Mcdonald Recipe for French Fries

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Ingredients

1. Potatoes
2. canola oil
3. hydrogenated soybean oil
4. safflower oil
5. natural flavour (vegetable source)
6. dextrose
7. sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain colour)
8. citric acid (preservative)
9. dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent)

The taste of McDonald's french fries played a crucial role in the chain's success -- fries are much more profitable than hamburgers -- and was long praised by customers, competitors, and even food critics.

Today's taste of the french fries is different. In 1990, amid a barrage of criticism over the amount of cholesterol in its fries, McDonald's switched to pure vegetable oil.  In addition a lot of additives are included in the fries just to achieve a distinct taste such that the look and the taste of what we eat now are frequently deceiving -- by design as food and taste factories engage technology to sustain a longer shelf life and demands of health and nutritionist groups.