3 fry facts fast-food restaurants would rather keep secret
Can you imagine visiting a fast-food chain without ordering fries? For many people, that’s impossible—and that’s not surprising. Read on if you want to know how fast-food chains keep you under the spell of their fries…
Fries, chips, whatever you want to call them—they’re addictive things. What is it about a fried potato stick that’s so appealing? (Erm, I know: fat, salt, and therefore unbelievably delicious.) But there’s quite a lot hidden behind that innocent-looking fry, and these are a few things fast-food chains would rather not shout from the rooftops.
How often they ‘turn over’ is extreme
The cost price of fries is remarkably low, while the profit that can be made on them is incredibly high. Especially with McDonald’s large fries. And who says they’re the only ones?
They’re made to be addictive
It’s well known that McDonald’s (in America) adds extra beef flavor to its fries; that’s one of the reasons people think their fries are very special and keep coming back specifically for that flavor. Last year, the American chain Wendy’s (which has failed to gain a foothold in the Benelux because of a national fast-food resistance movement from Zeeland) launched a specially designed fry made using machines that keep one crust/side thicker so the heat stays inside longer, and make another crust/side thinner for a crispier effect.
Beyond potato, fat and salt
Although you need nothing more than potato, oil and salt to make fries, there are fast-food chains whose fries come with an alarmingly long list of ingredients. Oversight may be stricter in the Netherlands, but the Burger King and KFC websites do not transparently show the precise ingredients in their portions of fries. At least McDonald’s is honest about it: besides four types of oil, they contain a stabilizer, disodium diphosphate, dextrose (a type of sugar), salt and anti-caking agents.
Also read:
- 10 fast-food employees spill the beans: ‘I would neeeever order this!’
- A minimum age for buying fast food: is that a good idea?
- If you know this, you’ll never eat a BIG MAC again
Source: Eat This
