KFC: Trans-Fat Free - KCBD NewsChannel 11 Lubbock

4/30/07

KFC: Trans-Fat Free

The next time you "visit the colonel," it may be a little healthier trip.

That's because the fast food chain now says its chicken is trans-fat free. KFC says it's now frying chicken in a new soybean oil that has none of the fat believed to contribute to heart disease.

In addition, Taco Bell says it also now uses oil with zero grams of trans-fat.

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