McDonald's Austria Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Austria cooks with: rapeseed and sunflower oil blend: an Austrian press report quoting McDonald's Oesterreich says the fries are made only from potatoes, a mix of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt, pre-fried and fried in the restaurant in the same rapeseed-sunflower oil; McDonald's Austria's own site (mcdonalds.at product pages and FAQ) names no frying oil. Across the 218 menu items we analyzed, it averages 2.9g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
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Safest Orders at McDonald's Austria
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
Cleanest full order: Cheeseburger + Coca-Cola® 0,4 l, 1.0g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Honig | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Erdbeer | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Heidelbeer | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Marille | 0.0g |
| Verlängerter | 0.0g |
What to Avoid at McDonald's Austria
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Chicken Box | 33.6g |
| Chicken Shrimp Box | 26.7g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (20 Stk.) | 26.7g |
| Potato Stripes groß | 26.7g |
| Crispy Veggie Big Tasty | 21.1g |
Every McDonald's Austria item, ranked
All 218 items we have for McDonald's Austria, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Honig | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Erdbeer | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Heidelbeer | 0.0g |
| Fruchtaufstrich Marille | 0.0g |
| Iced Espresso | 0.0g |
| Espresso | 0.0g |
| Verlängerter | 0.0g |
| Espresso (McCafé Small) | 0.0g |
| Espresso (McCafé Grande) | 0.0g |
| Café – Verlängerter (McCafé Small) | 0.0g |
| Café – Verlängerter (McCafé Regular) | 0.0g |
| Espresso Macchiato (Small) | 0.0g |
| Espresso Macchiato (Grande) | 0.0g |
| Bio Tee | 0.0g |
| TEE English Breakfast | 0.0g |
| TEE Green Tea Greetings | 0.0g |
| TEE Vitalizing Herbs | 0.0g |
| TEE Wild Berry Wonder | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola® 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola® 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola® 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero® 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero® 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero® 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange Zero 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange Zero 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange Zero 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Sprite Zero® 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Sprite Zero® 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Sprite Zero® 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Almdudler 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Almdudler 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Almdudler 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Capri-Sun Fruit Crush | 0.0g |
| Red Bull Energy Drink | 0.0g |
| Red Bull Blueberry Energizer | 0.0g |
| Red Bull Waldmeister Energizer | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Melon Refresher | 0.0g |
| Tropic Pineapple Refresher | 0.0g |
| Römerquelle® Mineralwasser still | 0.0g |
| Römerquelle® Mineralwasser prickelnd | 0.0g |
| Vöslauer Junior | 0.0g |
| Karottensticks | 0.0g |
| Snack Salat | 0.0g |
| Ketchup | 0.0g |
| Süßsauer Sauce | 0.0g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Pfirsich 0,25 l | 0.0g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Pfirsich 0,4 l | 0.0g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Pfirsich 0,5 l | 0.0g |
| Bio-Apfelsaft | 0.0g |
| Großer Brauner | 0.1g |
| Pink Dragonfruit & Sprite Zero | 0.1g |
