Junk – Mark Bittman’s History of Why We Eat Bad Food

Re:Junk – Mark Bittman’s History of Why We Eat Bad Food by switch007 on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:09PM (#27210567)

McDonald’s is pure oil - maybe they hide it better? The smell of oil carries for a mile at least past any McDonald’s.

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Re:Junk – Mark Bittman’s History of Why We Eat Bad Food by reedjosh on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @12:23PM (#27210787)

And unfortunately it's chemically expressed trans-fat oil.

We'd all be better off if they went back to the traditional use of tallow.

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Re:Junk – Mark Bittman’s History of Why We Eat Bad Food by reducesuffering on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @01:40PM (#27211859)

You're about 13 years behind. McD's (or almost any US franchise) doesn't use trans fat oils anymore.

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Re:Junk – Mark Bittman’s History of Why We Eat Bad Food by kindall on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @01:45PM (#27211923)

I think McD's uses liquid oil, so not hydrogenated (trans fat). You hydrogenate oil to make it solid at room temperature, as a substitute for animal fats. If you're going to fry in it there's no point in not starting with an oil that is liquid at room temperature.

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