How much seed oil is in Pei Wei's food?
F
Extreme Risk
Pei Wei averages an estimated 14.2g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 3.5 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 Pei Wei cooks with
Soybean oil (standard wok/frying oil for Asian fast-casual; 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 |
|---|---|
| Spicy Korean BBQ Steak | 41.3g |
| Beef & Broccoli | 39.7g |
| Mongolian Steak | 38g |
| Asian Chopped Chicken Salad | 30.7g |
| Honey-Seared Chicken | 30.6g |
| Hot Honey Chicken | 29.5g |
| Sesame Chicken | 28.8g |
| Orange Chicken | 27.7g |
| Spicy General Tso's Chicken | 27.7g |
| Firecracker Chicken | 27.7g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Pei Wei:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Chicken Dumplings | 0.3g |
| Wagyu Spring Rolls | 2g |
| Vegetable Spring Rolls | 2.7g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Pei Wei report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.