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The Associated Press and Reuters contributed to this report. COLUMBUS, Ohio — Wendy’s International Inc. said Thursday it will begin frying french fries and breaded chicken items with non-hydrogenated oil, continuing a shift to offer healthier menu choices. The new oil will reduce trans fat to zero grams for Wendy’s chicken sandwiches, chicken nuggets and chicken strips. A large order of french fries will go from 7 grams to 0.5 grams while an order of fries from the kids’ menu will have zero grams. Wendy's made the trans fat free cooking oil announcement on August 24, 2006. The new soy and corn oil blend used in Wendy's cooking only not only offers zero grams of trans fat, but also a significant reduction in saturated fat (another kind of bad fat). With the new oil — to be rolled out in the USA and Canada in August — a large order of Wendy's fries will drop from 7 grams of trans fats to 0.5 grams. And a kids-size portion will drop from 3.5 grams to 0 grams. The oil also will cut trans fats in fried chicken items to 0 grams per serving. The oil, slated to begin use in August 2006 in the United States and Canada, is a blend of corn and soy oils with zero grams of trans fat. The move will reduce trans fat in Wendy's French fries and breaded chicken items by 95 percent. The fast-food industry's frantic race to cook up the first better-for-you french fry appears to have been won by Wendy's (WEN) . The No. 3 fast-food chain on Thursday will announce plans to dump its cooking oil for a blend of non-hydrogenated corn and soy oil containing next-to-no artery-clogging trans fats.
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