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There are 7 questions about “Ice Cream” in the “What's in the food?” topic.
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- 1. Hi. I just want to know if your ice creams contains any type of alcohol or non vegetarian fats?
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Thank you for your question. The ice cream sold in McDonald's UK does not contain any alcohol and does not contain any non vegetarian fats. It is also approved as vegetarian by the Vegetarian Society. You can find the ingredient declarations for all our menu items by visiting the Food pages of our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk and selecting Nutrition & Ingredients. (May 2011)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 2. My 3-year-old & I came to one of your restaurant and after he had his meal he had an ice-cream: Whisper McFlurry. Half way through eating this he complained of the "music getting louder" (it didn't) and then I noticed him dancing and acting far too hyperactive, then he usually is. What "E" numbers are in these ice-creams?
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Thank you for your question. A Wispa McFlurry contains the following additives: Guar Gum, Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty Acids, Carrageenan, Ammonium Phosphatides, Soya Lecithin, Polyglycerol Polyricinoleate, Titanium Dioxide and Potassium Sorbate. All of these are approved for use in food by UK and EU authorities. You can find the ingredient declarations for all our food in the Nutrition and Ingredients pages of our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk (March 2011)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 3. Which of your products contain High fructose Corn Syrup?
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Thanks for your question. Currently only Big Mac Sauce contains High Fructose Corn Syrup. For a full list of nutritional information on McDonald's products, please visit www.mcdonalds.co.uk and click on the 'Food' tab.
(January 2011)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 4. Is the ice cream made with raw eggs? Is it safe to eat when pregnant?
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Thanks for your question. McDonald’s ice cream does not contain egg. The milk in the ice cream is pasteurised. McDonald's recommends you follow the advice from your doctor or midwife concerning eating soft serve ice cream when pregnant. (December 2010)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 5. 1stly is southall mcdonalds halal?because they say you can eat the chicken burgers is that right? secondly are the chips halal?because i have heard that they are fried in pig fat and they are re fried in oil is that true? and thirdly is the ice cream and milkshakes halal? because i have read on the internet that they are made with pigs hooves and bird excretion
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Firstly apologies for the delay in answering your question, the team has been very busy with all the questions that are pouring in and everybody is working hard to answer them all.
The only items that are available on Halal menu in the Southall restaurant are chicken based foods; they are clearly marked for customers to see. The rest of the products are prepared in the original way and can also be clearly identified. In regards to the French fries No, this is absolutely not true; they are not coated in any animal fats at all. You will be happy to know that the French Fries sold in McDonald's UK are suitable for vegetarians. McDonald's UK uses new non-hydrogenated, GM free cooking oil. This reduces the levels of Trans Fatty Acids (TFAs) to their lowest possible levels - less than two percent (naturally occurring TFAs make it impossible to reach zero percent). The oil (a blend of sunflower and rapeseed) has been carefully developed to ensure it does not raise saturated fat content, or change the taste. Finally, McDonald's does not consider the Ice Cream to be Halal, however, there are no pigs hooves or bird excretion in their ingredients. The ingredients for the Ice Cream are as follows: Skimmed Milk, Cream (35% Butterfat), Sugar,
Whey powder, Glucose Syrup, Stabilisers (E412
Guar Gum, E471 Mono and Diglycerides of Fatty
Acids), Flavouring, E407 Carrageenan
(standardised with sugars), Dextrose.
For full ingredient information on all McDonald's food please use the 'Ingredient List' which is in the 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.(Dec 2008)
SEPTEMBER '09 TRIAL RESULT: McDonald’s began this trial because we wanted to assess customer demand for certified Halal food in our UK restaurants. We have learnt that Halal is only popular with a very small percentage of our customers and to offer it we would need to make significant changes to our kitchen procedures and supply chain. Given this, we have decided that we are not currently in a position to roll out Halal food in the UK.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 6. Is the whey in your milkshakes and mcfluffys vegetarian?
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Thank you for your question. All McDonald’s UK Milkshakes are suitable for vegetarians. Each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour, but all are made of around 75 percent of milk, which comes from the British Isles. In addition all of the ice cream sundae sauces (toffee and strawberry) are suitable for vegetarians. The McFlurry ice cream is suitable for vegetarians, but only the Crunchie and Dairy Milk toppings are OK. Smarties contain E120, which some vegetarians may want to avoid.
(March 09)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 7. Do sundaes contain any (ethyl)alcohol. I'm in doubt, because of the 'vanillin flavour' in the toffee sauce.
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Rest assured that McDonald's Sundaes do not contain ethyl alcohol.
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