Friday, August 22, 2008

Are dunkin' donuts hash browns bad for you?

I'm not sure. Nothing jumps off the page at me, so I'm going to say they aren't terrible, but could do with a bit less artificial-ness. A lot of it seems to be stemming from the fact that they are prefrozen and need to last and 'look good' at the time of reheating.



Ingrediants Breakdown:
https://www.dunkindonuts.com/aboutus/nutrition/Product.aspx?Category=OvenToastedItems&id=DD-977

POTATOES - ok, glad to see that is listed first in hash browns
VEGETABLE OIL - makes snese
DEHYDRATED POTATO FLAKES
(POTATOES, - more potatoes, ok
MONO- AND DIGLYCERIDES, - Used to blend the potatoe flakes with the veggie oil.
SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE & CITRIC ACID) - keeps color from fading in frozen hash browns
SALT - yup, salt
GRANULATED ONION - ok
POTATO STARCH - MODIFIED - binding and texturing agents
MODIFIED CELLULOSE - another stabilizing, binding, or suspending agent is my guess
SPICES - mysterious spices...I think I see rosemary
LEAVENING - Causes a foaming action intended to lighten and soften the finished product
SODIUM ALGINATE - Used to increase viscosity and as an emulsifier
GARLIC POWDER - Ghahhhlic
CALCIUM LACTATE - white crystalline salt used as a baking powder
SODIUM CITRATE - Salty tart flavor additive
XANTHAN GUM - Probably used as for gluten-free baking
MALIC ACID - Normally used in candy for extreme tartness
DEXTROSE - glucose
SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE - keeps the color from fading

2 comments:

Unknown said...

anything that lists "keeps the color from fading" as an ingredient is just plain gross!

Mad Chef said...

Very true =) I guess my point is they seem to be getting better...not saying it's great.