Kentucky Fried Chicken Stops Using Trans Fats
Does anybody actually say KFC the long way anymore? Kentucky Fried Chicken is one of my favorite fast food indulgences and it wouldn’t matter to me whether they stopped using trans fats or not (don’t you love my honesty?). I eat there a couple of times a year and don’t think there’s anything wrong with it. So there!
In any case, they’ve bumped hydrogenated soybean oil for low linolenic soybean oil (a zero trans-fat cooking oil) and apparently, everything is supposed to taste the same. In Canada, KFC will start using Canadian-made canola oil by early next year. Menu prices are to be remain the same.
Will this change at KFC make you more likely to eat there?
For your next visit, try using the KFC Nutrition Calculator to decide your order ahead of time. You may think twice.
Here’s what I had on my tray:
- Small Pepsi (I actually prefer Coke)
- Crispy Twister
- 1 piece Extra Crispy Chicken Thigh
- 1 individual size Cole Slaw
The total? 1370 calories and 75 grams of fat at 115% of daily values (16 grams saturated fat, 7 grams trans fat). Recommended daily intake of calories is around 2000. For every meal I eat there, I’d have to eat little else for the rest of the day. Ah, might as well have another chicken thigh for 370 calories. ;)
PS If you really want to complain about artery clogging food, take a look at this deep fried pizza that can only be found in New York City!
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5 opinions for Kentucky Fried Chicken Stops Using Trans Fats
Kerri
Nov 1, 2006 at 8:24 pm
A couple of times a year? Wow, friend, you are so disciplined in your indulgences! The switch in the oils will probably be most beneficial to the employees (like I used to be) who often eat there once a day (when you’re in college, a free meal is a free meal!). And for the dogs of the couple of guys who used to come in for a piece of chicken every day for them.
I don’t think it’s coincidence that no one refers to it as anything but KFC anymore, just good marketing to get “fried” out of the name. I was working there during the big switch when it was changed on everything that was marketed for the company.
angelo
Nov 2, 2006 at 8:53 am
You mentioned Canola oil… I was told that that supposedly healthier cooking oil is not as healthy as people say it is. I even heard you’re even better off just using regular vegetable oil. What’s the real story behind that anyway?
For some reason I don’t eat chicken so the change at KFC won’t really affect my decision. hehe
Genetics and Health » DNA Diets
Nov 9, 2006 at 12:59 am
[…] Wonder if anyone’s DNA test results determined their optimal foods to be fried chicken, cheesecake, and nachos? […]
Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD
Nov 11, 2006 at 11:16 pm
kerri: These marketing people are clever folk.
angelo: From what I’ve read, canola is a healthier alternative but olive oil is probably the best way to go. Here’s an article about the various cooking oils.
will wheeler
Jun 30, 2007 at 4:08 am
hydrogenation is literally a process of plasticizing oils. how much plastic is ok to eat ? i’m thinking wtf !! the whole idea is criminal. legislation is way overdue to ban this crap ! and another thing how does a phd come to the conclusion that its fine and dandy ??
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