How much seed oil is in Nathan's Famous's food?
Nathan's Famous averages an estimated 9.0g 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 Nathan's Famous cooks with
Famous crinkle-cut fries fried in 100% corn oil (very high PUFA, ~15-20g per order); hot dogs are all-beef (low PUFA).
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 Honey Half Chicken | 38.9g |
| BBQ Bacon Tribeca Chicken Sandwich (Double) | 27.4g |
| Buffalo Chicken Sandwich (Double) | 25.2g |
| Hell's Kitchen Chicken Sandwich (Double) | 24.3g |
| Southern Chicken Sandwich (Double) | 22.5g |
| Famous Crinkle-Cut Fries (Large) | 20g |
| Buffalo Chicken Tenders | 19.6g |
| BBQ Bacon Tribeca Chicken Sandwich (Single) | 19.4g |
| Corn Dog Nuggets - 20pc | 18g |
| Chili Cheese Fries | 18g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Nathan's Famous:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Vanilla Shake | 1g |
| Chocolate Shake | 1g |
| Hot Dog | 2g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Nathan's Famous report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.