How much seed oil is in Maggiano's Little Italy's food?
Maggiano's Little Italy averages an estimated 8.8g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 2.2 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 Maggiano's Little Italy cooks with
Fryer: 100% soybean oil, disclosed (maggianos.com FAQ and the 3.26 allergen guide: 'our fried items are prepared in 100% soybean oil', Brinker-wide since 2004). Saute and dressing oil undisclosed; the chain's own salad panels argue for a canola-type dressing oil (Caesar 8 g sat on 70 g fat WITH aged Parmesan in it, i.e. the dressing oil itself runs ~7% saturated; Italian Chopped 14%), so dressings are modelled as a low-saturated vegetable oil rather than olive. Cream/butter sauces are dairy fat. Nutrition guide edition 3/17/26.
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 |
|---|---|
| Zucchini Fritté | 73.7g |
| Eggplant Parmesan | 46g |
| Chef Mann's Country-Style Pasta | 37g |
| Calamari Fritté | 33.3g |
| Salmon Oscar | 31g |
| Crispy Mozzarella | 30.5g |
| Blackened Salmon with Crispy Calabrian Shrimp | 29.4g |
| Chicken Parmesan | 29.3g |
| Crab Cakes | 25.4g |
| Chicken Francese | 23.2g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Maggiano's Little Italy:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Fresh Grilled Asparagus | 0.4g |
| Kids Vanilla Ice Cream | 0.4g |
| Kids Vera's Lemon Cookies (3 pc) | 1.2g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Maggiano's Little Italy report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.