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There are 10 questions about “Sauces” in the “What's in the food?” topic.

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1. Your sauce provider, McCormick Europe, made a lovely MAYO dip available in your restaurants several years ago. Can you please bring this back as it was great with all of your products.
Thanks for your question. We have no plans to re-introduce a mayo dip at the moment. (July 2011)

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2. I would like to know why the sour cream and chive sauce at your restaurents is not vegetarian.
Thanks for your question. The Sour Cream & Chive Dip is described as not suitable for vegetarians as our suppliers could not guarantee that the milk products it contains are completely free from traces of animal rennet. We are now working very closely with the supplier to change this so that it is suitable for vegetarians. (April 2011)

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3. Where is the Legend Mayo sourced from??
Thanks for your question. The Legend Mayo is made by one of our suppliers in Lancashire. (April 2011)

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4. I want to know the ingredients of apple pie, biscuit use for ice cream, chocolate and struberry souce use for ice cream as my kids has food allergy from the following: egg,nuts,sesame,milk and it's derivative.
Thank you for your question. The up to date ingredient declarations for all food sold in the UK McDonald's restaurants can be found by visiting our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk and selecting the Food then Nutrition & Ingredients pages. The apple pie should be suitable as it currently contains no milk, eggs, sesame, nuts or their derivatives as ingredients. The ice cream cone used for our ice creams contains milk proteins so would not be suitable. The Strawberry Sauce used in our Strawberry Sundaes contains: Strawberries (37%), Sugar, Glucose Syrup, Water, Gelling Agent (Pectin), Acidulant (Citric Acid). There are several chocolate sauces used in our McFlurry desserts depending on the promotion being run however all currently contain milk or milk products. Please check our website for the most up to date ingredient and allergen information. (March 2011)

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5. I have read the ingredients but they don’t deem to answer my question. Can you please confirm with me that firstly does it contain traces of ‘alcohol’ and secondly is it suitable for vegetarians? Thank you
Thank you for your question. Whilst there are no products on the menu that contain alcohol there are some that contain products derived from alcohol – e.g. white wine vinegar in the sweet Chilli Sauce and Smokey BBQ Sauce and red wine vinegar in BBQ Dip. (Jan 2009)

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6. I was wondering if the mayonnaise in mc chicken sandwiches contained pasteurised egg. Is it ok for pregnant women to eat?
Thank you for your question. The egg yolk used in the McChicken Sandwich mayonnaise is pasteurised, as are all McDonald's egg-based sauces. You may also be interested to know that, in fact, all the McDonald's egg-based sauces are pasteurised. (December 2008)

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7. I never used to like mustard until I had Quarter Pounders. You say it's made in Scotland & that it's not for sale anywhere, but can you say what it's based on. e.g American, English , French mustard. They all taste completely different & I can't find one that I like
Thank you for your question. McDonald’s is glad that you enjoy the Quarter Pounders. The mustard we use in McDonald's has an 'American Style' flavour profile. (January 2009)

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8. i recently discovered that on your tray- liners, where the nutritional values are displayed it claims sour cream and chive dip is not suitable for vegitarians is this true and if so why?? also it says veggie deli isnt suitable for vegitarians can you please elaborate. thankyou
All ingredients in the Veggie Deli are suitable for vegetarians (i.e. contain no ingredients of animal origin). The vegetable patty is cooked in a dedicated vat using a non hydrogenated blend of rapeseed and sunflower oil (which is suitable for vegetarians). However, due to the design of the oil filtration system there is a small chance the oil used to fry vegetable patties can come in contact with oil used to cook chicken and fish products during the oil filtering process. We therefore cannot guarantee cross-contamination will not occur. The Sour Cream & Chive Dip is no longer suitable for vegetarians as our supplier can no longer guarantee that the milk products used are free from animal rennet. (September 2009)

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9. is the mayonnaise used in your burgers made from pasteurised eggs?
Yes. Hellmann’s make a special mayonnaise for McDonald’s that uses only free range eggs. This is then pasteurised.

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10. what is in your curry sauce ?
The ingredients of the Sweet Curry Dip are: Water, Glucose-Fructose Syrup, Apricot Puree, Sugar, Spirit Vinegar, Tomato Puree, Modified Maize Starch, Coriander, Salt, Rapeseed Oil, Onion Powder, Mustard Flour, Rice Flour, Spices, Colours (Caramel E150c, Curcumin), Preservative (E202 Potassium Sorbate), E330 Citric Acid, Stabiliser (E415 Xanthan Gum), Garlic Powder, Black Pepper, Celery, Spice Extract and Bay. 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.

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