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1. Can you tell me why there is so much sugar in the fruit bags I have seen that there is 10g per portion. Is there sugar added to preserve the fruit?
Thank you for your question. There is no added sugar in the McDonald’s Fruit Bag, all the sugar in the fruit is naturally occurring. Typically grapes contain about 15% sugar and apples contain about 12% sugar. Analysis of our Fruit Bags has shown that a portion of 80g contains the equivalent of 10g of sugar. The fruit does not need to contain preservatives because of the way it is packed. (April 2010)

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2. Hi, I was just wondering if you have the glycemic load and glycemic index for some or any of your products. As a diabetic following a low GI/GL diet I was interested in what I could eat at McDonalds (by the way just to further complicate things - I am a vegetarian) - I know that the meats and salad ingredients have no GI or at most very low GI it was things like the wraps. buns, fries etc I was interested in?
Thank you for your question. Unfortunately McDonald’s UK have not tested any menu items to determine glycaemic index or load. However as a rough guide we believe that wraps, buns and fries would not be classed as low GI due to their high carbohydrate levels. We recommend discussing our food with a dietician using the information available online in the 'Food' section of our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk.

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3. At my school we watched a movie, Supersize Me, as you probably know is about McDonald's food. I just wanted to ask a few questions about the present, as the movie was made several years ago. My first question: Is there still sugar in your salad/ salad dressing? My second question: What are your milkshakes made of? I taste bananas in them sometimes, but maybe it's just me. My final question: why didn't you have your nutrition facts listed for everyone to see but instead in your basement?
Thank you for your question. Without dressing the Crispy Chicken & Bacon Salad contains 4g of sugar and the Grilled Chicken and Bacon Salad contains 3g of sugar. Both the Caesar and Balsamic Dressing contain 3g of sugar per portion. The Garden Side Salad has 2g of sugar without dressing and potentially 5g with the Caesar dressing. With regards to your question concerning McDonald’s Milkshakes, each milkshake will have slightly different ingredients depending on its flavour but all milkshakes are made up of around 75 percent milk, which comes from the British Isles. The remaining 25 percent is made up of the additional ingredients required to ensure that the milkshakes remain fresh and the flavour ordered. This can all be found at the new McDonalds website www.mcdonalds.co.uk, where a full list of ingredients for McDonald’s milkshakes, along with all other McDonald’s food items is displayed under the 'Ingredients’ section. In addition nutritional information for all menu items is also clearly displayed on the reverse of all of McDonald’s tray liners in the restaurants.

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4. how much sugar is in a medium bag of chips?
Thank you for your question. There is approximately 1g of sugar in a medium portion of French Fries. Nutrition information for all McDonald’s UK menu items can be found on the reverse of our tray liners or by visiting our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk and selecting the ‘Food’ section. (November 2009)

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5. How much teaspoons of sugar is in a large coke?
Thank you for your question. There is 53g of sugar in a large Coca Cola drink. This is equivalent to approximately 9 teaspoons of sugar (1 teaspoon sugar approx 6g). If you'd like to reduce your sugar intake why not choose a Large Coke Zero instead. Information about the nutrition content of all our food can be found at our website www.mcdonalds.co.uk in the ‘Food’ section. (October 2009)

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6. why do you put sugar in your burger buns?
Thank you for your question. Sugar is a traditional ingredient in bread used to help the yeast develop and it caramelises when the bun is toasted to give the characteristic toasted appearance. The burger buns contain the following amounts of sugar: The Big Mac Bun – 6g, the Regular Bun – 4.5g and the Quarter Pounder Bun – 4.7g. The Regular Bun is used in the Hamburger, Cheeseburger, Filet-o-Fish and BBQ Chicken Sandwiches. This works out to be roughly, 6 per cent, 5 per cent and 5 per cent of your guideline Daily Amount respectively. To find out more about McDonald's food ingredients, visit our website by cut and pasting the below link into your browser. http://www.mcdonalds.co.uk/food/ingredients/our-ingredients.mcd (Dec 2008)

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