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There are 102 questions about “Milkshakes” in the “What's in the food?” topic.
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- 31. Is it true that your milk shakes contain lard?
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No, this is not true. Each McDonald's milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour but all milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent of milk, which comes from the British Isles. The full ingredients of the milkshake base (before specific flavouring) are: Milk, skimmed milk, cream, sugar, skimmed milk powder, glucose. Stabilisers: E412 guar gum, E452 sodium phosphate, E407 carrageenan, E466 carboxymethylcellulose. Vanilla flavour. If you would like any further details on the milkshakes or indeed any item on the McDonald's menu, all food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk under the 'Nutrition Counter' section.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 32. Did your strawberry milkshake USED to contain chicken fat?
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No, they have never contained chicken fat.
(October 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 33. i heard McDonalds put Wood Pulp in their milkshakes to thicken them up. is this true?
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No, this is absolutely not true. Each McDonald's milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour, but all milkshakes are made up of a base of around 75 percent milk, which comes from cows across the British Isles. The rest of the ingredients for the base before any flavouring is added are: Milk, skimmed milk, cream, sugar, skimmed milk powder, and glucose. Stabilisers: E412 guar gum, E452 sodium phosphate, E407 carrageenan, E466 carboxymethylcellulose and vanilla flavour. If you would like any further details on the milkshakes or indeed any item on the McDonald's menu, all food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in the 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
(September 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 34. how many calories and how many fat calories in large milkshake?
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Depending on the flavour Milkshake that you choose, there will be slightly differing calories between them. A large Vanilla Milkshake contains 500 KCals and a total of 13g of fat, of which 8g are saturated. Where as a large Chocolate Milkshake contains 505 KCals, with 13g of fat, of which 9g saturate. For more nutritional information on McDonald's Milkshakes and all its food items, check out the 'Nutritional Counter' in the 'Eat Smart section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 35. The Strawberry Sundae of the dessert menu is shown regarded as not suitable for vegetarians. May i know the ingredients of the strawberry topping and also the strawberry milkshake.
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McDonald's Strawberry Sundae used to contain E120 cochineal, which is a natural colour sourced from animals, making this unsuitable for vegetarians or those concerned about products of animal origin. But you will be happy to know that McDonald's no longer uses this ingredient. The colouring used is a beetroot juice concentrate (E162) which is a natural extract of beetroot which makes the Strawberry Sundae (As well as the Strawberry Milkshake) suitable for all for everybody to enjoy. You can find the ingredients for the Sundae and all McDonald's food items at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
(July 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 36. Do you put hair in your milkshakes
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No. There are no hairs in the ingredients of McDonald's Milkshakes. For a full list of these ingredients, or any of McDonald’s menu items please visit the ingredients section which can be found in the ‘Eat Smart’ section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 37. What flavour milkshake would you recommend goes well with a filet-o-fish?
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Well, all McDonald's Milkshakes are great. However, the Vanilla Milkshake is a pretty good match for the Filet-o-Fish.
(March 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 38. Is the milk in milkshakes fresh cow milk or is it powered milk that has been rehydrated?
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All milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent of fresh milk, which comes from the British Isles, a very small amount of powdered milk is also used - approximately three percent. Each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 39. Hi! You say you use cochineal in your strawberry milkshakes and it's sourced from animals. What would happen if you didn't use it?
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McDonald's no longer uses E120 cochineal as a colouring agent. The new colouring is a beetroot juice concentrate (E162) which is a natural extract of beetroot. (May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 40. Is it true that you have in the past sold milkshakes that do not contain milk?
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No. Each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour but all milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent of milk, which comes from the British Isles and this has always been the case.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 41. is it true your milkshakes contain chicken skin?
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No - no chicken skin. A lot of urban mythology seems to surround the milkshakes but the facts are much more simple. Each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour but all milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent of milk, which comes from the British isles. The full ingredients of the milkshake base (before specific flavouring) are: Milk, skimmed milk, cream, sugar, skimmed milk powder, glucose. Stabilisers: E412 guar gum, E452 sodium phosphate, E407 carrageenan, E466 carboxymethylcellulose. Vanilla flavour. If you would like any further details on the milkshakes or indeed any item on the McDonald's menu, all food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk under the 'Nutrition Counter' section.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 42. what is in the McDonals milkshakes?
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Each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour but all milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent of milk, which comes from the British isles. The full ingredients of the milkshake base (before specific flavouring) are: Milk, skimmed milk, cream, sugar, skimmed milk powder, glucose, Stabilisers: E412 guar gum, E452 sodium phosphate, E407 carrageenan, E466 carboxymethylcellulose. Vanilla flavour. If you would like any more details on the different flavours or indeed any item on the McDonald's menu, all food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in 'Eat Smart' section at www.mcdonalds.co.uk under the 'Nutrition Counter' section.
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 43. According to the Eat Smart section of your website, the Strawberry Milkshake is not suitable for vegitarians. Why?
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You will be happy to know that McDonald's no longer uses E120 cochineal in their Strawberry Milkshakes. The new colouring is a beetroot juice concentrate (E162) which is a natural extract of beetroot. (May 2007)
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 44. How much sugar do your milkshakes contain and what proportion of recommended sugar GDA does this account for?
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The amount of sugar varies in a typical medium McDonald's milkshakes from about 63g in a medium Strawberry Milkshake (67 percent Guideline Daily Amount or GDA) to 65g in a medium Banana Milkshake (69 percent GDA). All McDonald's food, ingredients and nutritional information are available online in 'Eat Smart' section of www.mcdonalds.co.uk under the 'Nutrition Counter' section or on the back of the tray liners in the restaurants. The guideline daily amounts are based on an average woman aged between 20-30 who has a low physical activity level (no sport, walks less than 30 minutes a day).
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What are these? Delicious Digg Reddit Facebook StumbleUpon - 45. The majority of consumers will be unaware that a medium milkshake contains 63g of sugar..thats 16 teaspoons! I know there is water availible, but do u expect kids to really work out the sugar content of their drinks? Do you think 16 teaspoons of sugar in a drink is safe? If people knew that the drink contained 16 teaspoons of sugar, how many people would actually still drink it?
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Each person’s diet and lifestyle is a matter of personal choice. McDonald’s offers choice and variety on the food and drinks menu, accompanied by complete nutritional information (on the back of tray liners in the restaurant and at www.mcdonaldsmenu.info) so that customers can make the choices that are right for them. McDonald’s assumes that children’s parents are the ones who make the decisions about the food their children eat. The menu includes a range of drinks options that allows parents to make choices they believe are right for their children. As you say, there is water available, as well as Orange Juice, non sugar carbonated drinks such as Diet Coke and in Happy Meals, there’s no added sugar Apple and Blackcurrent Fruit Shoots, and Organic Milk.
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