Big Fat Fib Posted by Reggie at 11/03/06 09:51 AM

Consumer Reports put Wendy's claim of lowered transfat in their french fries to the test. Guess what we found? You guessed it -- transfat and lots of it.

Following Wendy's announcement that they had all but eliminated transfat from their french fries, Consumer Reports bought fries from three different stores in Westchester Country, New York. Prior to the announcement Wendy's fries contained 5 - 7 grams of transfats. Wendy's claimed its "healthier" fries contained 0.5 grams. Consumers Reports tests found 2.5 grams of transfat per serving. Go to Consumer Reports Online to read all about it.

Maybe Consumer Reports can do the next test in Louisiana -- I'm itching to use the lead "Busted fat in Baton Rouge."

comments (2)

1 Posted by autumn at 01/18/07 03:49 PM

does this really surprise anyone?

2 Posted by Jim Murph at 02/15/07 09:44 AM

How the heck can the children's portion of fries not have any transfat and the large portion fries have transfat? They are all cooked from the same bag of preped fries, cooked together in the same oil, in the same fryer. The ONLY thing diffrent is the size bag they are put into! I think even Consumers Union / Consumer Reports have both done a good job in testing and reporting on this issue, but, somehow missed on the portion size having anything to do with the amount of transfat contained in each fry.