How much seed oil is in Dave's Hot Chicken's food?
Dave's Hot Chicken averages an estimated 19.6g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 4.9 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 Dave's Bites | 149g |
| Hot Box - Sliders | 117.6g |
| Hot Box - Tenders | 63.5g |
| Hot Box Tenders | 55g |
| Large Top Loaded Fries | 52.8g |
| Hot Box - Fries | 51.5g |
| Hot Box Sliders | 50g |
| #2 Two Sliders w/ Fries | 47.8g |
| 2 Cauli Sliders with Fries | 45g |
| Regular Top Loaded Fries | 44.4g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Dave's Hot Chicken:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Pickles | 0g |
| Cheese Sauce | 0.8g |
| Mac & Cheese | 1.2g |
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.