No one wants to discover anything out of the ordinary in their food, especially if it’s green. One woman’s appetite was killed after discovering something green in a chicken tender from Dave’s Hot Chicken, swearing off chicken tenders altogether.
In a photo with over 80,000 views, TikTok creator Randilynn (@ummwhoisrandilynn) is holding an eaten chicken tender from Dave’s Hot Chicken. However, there is a green wedge between the meat. Needless to say, the discovery left her disappointed and disgusted.
“@Dave’sHotChicken, I really wanted to like you but no. This is what I bite into,” the content creator writes in the on-screen text, referring to the peculiar object in the chicken. “What part of a chicken is green!!!!!!????”
Randilynn continues to express her revulsion while tagging the restaurant chain in the caption, “@Dave’s Hot Chicken please send help this is not ok.”
Viewers weighed in with their theories
“Look up Green muscle disease in chickens,” one viewer suggested.
“That was a cyst girl,” another proposed. “I saw another girly find this in her whole chicken. She thought it was avocado infused.”
A third stated, “That’s basically pus. You bit into an abcess/infection the chicken had before dying.”
Meanwhile, others have sworn off eating chicken because of this.
“Yah i cant eat chicken anymore,” one commenter wrote.
“Omg I actually think I’m vegetarian now,” a second remarked.
What is the verdict on the Dave’s Hot Chicken tender?
Randilynn’s chicken appears to have green muscle disease or deep pectoral myopathy (DPM). Typically, large broiler chickens and turkeys tend to develop this. Maple Green Poultry explains this happens when these birds flap their wings excessively, causing the muscles in the tender to enlarge to harbor the extra blood flow. Consequently, the muscles restrict the blood flow, which results in swelling. When the oxygen in the blood is cut off, the muscle slowly dies, and green muscle disease is formed.
Is it edible?
Despite this being an unsightly view, it is safe to eat since the green muscle disease doesn’t pose a safety hazard, according to the USDA. However, this phenomenon is becoming more prevalent because chickens are weighing more. Poultry Producer revealed that 70% of chickens used for processing in the United States weigh nearly 6 pounds, four times the weight of their previous counterparts.
Randilynn declined The Mary Sue’s request for interview. The Mary Sue also reached out to Dave’s Hot Chicken via press email.
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