How much seed oil is in Tender Greens's food?
Tender Greens averages an estimated 9.8g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 2.5 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 Tender Greens cooks with
Undisclosed: the chain publishes no ingredient statements and no fry-oil note (Aug 2026 Nutrition & Allergen PDF). Its own standalone dressing panels run 6-9% saturated (sherry vinaigrette 48 g fat / 3 g sat, garlic aioli 34/3, miso mayo 40/3, spicy mayo 36/3), which fits canola rather than soybean (about 15%), so the added-oil pool is canola. Pestos are sunflower-seed based per the chain's menu descriptions. The earlier 'soybean-based mayo' note had no chain source.
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 |
|---|---|
| Chicken Pesto Bowl | 39.6g |
| Happier Vegan Bowl | 31g |
| Salami and Provolone Sandwich | 26.8g |
| Braised Beans | 24.5g |
| Tuna Nicoise Salad | 22.6g |
| Grilled Chicken Cobb Salad | 22.4g |
| Pacific Bowl with Grilled Salmon | 21.7g |
| Longevity Bowl with Braised Beans | 20.6g |
| Grilled Salmon Salad | 19.8g |
| Pacific Bowl with Katsu Chicken | 19.1g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Tender Greens:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Mashed Potatoes | 0.4g |
| Rustic Chicken Soup (Cup) | 0.6g |
| Sushi Rice | 0.6g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Tender Greens report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.