We're not stupid. Sometimes we pretend or choose to ignore the fat in foods from McDonald's and KFC, but we know those evil trans fats are in there.
However, what you might not have known is that the trans fat content in French fries and fried chicken from McDonald's and KFC is higher in the US than in their counterparts in other countries. Researchers studied the trans fat content of foods at locations around the world and were surpised by how much variation there was for restaurants that are supposed to be standard from location to location. There were even differences among restaurants in the same city.
The differences come from the type of frying oil that is being used - partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is high in trans fast (and is also cheaper). At a New York City McDonald's, a large fries-and-chicken-nuggets combo had 10.2 g of trans fat, Spain, Russia and the Czech Republic had a mere 3 g, and Denmark nuggets and fries came in the lowest at 0.33 g of trans fat.
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4-15-2006 @ 11:48PM
brandon said...
I remember eating at Burger King the first time when I was in Denmark and being surprised how good the burgers actually were. They didn't taste like their horrible counterparts in the states. The same was true at Pizza Hut in London which served up pizzas with BBQ chicken and other delicious toppings. I guess we have just become accustomed to the food and they have adjusted their recipes accordingly to the publics' palate.
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