Black Bear Diner Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Black Bear Diner cooks with: soybean oil. Across the 187 menu items we analyzed, it averages 11.6g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of D (Very High Risk).
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Safest Orders at Black Bear Diner
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: Fruit Bowl + Baked Potato + Iced Tea, 0.0g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Pot Roast Dinner | 0.6g |
| Hot Oatmeal | 1.0g |
| Santa Maria Tri-Tip Dinner | 1.2g |
| Hickory Smoked Ham Steak | 1.6g |
| Fit & Focused Veggie Hash | 3.0g |
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Build my orderWhat to Avoid at Black Bear Diner
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Fish & Chips | 61.8g |
| All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry (fried cod) | 60.0g |
| Fish Fry Friday (full order) | 60.0g |
| Homestyle Fried Chicken | 50.8g |
| Big Bacon Breakfast | 47.3g |
Every Black Bear Diner item, ranked
All 187 items we have for Black Bear Diner, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Fruit Bowl | 0.0g |
| Baked Potato | 0.0g |
| Fountain Drink | 0.0g |
| Cocktail Sauce | 0.0g |
| BBQ Sauce | 0.0g |
| Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (Large) | 0.0g |
| Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (Small) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Huckleberry Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Sweet Tea | 0.0g |
| Arnold Palmer | 0.0g |
| Apple Juice | 0.0g |
| Cranberry Juice | 0.0g |
| Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Iced Tea | 0.0g |
| Hot Chocolate | 0.3g |
| Milk | 0.4g |
| Pot Roast Dinner | 0.6g |
| Cub's Sundae | 0.7g |
| Hot Oatmeal | 1.0g |
| Santa Maria Tri-Tip Dinner | 1.2g |
| Creamy Vanilla Cold Brew | 1.2g |
| Creamy Mocha Iced Coffee | 1.2g |
| Italian Green Beans | 1.3g |
| Corn Bread Muffin | 1.3g |
| Hot Fudge Sundae | 1.5g |
| Hickory Smoked Ham Steak | 1.6g |
| Milkshake (Huckleberry) | 1.9g |
| Malted Milkshake | 2.0g |
| Loaded Potato | 2.2g |
| Milkshake (Strawberry) | 2.3g |
| Milkshake (Mocha) | 2.3g |
| Milkshake (Vanilla) | 2.3g |
| Milkshake (Chocolate) | 2.4g |
| Happy Cub Cake | 2.5g |
| Cubs Sprinkle Cakes | 2.5g |
| Fit & Focused Veggie Hash | 3.0g |
| Cubs' Chocolate Chip Pancakes | 3.0g |
| Cubs' Brandi's Favorite Macaroni & Cheese | 3.0g |
| Cubs' Penne Pasta | 3.0g |
| Cubs' Strawberry French Toast | 3.0g |
| Cup of Chili | 3.0g |
| Corn on the Cob | 3.3g |
| Sweet Cream Pancake Stack | 3.5g |
| Little Less Santa Maria Tri-Tip | 3.5g |
| Thick-Cut French Toast | 3.6g |
| Sweet Cream Waffle | 3.8g |
| Little Less Slow-Cooked Pot Roast | 3.8g |
| Mashed Potatoes & Gravy | 4.0g |
| Pork Chops & Eggs | 4.0g |
| Chopped Steak & Eggs | 4.0g |
| Sirloin Steak & Eggs | 4.0g |
| Smoked Beef Brisket Dinner | 4.0g |
| Sirloin Steak Dinner | 4.0g |
| Cubs' Papa Bear's Cheese Pizza | 4.0g |
| Sugar Bear's Lava Cake | 4.0g |
| Hickory Smoked Ham & Eggs | 4.4g |
| Ham & Cheese Omelette | 4.5g |
| 1 Egg Breakfast | 4.6g |
| Creamy Grits | 4.8g |
| Fit & Focused Chicken Apple Sausage Scramble | 4.9g |
| Southern Scramble | 5.0g |
| The ScramBOWL | 5.0g |
| Biscuit & Country Gravy | 5.0g |
| Fit & Focused Lettuce-Wrapped Burger | 5.0g |
| Half Sandwich & Bowl of Soup Combo | 5.0g |
| Grilled Chicken & Pesto Pasta | 5.0g |
| Wild Alaska Pesto Salmon | 5.0g |
| Fit & Focused Tuna Chef Salad | 5.0g |
| Soup & Salad Combo | 5.0g |
| Fresh Berry Chicken Salad | 5.0g |
| Cubs' Biscuit Bear's Best Burger | 5.0g |
| Garlic Parmesan Toast | 5.0g |
| Cheesecake | 5.0g |
| Strip-Cut Hash Browns | 5.1g |
| Country Red Potatoes | 5.1g |
| Blackened Salmon | 5.1g |
| Chocolate Cream Pie | 5.1g |
| Cubs' Scrambler | 5.2g |
| Brownie Sundae | 5.2g |
| Banana Cream Pie | 5.3g |
| Blueberry Sweet Cream Pancake Stack | 5.5g |
| Tri-Tip Dip Sandwich | 5.6g |
| White Cheddar Mac & Cheese | 5.6g |
| Vegetarian Omelette | 5.7g |
| Open-Faced Turkey Sandwich | 5.9g |
| Smoked Beef Brisket Benedict | 6.0g |
| Corned Beef Hash & Eggs | 6.0g |
| Chorizo Breakfast Tacos | 6.0g |
| Cherry Cobbler | 6.3g |
| Apple Cobbler | 6.3g |
| Roasted Turkey Dinner | 6.5g |
| Link Sausage & Eggs | 6.7g |
| Shasta Scramble | 6.8g |
| Classic Eggs Benedict | 6.8g |
| Coleslaw | 7.0g |
| Parmesan Sourdough Cheeseburger | 7.0g |
| Beyond Burger | 7.0g |
| BBQ Brisket Sandwich | 7.0g |
| Grandma's Favorite Blackberry Cobbler | 7.0g |
| Avocado Toast | 7.1g |
