BOISE, Idaho — A University of Idaho team has won a coveted spot among the Russet Burbanks in those familiar red french fry holders emblazoned by golden arches. Their Clearwater Russet – developed by developed by a team of hundreds of people over 13 years, was selected by McDonalds for use as a french fry.
It is a combination of taste and texture — which, to the novice, is delineated among 7 attributes: crispiness, mealiness, moistness, exterior shell, texture variation, texture defects, and internal appearance.
The journey for any acceptance can be more than a decade. A variety has to clear agricultural hurdles — how it harvests, how it stores — and it also has to process and keep well.
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