How much seed oil is in Buffalo Wild Wings's food?
Buffalo Wild Wings averages an estimated 8.1g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 2.0 days of the 4g daily goal many people in the seed oil free community aim for, in one average item. Method and grade scale on the methodology page.
What Buffalo Wild Wings cooks with
beef shortening/beef tallow for all fried items (wings, boneless wings, cauliflower wings, tenders, tots, chips and most fried chicken) per the official BWW Allergen & Preparation Guide FRIED column; highly refined soybean oil remains in sauces, dressings and some prepared products; shared fryers throughout. NOTE: bone-in and boneless wings still carry meaningful PUFA from the chicken fat itself (~0.20 fraction, corn/soy-fed birds), so tallow frying does not make them low-PUFA; item gram values are pending a nutrition-guide recompute and currently err high
The 10 highest seed oil items we measured
Estimated PUFA grams per listed serving, from published nutrition data and the disclosed or assumed cooking oil:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Cheese Curds (Large) | 48.5g |
| Traditional Wings 50pc | 47g |
| Cheese Curds (Regular) | 34.5g |
| Traditional Wings 20pc | 33g |
| Boneless Wings 50pc | 26.1g |
| Traditional Wings 15pc | 24.6g |
| Hand-Breaded Tenders (6 pc) | 21g |
| Traditional Wings 10pc | 16.8g |
| Boneless Wings 20pc | 16g |
| Beer-Battered Onion Rings | 15g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Buffalo Wild Wings:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Carrots & Celery | 0g |
| Grilled Chicken Dippers 3pc | 0.3g |
| Grilled Chicken Dippers 5pc | 0.5g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Buffalo Wild Wings report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.