Cold Stone Creamery Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Cold Stone Creamery cooks with: palm and canola oil. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.6g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
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Safest Orders at Cold Stone Creamery
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: Create Your Own - Like It (5 oz), 1.0g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Strawberry Banana Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Mango Pineapple Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Strawberry Mango Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Pineapple Blueberry Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Blueberry Banana Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.4g |
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Build my orderWhat to Avoid at Cold Stone Creamery
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| REESE'S Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Shake (20 oz) | 17.8g |
| REESE'S Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce (Gotta Have It) | 12.6g |
| Crumb and Get It (Gotta Have It) | 11.8g |
| REESE'S Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce (Love It) | 11.7g |
| REESE'S Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Shake (12 oz) | 10.8g |
Around the world: Cold Stone Creamery
We have Cold Stone Creamery in 3 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.
| Country | Cooks with | Founder's Favorite (Gotta Have It) | Banana Caramel Crunch (Gotta Have It) | Birthday Cake Remix (Gotta Have It) | Chocolate Devotion (Gotta Have It) | Coffee Lovers Only (Gotta Have It) | Cookie Doughn't You Want Some (Gotta Have It) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (this page) | Not disclosed | 7.3g | 4.5g | 4.4g | 5.8g | 5.0g | 4.1g |
| Kenya | Not disclosed | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g |
| Nigeria | Not disclosed | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g | 6.6g |
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 Cold Stone Creamery item, ranked
All 164 items we have for Cold Stone Creamery, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Sprinkles Mix-In | 0.0g |
| Caramel Sauce | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Mix-In | 0.0g |
| Banana Mix-In | 0.0g |
| Hot Fudge | 0.1g |
| Chocolate Chips Mix-In | 0.3g |
| Strawberry Banana Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Mango Pineapple Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Strawberry Mango Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Pineapple Blueberry Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.3g |
| Blueberry Banana Smoothie (12 oz) | 0.4g |
| Chocolate Silk Shake (12 oz) | 0.5g |
| Strawberry Banana Smoothie (20 oz) | 0.5g |
| Mango Pineapple Smoothie (20 oz) | 0.5g |
| Strawberry Mango Smoothie (20 oz) | 0.5g |
| Beary Beary Blue (Kids) | 0.6g |
| Blueberry Banana Smoothie (20 oz) | 0.6g |
| Pineapple Blueberry Smoothie (20 oz) | 0.6g |
| Sprinkleberry (Kids) | 0.7g |
| Oreo Mix-In | 0.8g |
| Caramel Apple Pie Ice Cream Pie | 0.8g |
| S'more Some More Pie | 0.8g |
| Chocolate Silk Shake (20 oz) | 0.8g |
| Waffle Cone | 0.9g |
| Waffle Bowl | 0.9g |
| Sinless Sans Fat Ice Cream (Love It) | 1.0g |
| Root Beer Float Shake | 1.0g |
| A Cheesecake Named Desire (6-inch) | 1.0g |
| Ice Cream (Like It size) | 1.1g |
| Create Your Own Ice Cream - Like It (5 oz) | 1.1g |
| Delicious Dirt (Kids) | 1.1g |
| Berry Berry Berry Good (Like It) | 1.1g |
| Cake Batter Confetti (6-inch) | 1.1g |
| Apple Pie A La Cold Stone (Like It) | 1.2g |
| Cheesecake Fantasy (Like It) | 1.2g |
| Surrender To Strawberry (Like It) | 1.2g |
| Birthday Cake (6-inch) | 1.2g |
| Going Bananas for JELL-O Pudding (Like It) | 1.2g |
| Our Strawberry Blonde (Like It) | 1.3g |
| Strawberry Passion Cake (6-inch) | 1.3g |
| Treat or Treat (Like It) | 1.4g |
| The Cat in the Hat's Cotton Candy Catastrophe (Like It) | 1.4g |
| Cheesecake Ice Cream (Love It) | 1.6g |
| Cookies Make Everything Batter (Like It) | 1.6g |
| Ice Cream (Love It size) | 1.7g |
| Create Your Own Ice Cream - Love It (8 oz) | 1.7g |
| Who You Callin' Shortcake Sundae | 1.7g |
