Facts about French Fries – history , calories , side effects and How french fries are made

Many a times I am surprised why am i so much crazy about fries, After a small research I had found that it is not only me , but most of us are so mad about these french fries and other carbohydrate snacks. It is the nature of this snacks that if you eat one you can’t stop eating more.Fries have a glycaemic index of 75. French Fries are discovered by a french chef who experimented with a process of double frying potatoes in 1890s. This double fry technique make this fries crispy outside and fluffy inside.This fries were so popular in the fast-food center run by Dick and Mac who were the initial owners of Mac Donald’s chain of fast food centers around the world.

How is French Fries made

Tons of potatoes with high starch content are dumped in to a cylindrical vessels that rotate while the skins are pealed away with steam. Then they are shot through water guns with pressurized water at a speed of 120 meters per second. At the end of the pipe, there are sharp blades which turns whole potatoes into long strips and fallen to a conveyor which will be taken to a boiling oil to get it initial fry done. Then it will be packed in batches and frozen . These ones fried and frozen chips are send to franchisees . At franchise , upon order they fry it again and delever to customers.

Calories in French Fries – nutrition facts

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