| Barbecue Sauce | 0.1g |
| Curry Sauce | 0.1g |
| McSundae Himbeer | 0.2g |
| McSundae ohne Topping | 0.2g |
| Shake Banane (klein) | 0.2g |
| Shake Erdbeer (Klein) | 0.2g |
| Shake Vanille (Klein) | 0.2g |
| Eiskaffee (Classico) | 0.2g |
| Cappuccino (McCafé Small) | 0.2g |
| Bio Apfel | 0.2g |
| Bio Fruchtpüree | 0.2g |
| Melange (Small) | 0.2g |
| Semmel | 0.3g |
| McSundae Karamell | 0.3g |
| Shake Banane (Groß) | 0.3g |
| Shake Erdbeer (Groß) | 0.3g |
| Shake Vanille (Groß) | 0.3g |
| Eiskaffee (Grande) | 0.3g |
| Iced Latte Macchiato | 0.3g |
| Iced Latte Caramel | 0.3g |
| Iced Matcha Strawberry | 0.3g |
| Iced Matcha Latte | 0.3g |
| Iced Cappuccino | 0.3g |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte Macchiato | 0.3g |
| Cappuccino (Classico) | 0.3g |
| Caffè Latte (Classico) | 0.3g |
| Cappuccino (McCafé Classico) | 0.3g |
| Caffè Latte (McCafé Classico) | 0.3g |
| Caramel Latte Macchiato (Regular) | 0.3g |
| Balsamico Dressing | 0.3g |
| Cherry Kiss & Sprite Zero | 0.3g |
| Latte Macchiato (Regular) | 0.3g |
| Melange (Regular) | 0.3g |
| McSundae Schoko | 0.4g |
| McFlurry Oreo® | 0.4g |
| Mini-Schokodrops-Eis | 0.4g |
| Iced Chai Latte | 0.4g |
| Matcha Latte | 0.4g |
| Dark Chocolate (Small) | 0.4g |
| Nutella | 0.5g |
| Croissant | 0.5g |
| Pastel de Nata | 0.5g |
| Chai Latte (Regular) | 0.5g |
| Kakao | 0.5g |
| Cappuccino (Grande) | 0.5g |
| Caffè Latte (Grande) | 0.5g |
| Cappuccino (McCafé Grande) | 0.5g |
| Caffè Latte (McCafé Grande) | 0.5g |
| Caramel Latte Macchiato (Grande) | 0.5g |
| Latte Macchiato (Grande) | 0.5g |
| Melange (Grande) | 0.5g |
| Butter | 0.6g |
| McFlurry Lotus Biscoff ® | 0.6g |
| McFlurry Schokodrops | 0.6g |
| White Chocolate (Small) | 0.6g |
| Dark Chocolate (Regular) | 0.6g |
| McFlurry Snickers® | 0.7g |
| Kräutercroûtons | 0.7g |
| McToast Käse | 0.8g |
| Kornspitz | 0.8g |
| McPops® Chocolate | 0.8g |
| McPops® Lotus Biscoff® | 0.8g |
| McPops® Stracciatella | 0.8g |
| Chai Latte (Grande) | 0.8g |
| Griechischer Salat | 0.8g |
| Rauch Direkt-Orangensaft | 0.8g |
| Italienischer Salat | 0.8g |
| McPops® Strawberry | 0.8g |
| Schoko Croissant | 0.9g |
| McSundae Weiße Schoko | 0.9g |
| White Chocolate (Regular) | 0.9g |
| Dark Chocolate (Grande) | 0.9g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Green 0,25 l | 0.9g |
| Cheeseburger | 1.0g |
| Profiteroles | 1.0g |
| Honig Senf Sauce | 1.0g |
| Hot Devil Sauce | 1.0g |
| Matcha- Strawberry Torte | 1.1g |
| Oreo Frappé | 1.1g |
| Hausdressing | 1.1g |
| Hamburger | 1.2g |
| Double Cheeseburger | 1.4g |
| McToast Schinken-Käse | 1.4g |
| McToast Deluxe | 1.4g |
| Crunchy Müsli | 1.4g |
| Nougat Burger | 1.4g |
| White Chocolate (Grande) | 1.4g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Green 0,4 l | 1.4g |
| Wiener Frühstück | 1.6g |
| Schoko Donut | 1.6g |
| Big Mac Dip | 1.7g |
| McToast Bacon-Käse | 1.8g |
| Triple-Schoko Cookie | 1.8g |
| Lipton Ice Tea® Green 0,5 l | 1.8g |
| McMuffin Beef | 1.9g |
| Hamburger Royal mit Käse | 2.0g |
| Erdbeer-Buttermilch Schnitte | 2.0g |
| Schoko Cookie | 2.1g |
| McMuffin Cheese and Egg | 2.2g |
| Hafer-Zimt Cookie | 2.3g |
| Hamburger Royal TS | 2.4g |
| Kakao-Himbeer- Vanille Tasche | 2.4g |
| Cookie Dough Donut | 2.5g |
| Cheesecake | 2.5g |
| Schoko- Mousse Torte | 2.5g |
| Honig Senf Dressing | 2.5g |
| Bacon Hamburger Royal mit Käse | 2.6g |
| Apfeltasche | 2.9g |
| Marzipantorte | 2.9g |
| Guacamole Salsa Beef Wrap | 3.0g |
| Croissant Donut | 3.0g |
| Sour Cream Sauce | 3.5g |
| Hashbrown | 3.6g |
| Fresh Beef Wrap | 3.7g |
| Himbeer- Schoko Brownie | 3.7g |
| McMuffin Beef and Egg | 3.8g |
| Tasty Junior | 3.9g |
| McMuffin Fresh Chicken | 3.9g |
| McMuffin Bacon and Egg | 4.4g |
| Big Mac® | 4.5g |
| Cocktail Sauce | 4.5g |
| Caesar Dressing | 4.5g |
| Mayonnaise | 4.8g |
| Chickenburger | 4.9g |
