Wendy's Canada Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Wendy's Canada cooks with: vegetable oil blend and soybean oil. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 5.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
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Safest Orders at Wendy's Canada
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
Cleanest full order: Cheesy Cheddarburger + Baked Potato (Plain) + Dasani Bottled Water, 2.4g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Cheesy Cheddarburger | 2.4g |
| Apple Pecan Chicken Salad | 3.6g |
| Double Stack | 3.6g |
| Grilled Chicken Sandwich | 4.0g |
| Egg & Cheese Classic | 4.5g |
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| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Cinnabon Pull-Apart 6-Pack | 30.2g |
| Korean BBQ Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 19.1g |
| Buffalo Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 19.1g |
| Breakfast Biggie, Sausage | 18.6g |
| Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 18.6g |
Around the world: Wendy's
Baconator has 4.1g of PUFA in New Zealand but 12.1g in Canada. Same chain.
We have Wendy's in 17 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.
| Country | Cooks with | Chili Cheese Fries | Baconator | Dave's Triple | Breakfast Baconator | Dave's Double | Cinnabon Pull-Apart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canada (this page) | soybean, canola and corn oil | 10.2g | 12.1g | 13.0g | 9.9g | 10.1g | 5.2g |
| U.S. | vegetable oil | n/a | 11.2g | 12.2g | 8.8g | 9.3g | 13.0g |
| Aruba | Not disclosed | 9.5g | 6.0g | 6.5g | 7.0g | 5.0g | 4.0g |
| Bahamas | soybean oil | 10.6g | 13.2g | 14.9g | 10.5g | 11.9g | n/a |
| Cayman Islands | soybean oil | n/a | 14.8g | 14.9g | 10.5g | 11.9g | 3.7g |
| Dominican Republic | Not disclosed | 9.5g | 14.5g | 15.5g | 14.0g | 14.0g | n/a |
| El Salvador | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.5g | 7.5g | 7.0g | 6.0g | 3.0g |
| Georgia | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guam | Not disclosed | 9.5g | 6.0g | 6.5g | 7.0g | 5.0g | 4.0g |
| Honduras | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 14.0g | n/a | 3.0g |
| Jamaica | Not disclosed | 9.5g | 7.5g | n/a | n/a | 7.5g | n/a |
| Mexico | Not disclosed | n/a | 8.0g | 9.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| New Zealand | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.1g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Panama | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.5g | 7.5g | n/a | n/a | 4.0g |
| Puerto Rico | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.0g |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.0g | 6.5g | 7.0g | 5.0g | 4.0g |
| UK | rapeseed and sunflower oil | 5.3g | 8.2g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Items are matched by name, so portions and recipes can differ between countries. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item. Oil notes are as each country's chain discloses them.
Every Wendy's Canada item, ranked
All 164 items we have for Wendy's Canada, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Baked Potato (Plain) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (Small) | 0.0g |
| Hot Coffee (Small) | 0.0g |
| Peach Refresher (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Lemonade (Large) | 0.0g |
| Original Lemonade (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Tropical Strawberry Refresher (Large) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Large) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (Large) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Passion Fruitopia (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Simply Orange Juice | 0.0g |
| Tropical Strawberry Refresher (Small) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Lemonade (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Diet Coke (Large) | 0.0g |
