There's some good news and some not so good news. Yes, McDonald's
french fries are made with real potatoes. However, they also contain a
whole lot of extras.
The revelations come from the fast-food chain's new video, the latest
in a series called "Our food. Your questions" in which Mythbusters
co-host Grant Imahara tries to debunk rumors about their food.
In the clip, Imahara, "reverse engineers" the process of french fry
production, to trace the food right back to the source: a potato that
comes straight from the ground.
And it turns out they do use real potatoes, a mix including Russet
Burbanks and Umatilla Russets to be precise. But then, as revealed in a companion video, they add a few extra ingredients.
Image: Eugene Hoshiko/Associated Press
Dextrose,
a natural sugar, to keep the color consistent and sodium acid
pyrophosphate, to keep the fries from graying, for starters. Natural
beef flavor, hydrogenated soybean oil, dimethylpolysiloxane and TBHQ
also join the party.
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