Adventures in the Word

Ingredients in McDonalds french fries

Potatoes (thank God)
vegetable oil [(partially hydrogenated soybean oil, natural beef flavor (wheat and milk derivatives)]
citric acid (preservative)
dextrose
sodium acid pyrophosphate (maintain color)
dimethylpolysiloxane (antifoaming agent) See below.
salt

Prepared in vegetable oil; [which] may contain one of the following:
Canola oil
corn oil
soybean oil
hydrogenated soybean oil
partially hydrogenated soybean oil
partially hydrogenated corn oil with TBHQ and citric acid added to preserve freshness)

CONTAINS: WHEAT AND MILK (Natural beef flavor contains hydrolyzed wheat and hydrolyzed milk as starting ingredients.)

I didn’t know that french fries spanned so many of the six food groups. With a little more work, McDonald’s may be able to mold it into the perfect food!

But on the other hand, according to Wikipedia dimethylpolysiloxane (see above) is also used in such diverse products as:

knuckle replacements
silicone caulk
breast implants
silly putty

Just thought you’d like to know.