McDonald’s fans have been left both stunned and outraged after discovering what ingredients actually go into one of their favorite sauces.
When it comes to fast food restaurants, McDonald’s has done pretty well to at least position itself as among the greats.
Even if you don’t eat it as much as you used to as a kid, back when you used to get asked by your parents if YOU had ‘McDonald’s money’ to spend, you know it can hit that spot and scratch that itch.
So while everyone has their order ready to go at any time, a lot of people don’t actually know what goes into their fave sauces.
When it comes to the famed Sweet ‘n’ Sour sauce, there is a fruity ingredient included in the condiment that most wouldn’t have expected.
Those fries are just begging for some sauce (Jakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
A TikTok clip regularly resurfaces on social media showing two Australian radio hosts revealing exactly what fruit that is.
Radio host Lauren Phillips gleefully ruined her co-host’s day after revealing the ingredients as he was midway through munching through the perfect combo of McNuggets and Sweet ‘n’ Sour sauce.
Lauren made her co-host, Jason Hawkins, proclaim that ‘today was a good day’ as she brought in the McDonald’s order.
“Jason, you need to get into those nuggets and get into in particular your favorite sauce,” she said.
Jason, more than happy to chow down, began dipping his nuggets in the sauce and getting through the order with speed.
“Would you believe, it is actually apricot flavor?” Lauren added.
Jason stopped in his tracks, seemingly heartbroken and discarded his half-eaten nugget, complaining that he ‘hates apricots’. He added he can even taste the apricot, now being aware of the fruit within the sauce.
Lauren then continued to joke that she had ruined his favorite order and TikTok users very much felt the same.
“You have ruined my favorite sauce,” one flustered user commented.
You might as well try dipping the burger in the Sweet ‘n’ Sour sauce as well (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Another said: “I can now never have sweet and sour sauce again.”
While a third commented: “Now that I’ve heard that it actually does taste like apricot. Big Mac sauce and nuggets is where it is at though.”
Some users did clarify that this apricot ingredient was not necessarily in other sweet and sour sauces.
The official McDonald’s Australia TikTok account went on to address the stunned fans.
“Hear me out, try dipping your Soft Serve in Sweet and Sour Sauce,” the account wrote.
Other users smugly questioned how some McDonald’s fans weren’t aware of the ingredient.
“How do people not know this?” one asked.
Someone else claimed: “Sweet n Sour is essentially Apricot jam and white vinegar.”
According to the McDonald’s website, other ingredients in Sweet ‘n Sour sauce include salt, xanthan gum, peach puree, garlic powder, cellulose gum, caramel color, extractives of paprika, dried chili peppers, onion powder and more.
