KFC - 0 Trans Fat Chicken

Has anyone tried the new "upgraded" version of their chicken. I'm willing to bet it's not as good as it was before.

Was it good before?

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Originally posted by enginecapt

Was it good before?

i've tried it, it does taste different... sort-of a lay's potato chip aftertaste, i suspect they're using sunflower or soybean oil since it doesn't taste much like canola. the original recipe chicken was sometimes crisp when fried in the old oil, but using the new oil it's always soggy.. but it isn't as greasy as it used to be either.

at any rate, i don't frequent kfc very often.. if i want fried chicken i'll make it myself, go to popeye's or pick up some convenience store chicken which is usually much better than the best kfc chicken anyway....

When is Kentucky Fried Chicken coming back?

Does anyone know when Trans Fat ingredients were introduced into the foodservice industry? Could the Colonel's original end-to-end recipe and preparation method been trans-fat free?

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Originally posted by David_NYC

Does anyone know when Trans Fat ingredients were introduced into the foodservice industry? Could the Colonel's original end-to-end recipe and preparation method been trans-fat free?

Since commercial use of transfats goes back almost 100 years, it is likely (perhaps very likely) that Harlan Sanders did indeed use one of these manufactured fats for his deep-frying.

Despite its dangers to human health, this stuff definitely appeals to restaurants and prepared food manufacturers since it has a higher burning point as a result of the way that it is chemically altered. But, whatever its appeal to food prep people may be, we are all much better-off without this nasty stuff in our food.

Didn't notice the difference...it was still pretty mediocre.

By the way, folks, a package or an ad that says a food product has "0 grams" of trans-fat does not mean that it is free of that artery-clogging substance. The FDA allows that labeling as long as the product in question has less than .5 grams of trans-fat per serving. If a food is fried in, or contains, partially-hydrogenated oils, it contains trans-fat, no matter what the packaging or the advertisements say. I would therefore wager that KFC chicken is not totally trans-fat free. Granted, .5 grams per serving isn't much, but most people eat much larger servings than the unrealistically low portions suggested by the food industry.

If people want to eat these foods, that's fine with me. But people (like me) who want to avoid them should be provided with the information they need to make their choices. "0 grams" should mean zero trans-fat.

I haven't tried it since they changed over, but I noticed it looks SIGNIFICANTLY different in the commercials than it used to -- not so bulky with breading, etc. Is this just a cosmetic gimmick to make it look like it has less breading = less bulk = few calories? Has anyone else noticed this? Has it actually changed?

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Originally posted by Pwingsx

I haven't tried it since they changed over, but I noticed it looks SIGNIFICANTLY different in the commercials than it used to -- not so bulky with breading, etc. Is this just a cosmetic gimmick to make it look like it has less breading = less bulk = few calories? Has anyone else noticed this? Has it actually changed?

I am concerned that it is overall inconsistency.