VIDEO: Are McDonald’s fries really made out of potatoes?

Spoiler: they really are made out of potatoes.


Web Desk January 22, 2015
Screengrab from the McDonald's video.

“I know what you’re thinking,” says Grant Imahara, co-host of the American television show MythBusters. “These look like potatoes, but are they really potatoes?”

Imahara was recently given a tour of a Simplot plant where McDonald's French fries are made. Simplot is the company that supplies potatoes to McDonald's in the US.

“Potatoes are just like people,” says Koko Neher, the plant employee giving Imahara the tour. “They come in different shapes and sizes.”

If you are curious about how McDonald's fries are so consistent in texture, taste and shape, watch the video below.
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COMMENTS (5)

Truthshallcomeout | 9 years ago | Reply

The owners of Tribune and Macdonald Franchise in Pakistani are same

woody | 9 years ago | Reply

While Pakistan is known for conspiracies -- does anyone really believe that Mac french fries aren't made with potatoes?

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