How much seed oil is in Olive Garden's food?
Olive Garden averages an estimated 8.4g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 2.1 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 Olive Garden cooks with
Soybean oil blend throughout: fryer oil, pasta cooking oil, breadstick brushing oil (soybean blend), and house Italian dressing (soybean oil listed first in ingredients). PUFA fraction ~0.55.
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 |
|---|---|
| Shrimp Fritto Misto | 47.4g |
| Spinach Artichoke Dip | 38.5g |
| Lasagna Fritta | 23.3g |
| Eggplant Parmigiana | 20g |
| Fried Mozzarella | 18.4g |
| Tour of Italy | 18g |
| Grilled Chicken Margherita | 17.5g |
| Warm Italian Doughnuts | 16.8g |
| Chicken & Shrimp Carbonara | 16.7g |
| Lunch Eggplant Parmigiana | 16.7g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Olive Garden:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Minestrone Soup | 0.6g |
| Minestrone Soup (cup) | 0.6g |
| Pasta e Fagioli Soup | 1.1g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Olive Garden report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.