How much seed oil is in Long John Silver's's food?
The average menu item at Long John Silver's carries an estimated 8.1g of seed oil PUFA.
That is grade D (Very High Risk) on our A to F scale, and roughly 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 Long John Silver's cooks with
Batter-fries everything in a soybean/canola blend (~50% PUFA); battered coatings absorb a lot of oil, so fried platters run very 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 | |
| Fish, Shrimp & Clams Platter | 22g | 5.5x the 4g day goal |
| Chicken Meal (3 planks, fries, hushpuppies) | 20g | 5.0x the 4g day goal |
| Fish & Chicken Meal (1 fish + 2 planks, fries, hushpuppies) | 20g | 5.0x the 4g day goal |
| 2 Fish & Fries Meal (with hushpuppies) | 20g | 5.0x the 4g day goal |
| 8-Piece Shrimp Meal (fries, hushpuppies) | 18g | 4.5x the 4g day goal |
| Battered Fish (2 pc) | 16g | 4.0x the 4g day goal |
| Battered Chicken Planks (3 pieces) | 15g | 3.8x the 4g day goal |
| Kids Popcorn Shrimp & Fries | 14g | 3.5x the 4g day goal |
| Batter-Dipped Shrimp (basket) | 14g | 3.5x the 4g day goal |
| Kids Fish & Fries | 13g | 3.2x the 4g day goal |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Long John Silver's:
| Green Beans | 0g | under the 4g day goal |
| Rice | 1g | under the 4g day goal |
| Pineapple Cream Pie | 2g | under 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 Long John Silver's report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.