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I still don’t understand why French fries are considered UPF, it is just potato but fried.
by karmasimida 2y ago
I still don’t understand why French fries are considered UPF, it is just potato but fried.
- m463 2y agoI think one of the main healthy ingredient lost to processing is fiber. It is good for moving food through your digestive system, plus it moderates harmful glucose spikes which is very unhealthy. Potatoes have a lot of fiber in the skin, but fries remove all that. (I've also been told, eating potatoes are like eating a plate of sugar)
- balfirevic 2y agoSo, peeled boiled potatoes are ultra-processed food then?
- m463 2y agoMaybe not powdered potatoes in a box processed, but the peeled boiled potatoes might not be too different to your body. It's even been shown that just freezing and thawing vegetables can significantly break down the fiber and vitamins so your body doesn't get the benefits.
- pixl97 2y agoI mean, they typically have their skin removed then are soaked in some kind of saline bath. At least half if not more of the fiber in a potato is remove when you skin it. Then oil based frying adds a massive amount of calories. If you need calories to survive potatoes are a good option, once you've met those minimum requirements they are a pretty terrible food in the sense it's really easy to over consume them.
- NoPicklez 2y agoBecause they're usually cut up, soaked in a salt bath, coated, then deep fried in a trans fat. This takes a complex carbohydrate, strips it of most of its fiber content, adds sodium and then adds trans fats through the deep frying process.
- foobiekr 2y agooften dipped in batter/corn starch