I saw a link to this web report flash on my pc monitor. I just wonder
if folks here think it is really true? It seems odd with Americans
being so health conscious it could really be true. If it is, is it
because there are no cooking oils in America as good as those found in
Europe? If this is true why don't the named fast food places use oils
imported from Europe? My email address is valid so if you think you
have news to share that might antagonize some corporate cybersleuths
feel free to email me instead of posting here. Thanks. - Jan -



McDonald's and KFC are fattier in the US

Posted Apr 12th 2006 11:29PM by Sarah J. Gim

Filed under: Restaurants, Trans Fats, Frying, America, Europe

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.

Source:
http://www.slashfood.com/2006/04/12/...ier-in-the-us/