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2024 Author: James Gerald | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 14:00

Potatoes are the most controversial food in the world. Various nutritionists throw thunder and lightning at this worthy vegetable, connoisseurs of hearty and healthy cuisine glorify potatoes as a gift from God and make side dishes, snacks and independent dishes from it, and children and adults all over the Earth continue to eat fried, boiled, baked potatoes and require additives, to the delight of mothers, grandmothers and professional chefs. One cannot be taken away from potatoes: the one who loved fried fries since childhood remains a faithful admirer of it until old age and carries the love for crispy slices or circles throughout his life.

Everyone who loves French fries is asking one, main question: why are French fries so tasty? There is one expert in the world who can help answer this question - the McCain company (McCain, www.mccain.ru), a manufacturer and supplier of frozen French fries and potato products to restaurants and shops. Her potatoes are successfully sold in America, Russia, China, Europe and even on the Cook Islands. The company's specialists know everything about French fries. And no wonder, because for more than fifty years the McCain family has been growing potatoes and then cooking them according to their own recipe. Don't be surprised: restaurants and consumers only participate in the final stage of cooking - the second roast, and all the main work is done by inconspicuous but experienced workers from the Canadian company. It is they who grow, select, sort, cut, blanch, fry in sunflower oil and instantly freeze the very potatoes that most of us love so much.

The detractors of french fries claim that under the guise of natural potatoes, amateurs are selling a product made of dry mashed potatoes of dubious composition. Of course, this is not the case: mashed potatoes will never be able to give the appearance of real potatoes, and most importantly - the taste qualities inherent only to natural potatoes. The main argument of opponents: potatoes are never so large that you can get even slices of this length! This is not the case: McCain grows special varieties of potatoes with long tubers and a high solids content, which makes French fries so long and crisp, such as Innovator and Santana. Moreover, the selection of tubers for production is carried out not by a person, but by a computer armed with a video camera. Large potatoes are used to make fries, and smaller potatoes are used for wedges.

For example, in cooking fries McCain Golden Long and Thin only two ingredients are involved: 94% of the actual potatoes, 6% of sunflower oil. And nothing more! And further: McCain never grows or uses GMO products in its production.

What are potatoes for humans? We are sure you did not even suspect that potatoes contain potassium and phosphorus (in the form of salts), B vitamins, sodium, calcium, magnesium, iron, sulfur, chlorine and trace elements: zinc, bromine, silicon, copper, boron, manganese, iodine, cobalt. And this is not counting organic elements - carbohydrates and amino acids, which play an important role in supplying the human body with energy and substances responsible for immunity.

The energy value of potatoes depends on how they are prepared and how and with what they are eaten. French fries are known to be an energetically valuable way of preparing this product, which is good in cold climates or during active work. Contrary to popular belief, french fries are not a source of fat (there are no more than 5-6 g per 100 g of product), but carbohydrates, the main supplier of energy for the body. The energy value of a 100-gram serving of McCain fried potatoes "Golden, Long and Thin", cooked in the oven, is about 179 Kcal, in a deep fryer - 193 Kcal. Such a battery is a great help to everyone who leads an active lifestyle, is engaged in physical work, sports, and also thinks a lot. If you are worried about a possible excess of calories, compare: in 100 g of oatmeal in water 145 Kcal (and in milk and with butter - twice as much), in 100 g of dry rye bread - 374 Kcal.

Specialists in the field of nutrition and fitness give their recommendations on how, when and with what to eat fries, so that they only bring you joy and health:

1. As we said above, carbohydrates are energy for muscles and the brain. The more you exercise physically or engage in vigorous mental activity, the faster the body's fuel reserves are burned. A serving of fried potatoes will not hurt a person who is actively moving!
2. Have fried potatoes for lunch - give up meat and other energy-rich foods for dinner, limit yourself to salad. Then the body will not store excess energy in the form of fatty deposits.
3. Drink fried potatoes with natural water or other sugar-free drinks. A glass of soda you drink along with a serving of fries doubles the amount of carbs you burn in the gym or on the treadmill.

Finally, here are some tips to help you make delicious McCain French fries at home easily, quickly and deliciously:

1. Never defrost frozen potatoes, or they will absorb more oil and not crisp enough. Store food in a freezer at -18 ° C.
2. Always follow the cooking instructions. It's important to preheat your oven or oil in a deep fat fryer or skillet to a certain temperature before you start frying.
3. There is no need to add oil when cooking frozen fries in the oven, as McCain fries are pre-fried in sunflower oil. Thus, the fat content of the product will be only 6%.
4. After frying the potatoes in a skillet or deep fryer, place the fries on a paper towel to remove excess oil.