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Where do you source the ingredients for the Filet-o-Fish®?
The fish in our famous Filet-o-Fish® is Hoki from Asian Pacific oceans or Alaskan Pollock. The bun used is baked by one of our bakery product suppliers near Manchester, Oxfordshire or Bedfordshire....
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Does the hot chocolate contain gluten?
The hot chocolate served in our McDonald's U.K. restaurants has no gluten containing ingredients.
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Do any of your products contain alcohol?
There are currently no products on our menu that contain alcohol as an ingredient. However, some items contain ingredients that have either been derived from alcohol or extracted using alcohol. For...
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Is emulsifier 471 that you use in some of your products suitable for vegetarians?
Yes, it is. The emulsifier E471 used in some of our food including ice cream and burger buns is from a vegetable source and is suitable for vegetarians. It has been independently checked by the Veg...
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How many pickles do you put in your burgers?
There are two pickles in the Big Mac®, two in the Quarter Pounder™, one in the Hamburger and two in the Double Cheeseburger; so it all depends on what product the you buy.
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Is '100% beef' a company owned by McDonald's (and therefore your beef products are not actually 100% beef)?
We've heard this myth, and can confirm that '100% beef" 'is not a company owned by McDonald's. We refer to '100% beef' when describing our beef burgers because these are made from whole cuts of bee...
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Why don't the UK have gluten free buns like the Netherlands?
The menus, and therefore the kitchen layout and equipment available in our restaurants located around the world vary. To offer gluten-free buns, we would need separate storage and toasting equipmen...
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Do you serve gluten free Big Mac®s?
The 100% beef patty, Big Mac® sauce, pickles, onions and lettuce in our iconic Big Mac® do not have any gluten containing ingredients. However, the bun does contain gluten, and while you can reques...
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Do your fries contain pork grease?
McDonald's U.K. French Fries are made using Russet Burbank, Pentland Dell, Innovator and Shepody potatoes, which are chosen for their quality, taste and long shape when cut. The fries are not coate...
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Why do you add dextrose to your fries?
At certain times of the year the low levels of naturally occurring sugars present in the potatoes we use for our Fries, require the addition of a maize derived dextrose. This helps to give the Frie...