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Potatoes, thank God. It's a good start," exclaimed Grant Imahara, former host of the show Mythbusters, before listing the 13 other ingredients that go into the composition of a humble McDonald's fries blend. (Source: Dailymail)
This television star went to the potato processing plant of the fast food chain in Idaho, USA, to study the process of making A to .
During his research, he learned that the potatoes had been fried twice.
He also found that dimethylpolysiloxane – a type of silicone that is normally found in modelling dough – was used in the production of McDonald’s french fries, as well as an oil-based chemical called tertiary butylhydroquinone (BHQT).
For safety reasons, dimethylpolysiloxane is added to prevent foaming in cooking oil.
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