How much seed oil is in O'Charley's's food?
The average menu item at O'Charley's carries an estimated 8.8g of seed oil PUFA.
That is grade D (Very High Risk) on our A to F scale, and roughly 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 O'Charley's cooks with
soybean/vegetable oil (frying); butter on rolls
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 | |
| Nashville Hot Chicken Tenders | 48g | 12.0x the 4g day goal |
| Fish & Chips | 36g | 9.0x the 4g day goal |
| Original Chicken Tender Appetizer | 36g | 9.0x the 4g day goal |
| Buffalo Chicken Tender Appetizer | 35g | 8.8x the 4g day goal |
| Chicken Tenders Dinner | 34g | 8.5x the 4g day goal |
| Fried Shrimp | 28g | 7.0x the 4g day goal |
| Chicken Sandwich | 24g | 6.0x the 4g day goal |
| Chipotle Chicken Tenders | 22g | 5.5x the 4g day goal |
| Loaded Potato Skins | 20g | 5.0x the 4g day goal |
| Bacon Cheeseburger | 20g | 5.0x the 4g day goal |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at O'Charley's:
| Kids Sundae Dessert | 1g | under the 4g day goal |
| Grilled Asparagus | 1g | under the 4g day goal |
| Baked Potato | 1g | 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 O'Charley's report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.