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- 16. How can you continue to claim your fries are vegetarian when beef is one of the ingredients?
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Beef is not one of the ingredients of McDonald`s French Fries!
McDonald’s French Fries are made from potatoes. In fact, in the UK, French Fries are made exclusively from the Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes, specially selected for their long shape. They’re cooked in partially hydrogenated 100 percent rapeseed oil and then salted after cooking. At certain times of the year (the beginning of the potato season) dextrose may be added to help the French Fries brown nicely, but for the most part it’s just potatoes, rapeseed oil and salt.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 17. After watching Super Size Me and seeing their experiement with seeing how long it would take for ur fries to start rotting, and was shocked at seeing it was way over 2 months and ur fries was still the same, Why do your fries stay the same when left for 2 months? What happens when it is in our bodies, this cannot be good. Why is there sugar in your fries?
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McDonald’s French Fries are made from potatoes and as such would deteriorate at the same rate as other potato products. McDonald’s French Fries are made only from Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes because of their long shape, and are supplied by UK growers. The only thing added to the French Fries other than salt and new non-hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil they are cooked in, is dextrose. Dextrose is only added at the beginning of the potato season when the potatoes natural sugar reserves are low and the dextrose helps the French Fries brown properly. All potatoes contain a certain amount of natural sugar.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 18. Hi I have a question about the fries in the USA. I have just been told they use BEEF on their fries. Can someone please let me know if this is true I was relived to find, the ones in the UK are vegetarain, but I go to the USA a lot, and i'm more shocked then anything to find out of all things, chips have beef on them. Thanks
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The French Fries in McDonald’s UK only made potatoes. These are cooked in a new non-hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil with no added flavourings. Dextrose is only added at the beginning of the season and salt is added after cooking. The ingredients list for all McDonald’s USA items can be found at www.mcdonalds.com/usa.html under the Food, Nutrition and Fitness section.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 19. Do your fries get coated in a beef extract before they are fried? Or are they 100% vegetarian? Do your fillet of fish burgers have any meat extraxts in them?
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No, McDonald’s French Fries aren’t coated in beef extract before they are fried. They are cooked in a new non- hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil, making them 100 percent vegetarian-friendly. The Filet-o-Fish does not contain any meat extract. (May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 20. What % of trans fat are present in the partially hydrogenated rapeseed oil that you fry fries in?
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Good news. McDonald's UK is now using a new non-hydrogenated cooking oil in its restaurants, substantially reducing the levels of Trans Fatty Acids in many of its most popular products.
The new blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil was introduced to all 1214 McDonald’s restaurants across the UK during April, eight months ahead of schedule, as part of a Europe-wide move by McDonald’s to reduce the TFA content of cooking oil in all its restaurants. The new oil has been developed without raising the saturated fat content or altering the taste, which research has shown is important to customers.
The trans fatty acid content of the new cooking oil is less than two per cent, which means the levels found in popular foods such as French fries, Chicken McNuggets and apple pies will be significantly reduced.
Work is now under way to remove hydrogenated oil, where present, from own-brand products by the end of the year.
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
(December 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 21. Is it true that McDonald's fries aren't potato - just flour and water?
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No, you can’t make a good French Fry out of flour and water. McDonald’s French Fries are made from potatoes. In fact, in the UK, French Fries are made exclusively from the Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell potatoes, specially selected for their long shape. They’re cooked in partially hydrogenated 100 percent rapeseed oil and then salted after cooking. At certain times of the year (the beginning of the potato season) dextrose may be added to help the French Fries brown nicely, but for the most part it’s just potatoes,a new non-hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt. (May 2007)
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
McDonald’s Fries are just like the other menu choices: made with care and attention plus quality ingredients ensures that food tastes as good as possible. The French Fries are made from three different types of potato: Russett Burbank, Shepody and Pentland Dell. These potatoes are not just grown for their flavour, but also their uniquely long shape. They’re cooked in partially hydrogenated 100 percent rapeseed oil and then lightly salted after cooking. At the beginning of the potato season the fries may be given a light coating with dextrose to help them brown properly. This is only to compensate for the low natural sugar level in young potatoes.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 22. If the chips that you sell are not vegan, what do you put in them apart from potatoes and oil, and why?
