Is it true that McDonalds fry their Fries in pork fat?
It used to be beef fat, not pork fat. In fact they got in trouble a couple years ago when it was revealed that they were still frying the French fries in beef fat in India, even though eating beef is against the laws of the Hindu religion. I believe they switched to using vegetable oil in the U.S. a few years back. Looking for confirmation on this… Found this: (dated 2001) In 1990, amid a barrage of criticism over the amount of cholesterol in its fries, McDonald’s switched to pure vegetable oil. However, in 2001, facing a class-action lawsuit from angry vegetarians, McDonald’s confirmed that its French fries are prepared with beef extract, a disclosure the company said is not new. The list of French-fry ingredients that McDonald’s offers at its franchises and on its Web site includes potatoes, partially hydrogenated soybean oil and ”natural flavor.” The list does not mention that the ”natural flavor” comes from beef. McDonald’s French fries are essentially cooked twice. Central s
