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The Big Mac index is pretty stupid though, since the ingredients in various countries are different and not sourced from the same place. Here en Europe McD trie

The Big Mac index is pretty stupid though, since the ingredients in various countries are different and not sourced from the same place. Here en Europe McD tries to be somewhat middle class while I'm the us it's absolute trash.

herbst 5y ago
Was going to say that. They have a green logo and regularly claim some of their products are hyper local now here in CH. I doubt they have to do this in many other countries. Other than that price differences in food between $ and CHF are likely mostly explained because work hours simply cost a lot more around here.
- ehnto 5y ago
  > I doubt they have to do this in many other countries. Not sure why you would think that. McDonalds is famous for catering it's menu and service to it's locale. In Australia they were required to serve real chicken in their nuggets, and they're always advertising that they use locally sourced beef for their burgers. They also rebranded in a sense to upmarket themselves, and started selling salads, cakes and coffees in order to sneak a foot into the Australian cafe scene.
  - christophilus 5y ago
    > McDonalds is famous for catering it's menu and service to it's locale. Hence, it’s a non standard product, and a pretty dumb basis for an index.
    - goodcanadian 5y ago
      It was never intended to be taken seriously. The reason that it is taken somewhat seriously is because it turns out to be a much more reliable indicator than you might naively expect. That said, no one truly relies on it for anything more than a rough indication.
    - taylorius 5y ago
      Dumb compared to what? A basket of goods curated by a government who have a vested interest in getting certain numbers out of the formula?
  - bartedinburgh 5y ago
    What do you mean by real chicken? What are McNuggets made of in the US? I saw Americans amazed at Europe’s “real cheese”, and Coca-Cola with “real sugar”. I have never heard the explanation for “real chicken” yet. This is funny and scary at the same time.
    - ehnto 5y ago
      I believe the ingredients were always different due to Australia's "Allowed Substances" list and local ingredients availability. Similar to the controversy over "Pink Slime" for their beef patties never being an issue here, because the substance was already banned. USA (according to https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/chicken-mcnuggets-4-piece.html https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/chicken-mcnuggets... ) : Ingredients: White Boneless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Vegetable Starch (modified Corn, Wheat, Rice, Pea, Corn), Salt, Leavening (baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Lactate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors. Australia (according to the PDFs here https://mcdonalds.com.au/maccas-food/nutrition https://mcdonalds.com.au/maccas-food/nutrition ): Ingredients: Chicken, Water, Flour (Wheat, Corn), Canola Oil, Starch (1420, 1422, Corn, Wheat, Tapioca), Mineral Salts (450, 500, 451, 341, 327), Salt, Spices (Celery, White Pepper, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Dextrose.
    - Supermancho 5y ago
      > What are McNuggets made of in the US? It was Pink Slime for awhile. "Real Chicken" is the continuing strategy to claw back from the PR nightmare. https://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-debunks-rumor-about-mcnuggets/ https://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-debunks-rumor-about-mcnugg... https://colors-newyork.com/who-uses-pink-slime-list-2020/ https://colors-newyork.com/who-uses-pink-slime-list-2020/
- lugged 5y ago
  Lol, McDonald's is "locally sourced" everywhere. It's been in their branding strategy for the last ten or so years.
  - herbst 5y ago
    I honestly had no idea, I just noticed the logo being not green in the surrounding countries. I haven't put a foot in any of their stores for over 15 years now

herbst 5y ago

Was going to say that. They have a green logo and regularly claim some of their products are hyper local now here in CH. I doubt they have to do this in many other countries. Other than that price differences in food between $ and CHF are likely mostly explained because work hours simply cost a lot more around here.

ehnto 5y ago
> I doubt they have to do this in many other countries. Not sure why you would think that. McDonalds is famous for catering it's menu and service to it's locale. In Australia they were required to serve real chicken in their nuggets, and they're always advertising that they use locally sourced beef for their burgers. They also rebranded in a sense to upmarket themselves, and started selling salads, cakes and coffees in order to sneak a foot into the Australian cafe scene.
- christophilus 5y ago
  > McDonalds is famous for catering it's menu and service to it's locale. Hence, it’s a non standard product, and a pretty dumb basis for an index.
  - goodcanadian 5y ago
    It was never intended to be taken seriously. The reason that it is taken somewhat seriously is because it turns out to be a much more reliable indicator than you might naively expect. That said, no one truly relies on it for anything more than a rough indication.
  - taylorius 5y ago
    Dumb compared to what? A basket of goods curated by a government who have a vested interest in getting certain numbers out of the formula?
- bartedinburgh 5y ago
  What do you mean by real chicken? What are McNuggets made of in the US? I saw Americans amazed at Europe’s “real cheese”, and Coca-Cola with “real sugar”. I have never heard the explanation for “real chicken” yet. This is funny and scary at the same time.
  - ehnto 5y ago
    I believe the ingredients were always different due to Australia's "Allowed Substances" list and local ingredients availability. Similar to the controversy over "Pink Slime" for their beef patties never being an issue here, because the substance was already banned. USA (according to https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/chicken-mcnuggets-4-piece.html https://www.mcdonalds.com/us/en-us/product/chicken-mcnuggets... ) : Ingredients: White Boneless Chicken, Water, Vegetable Oil (canola Oil, Corn Oil, Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Soybean Oil), Enriched Flour (bleached Wheat Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Bleached Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour, Vegetable Starch (modified Corn, Wheat, Rice, Pea, Corn), Salt, Leavening (baking Soda, Sodium Aluminum Phosphate, Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate, Calcium Lactate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Spices, Yeast Extract, Lemon Juice Solids, Dextrose, Natural Flavors. Australia (according to the PDFs here https://mcdonalds.com.au/maccas-food/nutrition https://mcdonalds.com.au/maccas-food/nutrition ): Ingredients: Chicken, Water, Flour (Wheat, Corn), Canola Oil, Starch (1420, 1422, Corn, Wheat, Tapioca), Mineral Salts (450, 500, 451, 341, 327), Salt, Spices (Celery, White Pepper, Black Pepper), Sunflower Oil, Dextrose.
  - Supermancho 5y ago
    > What are McNuggets made of in the US? It was Pink Slime for awhile. "Real Chicken" is the continuing strategy to claw back from the PR nightmare. https://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-debunks-rumor-about-mcnuggets/ https://www.eatthis.com/mcdonalds-debunks-rumor-about-mcnugg... https://colors-newyork.com/who-uses-pink-slime-list-2020/ https://colors-newyork.com/who-uses-pink-slime-list-2020/
lugged 5y ago
Lol, McDonald's is "locally sourced" everywhere. It's been in their branding strategy for the last ten or so years.
- herbst 5y ago
  I honestly had no idea, I just noticed the logo being not green in the surrounding countries. I haven't put a foot in any of their stores for over 15 years now