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McDonald’s French Fries are not officially certified as vegan, nor indeed is anything else on the menu. This is to avoid confusion between what is vegan and what is vegetarian. French Fries, however, are suitable for vegetarians as they consist of potato and salt (plus a light dextrose coating at certain times of the year), and are cooked in partially hydrogenated 100 percent rapeseed oil. A full breakdown of all McDonald’s ingredients is available online in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk or on the back of tray liners in restaurants.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 23. I've read many answers relating to the types of potatoes and oil used by McDonald's. Are there any other ingredients used in making the fries?
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The only thing added to the French Fries, other than salt and the new non- hydrogenated oil (a blend of vegetable and rapeseed oil) they’re cooked in, is dextrose. Dextrose is only added at the beginning of the potato season when the spuds’ natural sugar reserves are low and it helps them brown properly.
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society. (December 2007)
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 24. What is in you fries that make the scientists that it is not real potato?
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Not sure which scientists you are referring to, but 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. The only thing added to them, other than salt and a new blend of non-hydrogenated rapeseed and sunflower oil they are cooked in, is dextrose. Dextrose is only added at the beginning of the potato season when the potatoes natural sugar reserves are low, and helps them brown nicely.
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 25. You say your chips contain nothing but potatoes and are fried in 100% vegetable oil, but when asked if they were vegan you said that they were not. I dont understand how this can all be true?
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McDonald’s French Fries are not officially certified as vegan, nor indeed is anything else on the menu. This is to avoid confusion between what is vegan and what is vegetarian. French Fries, however, are suitable for vegetarians as they consist of potato and salt (plus a light dextrose coating at certain times of the year), and are cooked in a new non-hydrogenated oil which is a blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil. A full breakdown of all McDonald’s ingredients is available online in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk or on the back of tray liners in restaurants. (May 2007)
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 26. What oil do you fry your chips in?
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You will be happy to know that McDonald’s UK is now using a new non-hydrogenated cooking oil in its restaurants, substantially reducing the levels of Trans Fatty Acids in many of its most popular products.
The new blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil was introduced to all 1214 McDonald’s restaurants across the UK during April, eight months ahead of schedule, as part of a Europe-wide move by McDonald’s to reduce the TFA content of cooking oil in all its restaurants. The new oil has been developed without raising the saturated fat content or altering the taste, which research has shown is important to customers.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 27. Why did you sell fries which contained beef fat to people of the Jainism religion after telling them that they were cooked in pure vegetable oil and suitable for vegetarians?
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McDonald’s UK French Fries are indeed suitable for vegetarians as they consist of potato and salt (plus a light dextrose coating at certain times of the year), and are cooked in a new non-hydrogenated oil in separate cooking vats. There is no beef fat in the Fries. A full breakdown of all McDonald’s ingredients is available online in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk or on the back of tray liners in restaurants. (May 2007)
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 28. Could you please settle a disagreement between my friend and i, and tell me if your fries are made from "real" potatoes.
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McDonald's UK use Russet Burbank, Pentland Dell and Shepody potatoes in the French Fries with most of them coming from the UK. The fries are cooked in a new non-hydrogenated blend of sunflower and rapeseed oil and are suitable for vegetarians. (May 2007)
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 29. What is the nutritional content of the oil used for cooking french fries?
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The new non-hydrogenated oil used to cook the French Fries contains no more than two percent of trans fatty acids while bringing the saturated fats to a maximum of 12 percent, due to a shift from traditional rape/sun oil blends to a blend of high oleic rapeseed oil or high oleic sunflower oil.
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society. (December 2007)
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 30. Do you fry your fries in animal fat?
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No. McDonald's uses a new combination of non- hydrogenated sunflower and rapeseed oil. (May 2007)
DECEMBER '07 UPDATE: McDonald's French Fries are now fully accredited by the Vegetarian Society.
FEBRUARY '08 UPDATE: McDonald’s UK now do not use any hydrogenated oil in any food items across the entire menu.
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