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Seed Oil Breakdowns · Famous Dave's

How much seed oil is in Famous Dave's's food?

F Extreme Risk

Famous Dave's averages an estimated 15.6g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 3.9 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 Famous Dave's cooks with

Smoked/BBQ meats in beef/pork/poultry fat (tallow/lard); fried items and mayo-based sides use soybean/vegetable oil; cornbread uses canola-soybean blend

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:

ItemEst. PUFAVs. day goal
All-American BBQ Feast (Georgia Chopped Pork)163.5g40.9x the 4g day goal
All-American BBQ Feast (Texas Beef Brisket)160.8g40.2x the 4g day goal
Feast For Two (Georgia Chopped Pork)89.7g22.4x the 4g day goal
Feast For Two (Texas Beef Brisket)88.7g22.2x the 4g day goal
Onion Strings73.7g18.4x the 4g day goal
Sweetwater Catfish Fingers30.2g7.5x the 4g day goal
St. Louis-Style Spareribs - Full Slab29g7.2x the 4g day goal
Baby & St. Louis Combo23.9g6.0x the 4g day goal
Cajun Chicken Sandwich23.3g5.8x the 4g day goal
Burnt Ends Appetizer22.1g5.5x the 4g day goal

If you end up here anyway

The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Famous Dave's:

ItemEst. PUFAVs. day goal
Grilled Pineapple Steaks0gunder the 4g day goal
Fresh Steamed Broccoli1gunder the 4g day goal
Collard Greens1gunder the 4g day goal

The fine print

These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Famous Dave's report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.

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