| Fuze Tea (Small) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Passion Fruitopia (Small) | 0.0g |
| Dasani Bottled Water | 0.0g |
| Peach Refresher (Small) | 0.0g |
| Diet Coke (Small) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (Small) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Diet Coke (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Barq's Root Beer (Large) | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange (Large) | 0.0g |
| Hot Tea (Small) | 0.0g |
| Peach Refresher (Large) | 0.0g |
| Original Lemonade (Small) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange (Small) | 0.0g |
| Hot Tea (Large) | 0.0g |
| Original Lemonade (Large) | 0.0g |
| Simply Apple Juice | 0.0g |
| Barq's Root Beer (Small) | 0.0g |
| Fanta Orange (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Passion Fruitopia (Large) | 0.0g |
| Tropical Strawberry Refresher (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Fuze Tea (Large) | 0.0g |
| Barq's Root Beer (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Fuze Tea (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Lemonade (Small) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Sugar (Small) | 0.0g |
| Hot Coffee (Large) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (Medium) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (Large) | 0.0g |
| Chocolate Milk | 0.1g |
| Vanilla Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Small) | 0.2g |
| Chocolate Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Small) | 0.2g |
| Caramel Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Small) | 0.2g |
| Brown Sugar Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Small) | 0.2g |
| Original Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Small) | 0.3g |
| Chocolate Frosty (Jr.) | 0.3g |
| Vanilla Frosty (Jr.) | 0.3g |
| Vanilla Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Large) | 0.3g |
| Chocolate Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Large) | 0.3g |
| Milk | 0.3g |
| Caramel Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Large) | 0.3g |
| Brown Sugar Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Large) | 0.3g |
| Sour Cream & Chive Baked Potato | 0.4g |
| Original Frosty Cream Cold Brew (Large) | 0.4g |
| Frosty Fizz (Small) | 0.4g |
| Chocolate Frosty (Small) | 0.5g |
| Vanilla Frosty (Small) | 0.5g |
| Frosty Fizz (Large) | 0.5g |
| Vanilla Frosty (Medium) | 0.6g |
| Chocolate Frosty (Medium) | 0.6g |
| Chili (Small) | 0.7g |
| Vanilla Frosty (Large) | 0.8g |
| Chocolate Frosty (Large) | 0.8g |
| Chocolate Frosty Float | 1.0g |
| Chili (Large) | 1.0g |
| Bacon Cheddar Cheese Sauce Baked Potato | 1.4g |
| Frosty Cookie Sundae | 2.0g |
| Kids' Hamburger | 2.1g |
| Kids' Cheeseburger | 2.3g |
| Cheesy Cheddarburger | 2.4g |
| Egg & Cheese Croissant | 3.3g |
| Bacon, Egg & Swiss Croissant | 3.5g |
| Apple Pecan Chicken Salad | 3.6g |
| Double Stack | 3.6g |
| Grilled Chicken Sandwich | 4.0g |
| Kids' 4-Piece Chicken Nuggets | 4.1g |
| Egg & Cheese Classic | 4.5g |
| Poutine (Small) | 4.6g |
| Jr. Cheeseburger Deluxe | 5.0g |
| Cinnabon Pull-Apart | 5.2g |
| Natural-Cut Fries (Kids) | 5.2g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Classic | 5.4g |
| Jr. Hamburger Deluxe | 5.6g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 5.7g |
| Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 5.9g |
| Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 6.0g |
| Chicken Nuggets (6 pc) | 6.4g |
| Spicy Chicken Wrap | 6.4g |
| Grilled Chicken Wrap | 6.4g |
| Dave's Single | 6.7g |
| Oreo Brownie Vanilla Frosty (Small) | 6.7g |
| Oreo Brownie Chocolate Frosty (Small) | 6.7g |
| Sausage Biscuit | 6.9g |
| Natural-Cut Fries (Small) | 7.0g |
| Buffalo Shaker Fries | 7.0g |
| Kids' French Toast Sticks (3 pc) | 7.0g |
| Double Jr. Bacon Cheeseburger | 7.3g |
| Seasoned Potatoes (Small) | 7.5g |
| Oreo Brownie Chocolate Frosty (Medium) | 7.5g |
| Oreo Brownie Vanilla Frosty (Medium) | 7.5g |
