Fried chicken is chicken which is dipped in a breading mixture and then deep fried, pan fried or pressure fried. The breading seals in the juices but also absorbs the fat of the fryer, which is sometimes seen as unhealthy. The chicken itself may be chicken pieces on the bone with skin, or boneless and skinless pieces, usually breast meat, as in chicken fingers.

Ok, the grilled chicken breast may be helping you to keep that slim waistline, but do you know that it also thins your bones?

U.S. government scientists have patented ultrasonic technology that detects foreign objects in processing streams. The researchers at the Department of Energy's Pacific Northwest National Laboratory initially developed the technology to look for bone fragments and foreign materials in chicken breasts.