Some (slightly) healthier choices at fast food restaurants

[TobinL]

Fair enough about the vegan. Though from the comments of that article a lot of other things are in the UK fries as they share oil and there are differences in the labeling laws as well.

USA McDonald's fries have 14 ingredients. UK McDonald's fries have 4

Both ingredients lists are incorrect in the context presented, as they were prepared under different regulatory schemes. The first hint of this is that the American list says they are prepared in vegetable oil and goes on to list specific oils, while the British list simply says they are prepared in non-hydrogenated vegetable oil. (I believe salt is also added after cooking in the US, but only the UK list describes it thusly, once again letting you know you’re not comparing apples to apples.) F…