If You Knew What’s In McDonald’s Fries You’d Be Seriously Disgusted And Never Eat Them Again
These days most of the people habituated to eat in restaurants and McDonald’s, KFC’s, Dominos etc. But no one knows the ingredients which they are used to make the food items. Even though, few people aware of the serious health problems but still prefer to eat as they think that by consuming little does not affect the health much. But, it shows results slowly.
Do you know ingredients of french-fry in McDonald’s? It has 3 dangerous chemicals which lead to brain damage, autoimmune disorders and more.
A recent expose of the french-fry making process in McDonald’s has revealed that the ingredients can cause serious health problems. Famous Grant Imahara, of Mythbusters, recently visited the McDonald’s fry factory to find out exactly what McDonald’s fries are made of. During the research, Imahara finds out that McDonald’s fries made up of 14 harmful ingredients.
Ingredients Use in French-Fries in McDonald’s:
- Hydrolyzed wheat
- TBHQ
- Sodium acid pyrophosphate
- Dimethylpolysiloxane
- Natural beef flavor
- Hydrolyzed milk
- Hydrogenated soybean oil
- Soybean oil
- Canola oil
- Hydrogenated oil
- Dextrose
- Citric acid
- Potatoes
- Salt
3 Most Dangerous Ingredients In McDonald’s French Fries:
1. TBHQ, or tertiary butyl hydroquinone:
It is an aromatic organic compound and type of phenol used in many foods in order to prevent deterioration of food.
This harmful compound is also used in other products, such as perfumes and bio-diesel.
2. Dimethylpolysiloxane:
This compound is usually used in many different cosmetic and beauty products like hair conditioners, silly putty and in aquarium tank sealants. It is added to many cooking oils (as an antifoaming agent) to prevent oil splatter during the cooking process.
Moreover, it can even contain formaldehyde, a well-known toxic chemical that has been linked to cancer, allergies brain damage, autoimmune disorders, etc.
3. Hydrogenated soybean oil:
Hydrogenated soybean oil, which is harmful to health if you consume on regular basis.
A research of Women’s Hospital in Boston showed that at least 100,000 cardiac deaths that happen in America every year, could have been prevented if only people replaced trans fat with more healthier non-hydrogenated polyunsaturated or monosaturated oils.
So, better to avoid the fast food and stay healthy.