| McMuffin Tasty Egg | 4.9g |
| Eierspeis | 4.9g |
| Kernöl Dressing | 4.9g |
| McFish | 5.1g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (4 Stk.) | 5.3g |
| McMuffin Fresh Avocado | 5.3g |
| Fresh Chicken Wrap | 5.9g |
| Carrot Cake | 5.9g |
| Chicken Caesar Salat | 6.4g |
| Big Tasty Bacon | 6.7g |
| Heidelbeer Muffin | 6.7g |
| Chicken Wings | 6.8g |
| Crispy Veggie Salat Backhendl-Style | 6.9g |
| Schoko Kuchen | 7.1g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (6 Stk.) | 7.5g |
| Pommes (klein) | 7.5g |
| Shrimps | 7.7g |
| Guacamole Salsa Chicken Wrap | 8.2g |
| Filet-o-Fish | 8.2g |
| Double Chickenburger | 8.3g |
| Avocado & Egg Wrap | 8.7g |
| Crispy Veggie Caesar Salat | 8.9g |
| Der M | 9.2g |
| Backhendl Salat | 9.7g |
| Pommes (mittel) | 10.2g |
| McChicken | 11.1g |
| Guacamole Salsa Crispy Veggie Wrap | 11.2g |
| Doppel Filet-o-Fish | 11.6g |
| Crispy Veggie Burger | 11.8g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (9 Stk.) | 12.1g |
| Crispy Veggie Wrap | 12.9g |
| Pommes (groß) | 13.6g |
| Big Tasty Chicken | 14.8g |
| CBO Premium Chicken Wrap | 15.8g |
| McCrispy CBO | 16.2g |
| McCrispy | 20.3g |
| Potato Stripes mittel | 20.9g |
| Crispy Veggie Big Tasty | 21.1g |
| Chicken Shrimp Box | 26.7g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (20 Stk.) | 26.7g |
| Potato Stripes groß | 26.7g |
| Chicken Box | 33.6g |
Frequently asked
Does McDonald's Austria use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Austria cooks with: rapeseed and sunflower oil blend: an Austrian press report quoting McDonald's Oesterreich says the fries are made only from potatoes, a mix of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt, pre-fried and fried in the restaurant in the same rapeseed-sunflower oil; McDonald's Austria's own site (mcdonalds.at product pages and FAQ) names no frying oil. Across the 218 menu items we analyzed, it averages 2.9g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
What oil does McDonald's Austria cook with?
Our research indicates: rapeseed and sunflower oil blend: an Austrian press report quoting McDonald's Oesterreich says the fries are made only from potatoes, a mix of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt, pre-fried and fried in the restaurant in the same rapeseed-sunflower oil; McDonald's Austria's own site (mcdonalds.at product pages and FAQ) names no frying oil. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does McDonald's Austria use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Austria cooks with rapeseed and sunflower oil blend: an Austrian press report quoting McDonald's Oesterreich says the fries are made only from potatoes, a mix of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt, pre-fried and fried in the restaurant in the same rapeseed-sunflower oil; McDonald's Austria's own site (mcdonalds.at product pages and FAQ) names no frying oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is McDonald's Austria seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Austria cooks with rapeseed and sunflower oil blend: an Austrian press report quoting McDonald's Oesterreich says the fries are made only from potatoes, a mix of sunflower and rapeseed oil and salt, pre-fried and fried in the restaurant in the same rapeseed-sunflower oil; McDonald's Austria's own site (mcdonalds.at product pages and FAQ) names no frying oil, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at McDonald's Austria?
Honig is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Austria, at an estimated 0.0g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at McDonald's Austria?
Chicken Box is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Austria, at an estimated 33.6g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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