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If you love the Secret Recipe Fries at KFC (which we placed seventh in our ranking of the best fast food fries), then you may be wondering what exactly is in that “secret recipe” that makes the fries so tasty. Well, the recipe isn’t exactly “secret,” as it’s listed on the KFC website — but it does include three surprising ingredients.
The ingredients in question? Onion powder, carrot powder, and tomato powder. Vegetable powders are not commonly associated with French fries — with the exception of onion powder — but these powders bring in plenty of extra savory flavor, so maybe they should be used for fries more often. Further, the vegetable powders are also listed quite close to the top of the ingredient list, so it’s clear that they make a big impact on flavor.
Besides these three powders, the ingredient list is pretty standard — sea salt and vegetable oil, for example. So, the flavors of onion, carrot, and tomato may just be the “secret” aspect of KFC’s Secret Recipe Fries.
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