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- 46. how much salt do you put on your fries?
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The French Fries are lightly salted by hand after cooking. So the actual amount may differ slightly per individual portion. You can find more nutritional information by using the 'Nutritional Counter' which is in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 47. Is it true that McDonald's makes farmers grow only a certain type of potato that they can't sell to anyone other than McDonald's? McDonald's won't guarantee to buy the crop so farmers have to gamble on whether they grow them?
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To make the best French Fries, potato farmers need to grow specific potato varieties. In the UK there are three varieties grown to make McDonald's fries – Pentland Dell, Russet Burbank and Shepody. Pentland Dell is a variety that has been grown in the UK for many years and is not used exclusively for McDonald's French Fries. The other two varieties are only preferred for McDonald's fries. So that there are sufficient potatoes for their French Fries, the potato farmers are offered contracts to grow the potatoes and therefore they do not have to gamble on their crop, in fact they know that the sale of their yield is guaranteed before they start growing that season’s crop.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 48. Why do you call them "French Fries" when they're actually chips and not made in France?
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The 'French' in French Fries refer to the slim cut of the potato and not directly to the country of its origin (France). Chips usually refer to the bigger- cut style of fried potato.
(August 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 49. Were do u make your chips?
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The French Fries are made in the McDonald's kitchen. It takes a particular type of potato to make McDonald's French Fries, and in the UK McDonald's uses Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell. That's because they all grow well here in the UK and also provide consistently long fries.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 50. i read in the paper that left over happy meal toys get melted down and used to cook chips in. is this true? if not, do you add happy meal toys to the fat? if yes, how many left over toys do you add?
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No this is not true.
(August 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 51. where do you get your potatoes from and do they change each season
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The French Fries are made from Russet Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes, with a sprinkle of salt after cooking and, at the beginning of the potato season a light coating of dextrose to help the fries brown properly.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 52. The dictionary states that 'fries' are 'fried potatoes'. How come you can call your 'fries' said name, when they are actually not potato based.
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McDonald's French Fries are potato based. All McDonald's French Fries are made from real potatoes - and not just any old potatoes, either. In the UK, only Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes are selected because of their long shape.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 53. where do your chips come from
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It takes a particular type of potato to make McDonald's French Fries, and in the UK McDonald's uses Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell. That's because they all grow well here and also provide consistently long fries.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 54. what are your fries made off?
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The French Fries are made from Russet Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes, with a sprinkle of salt after cooking and, at the beginning of the potato season a light coating of dextrose to help the fries brown properly.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 55. what do you pot on you chips. do you pot sait on them
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Yes,the French Fries are lightly salted by hand after cooking. (July 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 56. It would appear obvious that McD's have got it wrong on the salt issue. Most people are aware that salt is bad for them. Surely McD's should encourage customers to be healthy by supplying salt only on demand?
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This is something that McDonald’s is currently considering. In certain restaurants, salt-free Fries are being trialled, and once McDonald’s has gathered the results of this trial, a decision will be made. If you would like your Fries without salt, simply request this when placing your order. McDonald’s are also actively reducing the salt content in many of their products.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 57. why have you stopped salting the chips ??
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McDonald’s has not stopped salting its French Fries. Some restaurants have been trialling salt-free Fries, that is, giving customers the option to salt their own French Fries.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 58. My mum says that your chips are made from powdered potatoes and reformed rather than cut whole from potatoes in the normal fashion. I think she's wrong - who's right?
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You are correct. McDonald’s French Fries are cut from real potatoes - and not just any old potatoes. In the UK, only Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes are selected because of their long shape.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 59. Are the fries gluten-free and dairy-free? My daughter is disabled and on a special diet and when I last checked they were cooked with small amounts of gluten and milk powder. Are they now OK?
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The French Fries are indeed gluten- and dairy-free. The only thing added to the French Fries other than salt and the oil they are cooked in, is dextrose. A small amount of dextrose is occasionally added at the beginning of the potato season when the potatoes’ natural sugar reserves are low. The dextrose helps the French Fries brown properly.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 60. why isit that you put soo much salt in your foods, especially your chips?
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McDonald’s does still salt the French Fries but it has reduced the amount of salt recently due to changing consumer demands. A medium portion of French Fries now has about 0.7g of salt in it. Recently, unsalted French Fries have been trialled in certain McDonald’s restaurants, and the company will take the results of these trials into consideration. You can always ask for unsalted French Fries to be prepared for you, although this may take a little longer.
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