What happen Chicken marinated with pure water ???

Chicken marinated with pure water appears more tender and juicy, but lacks the flavor

If the meat is submerged in water, a physical and chemical process called osmosis will cause the meat to absorb the liquid.

Osmosis is the flow of water molecules from high water concentration to low water concentration.

In effect, osmosis causes the water from the outside to enter the meat and dilute the fluids in an attempt to equalize. At the same time, some of the fluids inside flow out. The end result is that osmotic pressure swells the meat with moisture. This produces a more tender and juicy meat.

Also, the increase juiciness is because water binds with gelatin and holds them in meat.

The lack of flavor can be attributed to diffusion of salt and other flavor molecules present in the chicken to the water solution (Exploratorium, n.d).

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