| Oreo Brownie Vanilla Frosty (Large) | 7.5g |
| Sausage, Egg & Swiss Croissant | 7.7g |
| Crispy Chicken Sandwich | 8.0g |
| Taco Salad | 8.1g |
| Oreo Brownie Chocolate Frosty (Large) | 8.3g |
| Baconator Fries | 8.4g |
| Poutine (Regular) | 8.5g |
| Son of Baconator | 8.6g |
| Caesar Side Salad | 8.8g |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese Biscuit | 9.0g |
| Chili Cheese Nachos | 9.1g |
| Natural-Cut Fries (Medium) | 9.3g |
| Bacon Deluxe Single | 9.3g |
| Egg & Cheese Breakfast Wrap | 9.5g |
| Bacon Breakfast Wrap | 9.7g |
| Spicy Buffalo Chicken Sandwich | 9.8g |
| Breakfast Baconator | 9.9g |
| Spicy Asiago Ranch Chicken Club | 9.9g |
| Grilled Chicken Caesar Salad | 9.9g |
| Homestyle French Toast Sticks (4 pc) | 9.9g |
| Cheese Fries | 9.9g |
| Sausage Bacon Deluxe | 10.0g |
| Dave's Double | 10.1g |
| Cobb Salad | 10.1g |
| Chili Cheese Fries | 10.2g |
| Egg BLT | 10.2g |
| Chicken Nuggets (10 pc) | 10.4g |
| Seasoned Potatoes (Medium) | 10.4g |
| Bacon Poutine | 10.4g |
| Sausage, Egg & Cheese Classic | 10.6g |
| Classic Chicken Wrap | 10.6g |
| Buffalo Chicken Sandwich | 10.7g |
| Spicy Korean BBQ Chicken Sandwich | 10.7g |
| Classic Asiago Ranch Chicken Club | 10.8g |
| Chicken Strips (3 pc) | 11.0g |
| Classic Chicken Sandwich | 11.4g |
| Spicy Chicken Sandwich | 11.6g |
| Korean BBQ Chicken Sandwich | 11.6g |
| Korean BBQ Chicken Strips (3 pc) | 11.6g |
| Buffalo Chicken Strips (3 pc) | 11.6g |
| Bacon Deluxe Double | 11.9g |
| Classic Breakfast Poutine | 11.9g |
| Baconator | 12.1g |
| Natural-Cut Fries (Large) | 12.2g |
| Swiss Cheese Breakfast Poutine | 12.4g |
| Grilled Chicken Wrap Duo | 12.9g |
| Dave's Triple | 13.0g |
| Seasoned Potatoes (Large) | 13.3g |
| Spicy Chicken Wrap Duo | 13.8g |
| Homestyle French Toast Sticks (6 pc) | 14.5g |
| Classic Chicken Wrap Duo | 14.7g |
| Bacon Deluxe Triple | 14.8g |
| Breakfast Biggie, Bacon | 14.8g |
| Sausage Breakfast Wrap | 14.9g |
| Breakfast Biggie, Sausage | 18.6g |
| Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 18.6g |
| Korean BBQ Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 19.1g |
| Buffalo Chicken Strips (5 pc) | 19.1g |
| Cinnabon Pull-Apart 6-Pack | 30.2g |
Frequently asked
Does Wendy's Canada use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Wendy's Canada cooks with: vegetable oil blend and soybean oil. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 5.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
What oil does Wendy's Canada cook with?
Our research indicates: ONE fryer blend for everything fried: "vegetable oil ([soybean, canola, corn, and/or cottonseed], hydrogenated soybean oil)" - the chain's own Canadian component statements print that line on the fries, the nuggets, the chicken strips and every breaded breast, so there is NO separate canola pressure fryer for chicken. Mayonnaise soybean; the Renee's Caesar dressing canola; the breakfast biscuit palm + soybean. Corrected 2026-09-18 from "canola/soybean/cottonseed vegetable oil blend (fries); canola oil in the pressure fryer (chicken)" because Wendy's Canada names one blend, not two fryers. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Wendy's Canada use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Wendy's Canada cooks with vegetable oil blend and soybean oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Wendy's Canada seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Wendy's Canada cooks with vegetable oil blend and soybean oil, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Wendy's Canada?
Apple Pecan Chicken Salad is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Wendy's Canada, at an estimated 3.6g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Wendy's Canada?
Cinnabon Pull-Apart 6-Pack is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Wendy's Canada, at an estimated 30.2g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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