How much seed oil is in Dave's Hot Chicken's food?
Dave's Hot Chicken averages an estimated 14.0g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 3.5 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 Dave's Hot Chicken cooks with
Fries in a soybean-type seed oil blend (basis: 1 tender = 10g PUFA); Dave's sauce, kale slaw and ranch are soybean-mayo based and stack on top.
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 |
|---|---|
| Hot Box Tenders | 55g |
| Hot Box Sliders | 50g |
| 4 Tenders | 44g |
| #2 Two Sliders w/ Fries | 43g |
| Hot Box Dave's Bites | 40g |
| #3 Slider & Tender w/ Fries | 37g |
| 3 Tenders | 33g |
| Two Sliders | 32g |
| #1 Two Tenders w/ Fries | 31g |
| 2 Sliders with Fries | 31g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Dave's Hot Chicken:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Pickles | 0g |
| Strawberry Shake Small | 1g |
| Chocolate Shake Small | 1g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Dave's Hot Chicken report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.