| Denver Omelette | 7.2g |
| Bowl of Chili | 7.2g |
| Chocolate Chip Sweet Cream Pancakes | 7.5g |
| Olga's Bread Pudding | 7.9g |
| Grilled Chicken Dinner | 8.0g |
| Bear Claw Sundae | 8.0g |
| Cubs' Granny Bear's Mini Corn Dogs | 8.0g |
| Biscuits & Gravy with Bacon or Links | 8.4g |
| Fudgy Chocolate Cake | 8.5g |
| Thick-Cut Smoked Bacon & Eggs | 8.8g |
| Homemade Sausage Patties | 9.0g |
| California Omelette | 9.1g |
| Coconut Cream Pie | 9.2g |
| Bruce's Meat Lover's Omelette | 9.9g |
| Cubs' Chicken Strips | 10.0g |
| Joe's Hobo Omelette | 10.2g |
| The Mini Volcano Pancakes | 10.2g |
| Prime Rib | 10.2g |
| Fresh Baked Bear Claw, Blackberry Filled | 11.1g |
| Milkshake (Cookies & Cream) | 11.9g |
| Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs | 12.2g |
| Cubs' Grilled Cheese Sandwich | 12.6g |
| Huevos Rancheros | 13.0g |
| Classic American Cheeseburger Basket | 13.0g |
| Patty Melt | 13.7g |
| Turkey Club Sandwich | 13.8g |
| Bacon Cheeseburger Basket | 14.0g |
| Hot Italian Patty Sausage & Eggs | 14.5g |
| Mild Italian Patty Sausage & Eggs | 14.7g |
| Chicken Avocado Club | 14.9g |
| Homemade Chicken Pot Pie | 15.8g |
| Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak | 15.8g |
| Mushroom Swiss Burger | 15.9g |
| Grizzly Bear Pancakes (4) | 16.0g |
| Steak Fries | 16.0g |
| California Bacon Eggs Benedict | 16.1g |
| Taco Salad | 16.4g |
| Shasta Cheeseburger | 16.7g |
| BLT | 17.0g |
| Volcano (French Toast platter) | 17.0g |
| Marinated Grilled Skirt Steak & Eggs | 17.6g |
| The Grizz | 17.7g |
| Carrot Cake | 18.0g |
| Crispy Chicken Cobb Salad | 18.1g |
| Bacon Mac 'N Cheese Bowl | 18.1g |
| Bear Paw Chicken Fried Steak | 18.5g |
| Bacon & Cheddar Burger | 19.0g |
| Western BBQ Burger | 19.0g |
| Cinnamon Roll French Toast | 19.1g |
| Bacon Ranch | 19.5g |
| Housemade Bear Claw Pastry | 19.6g |
| Little Less Homemade Crispy Onion Topped Meatloaf | 19.6g |
| Sweet Potato Fries (11 oz) | 20.0g |
| French Fries | 20.4g |
| Meatloaf Dinner | 20.8g |
| The Reuben | 21.0g |
| Bear's Choice Pancakes | 21.4g |
| California Burger | 21.4g |
| Bacon Cheeseburger | 22.0g |
| Cubs' Mini Volcano Pancakes | 23.1g |
| Breakfast Club Melt | 23.1g |
| Bacon Cheeseburger Salad | 23.9g |
| Pot Roast Melt | 23.9g |
| Chicken 'N Waffle | 24.9g |
| Biscuits & Gravy (2 biscuits) | 25.0g |
| Blackberry Bear Claw French Toast | 25.1g |
| Sweet Potato Fries | 25.8g |
| Mama Bear Scramble (3 eggs, meat, hash browns) | 28.0g |
| Chicken Fried Steak Dinner | 29.5g |
| Crispy Chicken Bacon Ranch Wrap | 30.0g |
| Chorizo Breakfast Burrito | 30.3g |
| Country Fried Steak & Eggs | 31.0g |
| Bob's Big Bear Burger | 31.0g |
| Bigfoot Chicken Fried Steak & Eggs | 31.0g |
| Classic Burger | 32.5g |
| USDA Choice 10 oz New York Steak & Eggs | 33.4g |
| Bread Pudding French Toast | 36.9g |
| Onion Rings | 41.0g |
| Chicken Caesar Melt | 43.3g |
| Chicken Strip Basket | 44.7g |
| Fish & Chips (fried cod) | 47.0g |
| Big Bacon Breakfast | 47.3g |
| Homestyle Fried Chicken | 50.8g |
| All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry (fried cod) | 60.0g |
| Fish Fry Friday (full order) | 60.0g |
| Fish & Chips | 61.8g |
Frequently asked
Does Black Bear Diner use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Black Bear Diner cooks with: soybean oil. Across the 187 menu items we analyzed, it averages 11.6g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of D (Very High Risk).
What oil does Black Bear Diner cook with?
Our research indicates: soybean oil / liquid margarine (griddle & fryer) — confirmed consistent with official nutrition PDF fat profiles; no explicit oil disclosure found on allergen pages but PUFA ratios match soybean oil fraction throughout. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Black Bear Diner use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Black Bear Diner cooks with soybean oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Black Bear Diner seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Black Bear Diner cooks with soybean oil, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Black Bear Diner?
Hickory Smoked Ham Steak is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Black Bear Diner, at an estimated 1.6g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Black Bear Diner?
Fish & Chips is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Black Bear Diner, at an estimated 61.8g 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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