raised more naturally). It's not something that's widely publicized (this story was a small sidebar in the Dining Out section), but I think it's scandalous, particularly for people with sodium restrictions on their diets. The way the market is currently regulated stores are not required to tell their customers about this practice explicitly or in a standard, regulated way, nor is any reporting that IS required monitored by anyone. They get around this by selling meat that "has no artifical ingredients," but salt is not artificial. Thu Jun 21 12:32:40 -0700 2007 2681647 56793 ballulah