As more companies jump on the trans-fat-free bandwagon, you’ve probably heard a few fast food restaurants talk about how they’ve ditched the dangerous fats in their French fries. But just how much of those trans fats are really gone?
Consumer Reports (CR) decided to find out.
First, the claims from the fast food chains:
According to the CR report, Arby’s and KFC say their fries are free of trans fats (”free” officially means less than 0.5 grams per serving); Wendy’s says a large serving has 1 gram; McDonald’s and Burger King have larger amounts but say they’re cutting back in some markets like New York City and Philadelphia where restaurants must be trans-fat-free by this summer.
For each of the chains, CR bought and analyzed fries from five to nine restaurants in five states.
CR says Wendy’s and Burger King missed their mark. But McDonald’s met its claims, although they are high - 8 grams in most locations; 0 grams in New York City.
If you want to cut out trans fat from fast food fries, CR recommends going to Arby’s or KFC (see chart below) and ordering a small serving.
Here are the complete findings from Consumer Reports:
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