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Surprising Nutritional Facts About Deep-Fried Turkey

Posted in Food, Health & Wellness

image.pngShortly after my book was published, I was excited to discover that it became the quotable source on nutrition stats for deep-fried turkey, as per turkeyfrying.net and The Peanut Institute. Here’s the copy from their press release:”Some may associate deep-fried foods with being highly unhealthy, but in the new book “Just Because You’re an American Doesn’t Mean You Have To Eat Like One!” author Michele Jacobson takes a closer look at this deep-frying technique.  A deep-fried turkey fried in peanut oil is similar nutritionally when compared to a traditional roasted turkey in fat and calorie count. This is because the moisture in the turkey repels the oil rather than absorbing it during the deep-frying process. Due to its high temperature, the oil cannot go against the direction of the water vapor as it pushes the bubbles toward the surface so the hot oil steams the bird from the inside out.