时间:2018-12-24 作者:英语课 分类:Scientific American(一)月


英语课

Ever wonder what your French fries were fried in? Like bumbling burglars who leave fingerprints 1 at a crime scene, cooking oils leave their own clues. And by measuring the carbon isotopes 2 in French fries, University of Hawaii researchers found that one oil tops all others as the choice to fry fries in: corn oil. That’s according to a report in the Proceedings 3 of the National Academy of Sciences.


National chain restaurants typically reveal only that fries may contain one or more of the following oils: corn, canola, soybean, cottonseed, sunflower and palm. But consumers might like a little more info: in a meal of burger, fries and soda 4, 20 percent of the total calories come from the oil that fried the potatoes.


Analyzing 5 fries from nearly 200 Hawaiian restaurants, the scientists found that 69 percent of the national chain outlets 6 used corn oil, compared with just 20 percent of independent eateries.


Corn oil is probably the least healthy of the oils mentioned, with more harmful saturated 7 fats than canola or sunflower and fewer heart-healthy compounds than soybean. Of course, regardless of what they’re fried in, French fries probably aren’t on your diet. Then again, you’re probably not on your diet either.


 



1 fingerprints
n.指纹( fingerprint的名词复数 )v.指纹( fingerprint的第三人称单数 )
  • Everyone's fingerprints are unique. 每个人的指纹都是独一无二的。
  • They wore gloves so as not to leave any fingerprints behind (them). 他们戴着手套,以免留下指纹。 来自《简明英汉词典》
2 isotopes
n.同位素;同位素( isotope的名词复数 )
  • the many isotopes of carbon 碳的诸多同位素
  • Tritium is one of the mildest radioactive isotopes. 氚是最和缓的放射性同位素之一。 来自《简明英汉词典》
3 proceedings
n.进程,过程,议程;诉讼(程序);公报
  • He was released on bail pending committal proceedings. 他交保获释正在候审。
  • to initiate legal proceedings against sb 对某人提起诉讼
4 soda
n.苏打水;汽水
  • She doesn't enjoy drinking chocolate soda.她不喜欢喝巧克力汽水。
  • I will freshen your drink with more soda and ice cubes.我给你的饮料重加一些苏打水和冰块。
5 analyzing
v.分析;分析( analyze的现在分词 );分解;解释;对…进行心理分析n.分析
  • Analyzing the date of some socialist countries presents even greater problem s. 分析某些社会主义国家的统计数据,暴露出的问题甚至更大。 来自辞典例句
  • He undoubtedly was not far off the mark in analyzing its predictions. 当然,他对其预测所作的分析倒也八九不离十。 来自辞典例句
6 outlets
n.出口( outlet的名词复数 );经销店;插座;廉价经销店
  • The dumping of foreign cotton blocked outlets for locally grown cotton. 外国棉花的倾销阻滞了当地生产的棉花的销路。 来自《简明英汉词典》
  • They must find outlets for their products. 他们必须为自己的产品寻找出路。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
7 saturated
a.饱和的,充满的
  • The continuous rain had saturated the soil. 连绵不断的雨把土地淋了个透。
  • a saturated solution of sodium chloride 氯化钠饱和溶液
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