The Organic Market and Café

Chicken, Drumsticks (Approx. 450g) [3]

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Description

Fresh Organic Chicken Drumsticks 3 Drumsticks per pack Average weight 350 / 450gms per pack. Inglewood Farms' chicken drumsticks are succulent and well toned. Cooking meat that has been left on the bone gives it a real depth of flavour. Drumsticks are perfect when barbequed, roasted or braised.

About Inglewood Farms

Our promise is that we are committed to providing you the consumer with a natural, premium quality product that is safe and healthy. With this in mind we also have the welfare of our chickens to consider which to us is paramount; this is why we have chosen to be certified organic. Inglewood Farms is Australia’s leading producer of organic free-range chicken. We are dedicated to rearing premium quality chicken using strict certified organic farming methods. Whether you’re cooking for health or eating for pleasure, our birds are better for you. The taste and texture is superior, the meat lean and succulent. Our birds are able to forage freely on dedicated grass forage areas, living as nature intended with fresh air and sunshine. The farm is located near Inglewood on the southern edge of the Darling Downs between Warwick and Goondiwindi. The region is supported by the expansive Coolmunda Dam and winding Macintyre Brook which attracts an abundance of native plants, wildlife and birds. Experience the Benefits Protein is an essential part of any healthy diet. Skinless whole chicken is lower in kilojoules than diced lean beef and lamb. At Inglewood Farms we take a holistic approach to ensure that our chickens taste great and provide the maximum nutrition for a healthier you. Flavour Inglewood Farms Organic chicken tastes like chicken used to in the good old days before intensive farming became the norm. They live longer than conventional chickens and have better muscle tone which means the flesh is firmer. Organic chickens have high beneficial fats that lower cholesterol, and Increase the amount of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin A. Chemical Free Our birds eat organic feed, without the use of chemical fertilisers, herbicides and pesticides. It is tested chemical free, and is believed to have a higher nutrient content and helps boost health & combat disease. Inglewood Farms is not just chemical free or free range, it is about the way our food is grown and handled throughout the whole farming system. Organic standards insist on recycling, biodiversity and reparation of any soil and water degradation. Being a certified organic farm, we do not use conventional pesticides, synthetic fertilisers or bioengineering. Processing Inglewood Farms uses a state of the art process of air chilling where birds are chilled down over a period of four to six hours, they achieve a core temperature of 0 – 4c. In comparison the conventional industry uses a process of Spin chilling where the birds are dropped into a long tub of chlorinated iced slurry water, chilling down to core temperature in less than 5 minutes. Consequently as the birds cool down the absorb water and will have up to 9% weight gain in water. Inglewood Farms certified organic birds actually lose weight in the cooling process by 2% which enhances flavour and necessitates the need to cook the product slower. Packaging Inglewood Farms uses Modified Atmosphere Packaging and this gas flush method introduces a mix of 70% CO2 and 30% Nitrous Oxide that prevents any bacterial colonies forming and ensures presentation remains the same. Nutrition The advantage of our holistic approach to organic production ensures that Inglewood Farms chickens have high beneficial fats that lower cholesterol, an increased amount of Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Vitamin A. This makes our products suitable for all ages. Integrity All integrity safeguards are government controlled and independently audited which guarantee’s the integrity of our organic products. We are certified by the ACO (Australian Certified Organic) and FREPA (Free Range Egg & Poultry Australia).