What is KFC gravy made from?

With some deductive reasoning, KFC's website lists “Chicken Fat” as an ingredient of their gravy making it not suitable for those on a vegetarian or vegan diet. This information is constant with reports that KFC uses gravy powder, water and chicken crackling to make their gravy.
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What does KFC gravy contain?

Gravy: Wheat Flour, Modifies Corn Starch, Monosodium Glutamate, Salt, Dextrose, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Onion Powder, Spice, Caramel Color, Torula Yeast, Hydrolized Soy Protein, Turmeric, Autolyzed Yeast, Oleoresin Paprika, Natural Flavoring, and BHT (as a Preservative). Contains Wheat and Soy.
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Is KFC potato and gravy real potato?

They're made from a powdered mashed potato mix

The mashed potato powder itself is made from dehydrated potato flakes, powdered nonfat milk, and other ingredients — so, technically, KFC does use real potatoes, but not in the way you probably mean when you ask that question.
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Is KFC gravy vegetarian UK?

Conclusion: The chicken fat in the gravy makes the KFC sauce both vegetarian and vegan.
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Why does KFC gravy taste so good?

KFC adds the infamous flavor-booster monosodium glutamate, or MSG, to dozens of items, as detailed on the company website. It also uses foods naturally high in effectively similar free glutamates, like chicken. MSG enhances salt taste and salt-taste pleasure while also triggering the brothy umami taste.
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Is KFC gravy made with pork?

With some deductive reasoning, KFC's website lists “Chicken Fat” as an ingredient of their gravy making it not suitable for those on a vegetarian or vegan diet. This information is constant with reports that KFC uses gravy powder, water and chicken crackling to make their gravy.
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Does KFC gravy have onion in it?

Homemade KFC gravy ingredients:

565ml boiling water. 60g/4 tbsp unsalted butter. 4 tbsp plain flour. 1/2 tsp onion powder (Okay to omit or sub garlic powder)
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Can you eat gravy if you're a vegetarian?

Choosing gravy can be a bit of a minefield for vegans and vegetarians. While gravy was traditionally made from meat juices and used to pour over a Sunday dinner, modern gravy granules are often made only from plant-based ingredients.
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Is KFC potato and gravy vegan?

Hi Cass, we cannot guarantee our chips will always be vegan as we use a range of suppliers, and as mentioned above the chicken salt flavour is derived from chickens. And our gravy is not vegan unfortunately.
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Are powdered potatoes real?

Instant mashed potatoes are potatoes that have been through an industrial process of cooking, mashing and dehydrating to yield a packaged convenience food that can be reconstituted by adding hot water or milk, producing an approximation of mashed potatoes. They are available in many different flavors.
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What is KFC regular gravy?

Gravy is traditionally made by combining meat juices with water and stock, which is then thickened with flour, so it's possible that the so-called “magic ingredient” contains a combination of stock and flour. “Whisk it up so it's nice and smooth and all the bits are all mixed up,” Walker says. “Voila.
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Are KFC mashed potatoes instant potatoes?

According to a KFC manager on this Reddit Ask Me Anything thread, KFC's mashed potatoes come from powdered potatoes, a.k.a instant mashed potatoes. One excellent KFC copycat recipe hails Idahoan brand mashed potatoes as a close approximation of the dried potato flakes KFC uses in their kitchen.
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Does KFC gravy have dairy?

Sides. Heads Up! The Biscuits, Cornbread Muffin, Mashed Potatoes, and Gravy at KFC do all contain milk.
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What oil does KFC use?

KFC will still use palm oil in fries, buns, tortillas and hash browns, but said it had begun talks with suppliers aimed at getting them to switch to alternatives or source only sustainably-certified palm oil.
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Has KFC gravy changed?

Recently they changed the gravy. The new taste is horrible, it is consistently thick and lumpy.
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Is the KFC sauce vegan?

Ask for ketchup or hot sauce since your only other dipping sauce options, Honey BBQ, Honey Mustard, Ranch and the KFC Sauce, are NOT vegan.
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Are KFC fries vegan?

Rest assured, all of the ingredients in the Beyond Fried Chicken itself are free of any animal products. However, KFC fries them in the same fryers as they use for their other chicken. This is a non-issue, as far as we're concerned, because it ultimately makes no difference for animals.
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Does all gravy have meat in it?

Gravy: Gravy is a sauce made from meat juices, usually combined with a liquid such as chicken or beef broth, wine or milk and thickened with flour, cornstarch, or some other thickening agent. A gravy may also be the simple juices left in the pan after the meat, poultry, or fish has been cooked.
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What Mayo does KFC use?

KFC makes pepper mayonnaise by separating yolks from pasteurized eggs and processing them with lemon juice, mustard, garlic, and red pepper in a food processor. Then, add salt, oil, and pepper and mix.
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Does KFC use cornmeal?

Water, Sugar, Yellow Cornmeal, Soybean Oil, Enriched Bleached Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamin Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid), Whole Egg, Corn Flour, Contains 2% or Less: Nonfat Dry Milk, Leavening (Sodium Acid Pyrophasphate, Sodium Bicarbonate, Monocalcium Phosphate), Lemon ...
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Why is KFC chicken so tender?

yielding a tender product with less cook time. Less moisture from the product is evaporated, leading to a juicier piece of meat." Or, in KFC's words, their chicken is "pressure cooked at a low temperature to preserve all the great taste we're known for around the world."
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Do KFC Boil chicken before frying?

According to an article, no, KFC does not boil their chicken first. Instead, it goes through a different process. Let's take a look. Before coating the chicken, they dip the chicken into cold water.
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Is KFC chicken fresh or frozen?

Season. Then, our fresh chicken is carefully rolled 7 times in our secret blend of 11 herbs & spices before being rocked 7 times.
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