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- 91. If you keep the food for such short time (10 minutes for hamburgers, 5 minutes for French fries) what's the point of adding preservatives then?
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McDonald’s only adds preservatives when it is necessary, and only to ensure the safety and quality of the food from the farm to the restaurant.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 92. Why are Big Macs addictive? I was addicted for some time, eventually I just forced myself not to buy them. How many e-numbers are in them? I heard this was a legal alternative to putting real addictive ingredients in foods...
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Big Macs contain nothing that could make them addictive. The E Numbers used are there for functional purposes such as emulsifiers or preservatives. They are: In the bun: Emulsifier: E472e mono- and diacetyltartaric acid esters of mono- and diglycerides of Fatty Acids. Preservative: E282 Calcium Propionate Flour treatment agent. E300 Ascorbic acid. In the Big Mac Sauce: E260 Acetic acid Stabiliser: E415 Xanthan Gum, Preservative. E202 Potassium Sorbate, E322 Soya Lectithin, E270 Lactic Acid. Flavouring: E414 Gum Arabic. E471 mono- and diglycerides of Fatty Acids. In the Cheddar Cheese Slice: Emulsifier: E331 Trisodium Citrate. E450 Diphosphates, E452 Polyphosphates Preservative: E200 Sorbic acid Colour: E160a Natural carotenes. E160c Paprika extract. In the Dill Pickle Slices: E509 Calcium chloride. E202 Potassium sorbate. E211 Sodium benzoate. A full list of ingredients for every McDonald’s food item is available online in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 93. your food only tastes good because of the use of food technology to create the tastes, should you not make the food taste good through what it actually consists of ?
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McDonald’s food tastes as good as it does for many reasons. Mainly it’s the high quality ingredients. These include 100 percent beef, free range eggs and specially grown potatoes, for example. McDonald’s takes great care and pride in carefully selecting the right farmers and suppliers. But you are right, technology also plays an important part. From the cooking apparatus in restaurant kitchens, to the storage and delivery methods at various stages of the food supply chain, this technology allows McDonald’s to produce and serve food that is consistently delicious.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 94. Do you use any preservatives like salt or sugar in your salads or salad dressings?
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The different salad dressings contain varying salt and sugar levels, like most dressings you would buy from the supermarket. To give you an idea, the lowest in salt and sugar is the Balsamic dressing with 0.8g of salt and 2g of sugar. The highest is the Caesar dressing with 2.1g of salt and 5g of sugar. The full nutritional breakdown for all McDonald’s food is available online at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info, and on the back of the tray liners in restaurants.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 95. do you use sweeteners in your food (not drinks)?
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McDonald's uses no artificial sweeteners in any of its own food. There are sweeteners in the branded soft drinks such as Diet Coke and Sprite Z. Sugar is used in certain items, as it is in most cooking, and full ingredients lists can be found online in the 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk
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