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Do trans-fat free fries taste the same?
July 6th, 2009, 8:21 am · 8 Comments · posted by Staff Writer, the Orange County Register
French fries sold at McDonald’s, Wendy’s and Burger King have been trans-fat free for more than a year, but exactly how good do the healthier fries taste?
A recent taste test by top consumer watchdog group, Consumer Reports, shows that the fries nearly match the taste of their old artery-clogging predecessors.
Consumer Reports ratings are shown below.
Read the article as shown in the August 2009 Consumer Reports magazine.
Tell us: Have you been satisfied with the taste of fried foods at restaurants that have eliminated trans-fat oils? Write in and let us know.
(by Miki Fujiwara/Staff writer-intern)
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But do they match the fries from before they were forced to switch to “healthy” vegetable fat (which turned out to be deadly transfats) from beef fat ? Word is, the fries cooked in beef fat ones were much tastier. They add beef extracts to the fries to try to simulate the old fried in beef fat flavor (which is why there was outrage in India over McDonalds fries).
Hydrogenation wasn’t done to poison us, it was done to extend the life of frying fat, to keep it from going off.
I’ve had some VERY OLD tasting nuggets and fries from McDonalds in the past year, the oil tasted rancid old. So maybe the transfat free transformation isn’t quite as successful as it’s being painted.
Fries haven’t tasted good in years… I want the ones from decades ago back I don’t care how unhealthy they were. If im going to splurge twice a year on a fried food I want it to taste good….
I have not noticed much of a difference in taste between the older trans-fat versions and the newer trans-fat free fries at McDonald’s and Wendy’s. I think a bigger taste difference with McD’s fries is if they are cooked long enough. Several times I’ve had soggy limp fries. Since I don’t eat fries that often, when I do, I want them to be crispy
I do not care for Burger King’s fries since they changed them some years ago.
My question is when will Jack In The Box cutout or reduce trans fats from their menu? I’m surprised they have not addressed this issue. I guess since they are smaller compared to McD they slide under the radar.
I also noticed Carl’s Jr and Wienerschnitzel do not include trans fats with their nutritional info on their websites. Like a lot of people here I’m not impressed with Carl’s current fries. I did like the old “pressed” fries from many years ago.
did you know that the “pressed” fries where made from frozen mashed potatoes? I worked at Carl’s Jr when they first started serving them and we saved 2 bags of he old fries to make when we took OUR food break. I quit just about the time we ran out of the old fries.
I remember what good fries used to taste like. That is why I rarely eat fries anymore. They have an after taste and now I can hardley get them down. Saddly, onion rings have been effected also but not quite as bad since OR’s have some seasoning to help mask the oil flavor.
McDonald’s fries = Number 1!!
Arby’s Curly Fries = Good
Del Taco’s Fries = Yummy
Carl’s stupid natural fries = awful
Jack’s natural fries = awful
In-n-out = I dont eat there (too overhype for me)
Not everybody can taste the bitter aftertaste. But it is awful I have quit eating fries and I loved them. What is that taste from?
Hmm, now that you mention it, I notice a very, very slight bitter aftertaste in the fries myself. I don’t really mind it though.
What matters the most is how well-cooked they are, not the type of oil used.