Today’s supermarkets offer a huge variety of meat and poultry — fresh, frozen and further processed. But if you want to make certain your meat and poultry purchases are consistently high quality and great-tasting, just look for the Tyson label!
General Chicken Buying Tips
Low in Fat and Calories. Chicken provides the complete protein you require daily. You can reduce the fat content of chicken even further by removing the skin. To avoid adding fat to chicken, use cooking methods such as stir-frying, grilling and broiling that require little or no fat. Another option is to use low-fat liquids in place of oil for cooking.
Premium Protein. Our bodies require protein, and because protein can't be stored by the body, we need a new supply every day. Chicken is an ideal source of protein because it is lower in calories than most other meats.
Convenience and Variety. Your supermarket meat department offers Tyson fresh chicken in a wide variety of packages. For example, you can purchase mixed cut-up parts, all white meat, all dark meat, or boneless, skinless parts, as well as whole chickens. If your time is limited, you'll find that chicken parts, particularly boneless parts, cook the fastest. In fact, you can prepare many chicken dishes in 30 minutes or less! Chicken is a versatile meal choice. It can be featured as the main entrée, included in a side dish, served for lunch as a salad, substituted for other proteins in a breakfast omelet or served as a nutritious snack.
Safety and Quality. All chicken sold in supermarkets is government-inspected for wholesomeness. The Tyson® brand is a further assurance of quality. We ensure the premium quality of our products by going far beyond the required inspection standards. Our chickens must pass 90 different inspections before they are given the Tyson seal of approval. Our chickens have a head start on quality even before they're hatched. They're grown from our own specially-developed breeder stock and raised on high quality feed we produce to meet all their nutritional needs. We use the same high quality chicken in our Tyson chicken as we do in our value-added, prepared Tyson products.
Fresh Chicken Cuts
- Whole Chickens (Broiler-Fryers): Chickens that weigh 3 to 4 1/2 pounds; packaged with or without neck and giblets.
- Sunday Best Roasters: Large, meaty chickens ranging from 5 to 8 pounds; include neck and giblets.
- Cut-Up Chickens: Whole chickens (broilers) cut into pieces: 2 breast halves, 2 thighs, 2 drumsticks and 2 wings; usually do not include giblets.
- Halves or Splits: Whole chickens (broilers) cut into 2 pieces of approximately equal weight.
- Breast Quarters: Chicken breasts that include the wing, breast and back portion; all white meat.
- Breast Halves or Splits: Chicken breasts cut in half along the breast bone; all white meat. Also available boneless and skinless.
- Wings: Whole wings with three sections attached; all white meat.
- Drummettes: Wing portions that consist only of the meatier first section.
- Leg Quarters: Whole legs that consist of the unseparated drumstick and thigh; no back portion; all dark meat.
- Thighs: The portion of the leg above the knee joint; no back portion unless package indicates; all dark meat. Also available boneless and skinless.
- Drumsticks: The portion of the leg below the knee joint; all dark meat.
- Cornish Game Hens: Tender, young hens that are specially bred to be smaller-boned and meatier, with a more delicate flavor.
- Tenders: Strips of boneless, skinless breast meat.
- Boneless, Skinless Parts: Chicken parts with the bones and skin removed.
- Seasoned Boneless, Skinless Breasts: Seasoned breasts with the bones and skin removed. Conveniently seasoned with Lemon Herb, Oriental or Italian seasoning. Each breast is individually packaged for ease in storing and serving.
Source: Tyson Foods