What what happens to this food from McDonald't after ten weeks sitting in a jar.

[Maraya1969]

It's amazing.

[liberal N proud]

1. I have not eaten at McDonald's for years.

[yeoman6987]

5. I actually enjoy a McD's meal occasionally

However, I am not going to keep it for weeks and then eat it. All food would not be eatable after weeks.

[liberal N proud]

12. Have you ever cleaned out your car and found that french fry under your seat

And you have no idea how long it has been there, but it still looks like the day it came through the drive through window?

The questions becomes, if that thing can live for an indefinite period of time in my car with extreme temperature swings without decomposing, how is my digestive system going to break it down?

Next one has to ask, what do they do to the fries that allow them to survive the conditions that other inorganic things cannot?
And how is my digestive system going to handle that? What will it do to my body?

I don't care if I ever have another McDonald's French fry.

[passiveporcupine]

17. I think this is pretty deceptive

The fat fries from the regular restaurant had a lot of moisture still in them. McD's fries are shoestring and fried till there is very little moisture left, so they just dehydrated. You end up with those french fries in a can that you can buy in the grocery store.

I'm not saying their food is good or bad (I hate McD's personally) but the reason the fries didn't rot is because they mummified.

edited to add...Ok, I should have read the whole thread before posting. This has already been pointed out.

[southmost]

2. I got a loaf of bread from November of 2013 in my pantry that won't rot

New preservatives are being added to most food- just enough to poison microbes, but not enough to kill the consumer right away

[yeoman6987]

6. Lol

Perhaps cleaning out the cabinets more often may be appropriate. I can't imagine keeping bread that long regardless. After a week, I throw it away.

[dipsydoodle]

9. I've got some Roquefort cheese in the freezer

which has been there since 1988. Its just fine

[AllyCat]

3. Gross. None of that was food.

[Dr Hobbitstein]

4. Uhhmmm...

This is what food is SUPPOSED to do when left out. It should rot.

The fries, however, are quite dry. No moisture in the jar, so it doesn't rot. You can see all the moisture in the other jars, which causes rot.

[tavernier]

7. I found a McD fry

under the front seat of the car where my grandkids occasionally eat a happy meal. For all I know it could have been there for months since they haven't had a meal in this car in ages. Perfectly fine; looked like it was purchased that day. 😄

[hlthe2b]

8. I will surely not defend McDonalds, who I've not frequented in years...

But as one who once had little choice but to eat in their car during very long commutes to work several years ago, I've found my share of french fries under the seat during the far too infrequent car "clean-ups".... They do stay almost pristine for a long time, whether from McD's or elsewhere.

[truebluegreen]

10. I vaguely remember hearing about a study done

on MickeyD's french fries wherein they concluded that the cardboard box they were shipped in had more nutritional value.

[My Good Babushka]

11. I don't like McDonald's. It always makes me feel ill, but...

This stuff gets posted all the time. Fried food is well preserved food, you are basically mummifying food when you fry it, replacing the moisture with oil, which is stable.
It's still crappy food. Eat fresh food prepared at home, when possible.

[Javaman]

13. After I read the book "Fast Food Nation", (especially the chapter entitled "Kenny") I stopped eating

all fast food cold turkey.

That's been 13 years now.

[yuiyoshida]

14. 5 years ago, a friend sent me a jar of Vegemite from New Zealand.

The stuff is still good. Amazing truth.

[zebonaut]

15. Betcha the fries you just bought from Mcadees are already 35 weeks old

[cstanleytech]

16. So more evidence that salt is an excellant preservative?

I mean really thats all thats been proven here imo but hey if some here wanna use it to bash mcdonalds feel free though if you want to bash them for something in a more honest manner it should be for the poor wages they pay.

[pediatricmedic]

20. More likely a lack of moisture.

The cooking methods remove nearly all the moisture from the fries and burgers.

[cstanleytech]

21. That to but like I said if people want to bash them for something a more honest thing

to bash them for should be the wages they pay to most of their employees.

[supercats]

18. Thats Some Scary Shit Right There....

Those fries might as well have been made with concrete, because they don't look like they will ever break down.

[trof]

19. They're IMMORTAL!

[Shoonra]

22. Maybe this is good?

Someone has explained why the shoestring fries from McD didn't deteriorate. But the sandwiches and burgers definitely suffered as perishables - almost as quick as the non-chain burger from across the street - so maybe that's a sign than McD burgers are made with real ingredients.

[Quixote1818]

23. What does this prove as far as health effects?

Just because something has preservatives in it doesn't mean it's bad for you. That is a whole other experiment.

[littlemissmartypants]

24. I for one welcome

Our potato overlords.


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