| Berry Berry Berry Good (Love It) | 1.7g |
| Cake Full of Things (6-inch) | 1.7g |
| Caramel Turtle Treat Pie | 1.8g |
| Butterfinger Bonanza Cake (6-inch) | 1.8g |
| Going Bananas for JELL-O Pudding (Love It) | 1.8g |
| Surrender To Strawberry (Love It) | 1.9g |
| OREO Pretzel Perfection | 2.0g |
| Supergirl's Cosmic Kettle Corn | 2.0g |
| Our Dubai Chocolate Creation | 2.0g |
| REESE'S Cookies Cup & Cookie Chaos | 2.0g |
| PB & Chocolate Cookie Duo Shake | 2.0g |
| Supergirl's Popcorn Supernova Shake | 2.0g |
| Cheesecake Fantasy (Love It) | 2.0g |
| Our Strawberry Blonde (Love It) | 2.0g |
| Banana Caramel Crunch (Like It) | 2.1g |
| Cookie Mintster (Like It) | 2.1g |
| Cookie Dough Delirium Cake (6-inch) | 2.1g |
| Mmmmmmint Chip Cake (6-inch) | 2.1g |
| Apple Pie A La Cold Stone (Love It) | 2.2g |
| OREO Overload (Like It) | 2.2g |
| Treat or Treat (Love It) | 2.2g |
| Cookies & Creamery Cake (6-inch) | 2.4g |
| Coffee Lovers Only (Like It) | 2.5g |
| Savory Strawberry Shake (12 oz) | 2.5g |
| Ice Cream (Gotta Have It size) | 2.6g |
| Cake Batter Ice Cream (Love It) | 2.6g |
| Create Your Own Ice Cream - Gotta Have It (12 oz) | 2.6g |
| Cookie Doughn't You Want Some (Like It) | 2.6g |
| Cheesecake Fantasy (Gotta Have It) | 2.6g |
| Berry Berry Berry Good (Gotta Have It) | 2.6g |
| Very Vanilla Shake (12 oz) | 2.6g |
| Cake Batter N Shake (12 oz) | 2.6g |
| The Cat in the Hat's Cotton Candy Catastrophe (Love It) | 2.6g |
| Banana Split Decision Sundae | 2.7g |
| Oh Fudge Shake (12 oz) | 2.7g |
| Cookie Dough Pie | 2.8g |
| Apple Pie A La Cold Stone (Gotta Have It) | 2.8g |
| Our Strawberry Blonde (Gotta Have It) | 2.8g |
| Rich & Dreamy Cake (6-inch) | 2.8g |
| Milk & OREO Cookies Shake (12 oz) | 2.9g |
| Treat or Treat (Gotta Have It) | 3.0g |
| Birthday Cake Remix (Love It) | 3.1g |
| Birthday Cake Remix (Like It) | 3.2g |
| Surrender To Strawberry (Gotta Have It) | 3.2g |
| Going Bananas for JELL-O Pudding (Gotta Have It) | 3.2g |
| Cookies Make Everything Batter (Love It) | 3.3g |
| Banana Caramel Crunch (Love It) | 3.4g |
| OREO Cookies & Cream Extreme Cake (6-inch) | 3.4g |
| Tall, Dark & Delicious Cake (6-inch) | 3.4g |
| Cake Batter Sprinkle Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich | 3.5g |
| Perfect Duet Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich | 3.5g |
| Dough for It (Like It) | 3.5g |
| The Cat in the Hat's Cotton Candy Catastrophe (Gotta Have It) | 3.5g |
| Chocolate Devotion (Like It) | 3.6g |
| Cookie Mintster (Love It) | 3.7g |
| Dough for It (Love It) | 3.7g |
| Savory Strawberry Shake (20 oz) | 3.7g |
| Peanut Butter Mix-In | 3.8g |
| Cookie Crumb Yum Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich | 3.8g |
| Cookie Doughn't You Want Some (Love It) | 3.8g |
| Coffee Lovers Only (Love It) | 3.8g |
| Kiss N' Tell Chocolate Ice Cream Cookie Sandwich | 3.9g |
| Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip (Like It) | 3.9g |
| OREO Overload (Love It) | 3.9g |
| Very Vanilla Shake (20 oz) | 3.9g |
| Cake Batter N Shake (20 oz) | 4.0g |
| Cookie Doughn't You Want Some (Gotta Have It) | 4.1g |
| Cookie Mintster (Gotta Have It) | 4.2g |
| Cookies Make Everything Batter (Gotta Have It) | 4.2g |
| Oh Fudge Shake (20 oz) | 4.2g |
| Founder's Favorite (Like It) | 4.3g |
| Dough for It (Gotta Have It) | 4.3g |
| Birthday Cake Remix (Gotta Have It) | 4.4g |
| Banana Caramel Crunch (Gotta Have It) | 4.5g |
| Milk & OREO Cookies Shake (20 oz) | 4.6g |
| Witches' Boo Shake (Like It) | 4.7g |
| OREO Overload (Gotta Have It) | 4.8g |
| Chocolate Devotion (Love It) | 4.9g |
| Coffee Lovers Only (Gotta Have It) | 5.0g |
| Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip (Love It) | 5.2g |
| Mint Mint Chocolate Chocolate Chip (Gotta Have It) | 5.4g |
| Midnight Delight Cake (6-inch) | 5.6g |
| One Smart Brookie (Like It) | 5.7g |
| Chocolate Devotion (Gotta Have It) | 5.8g |
| Dough-lightful Peanut Butter (Like It) | 5.8g |
| Raspberry Truffle Temptation Cake (6-inch) | 5.9g |
| Cake Batter Batter Batter (Like It) | 6.0g |
| Coffeehouse Crunch Cake (6-inch) | 6.0g |
| REESE'S Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce (Like It) | 6.1g |
| One Smart Brookie (Love It) | 6.2g |
| Peanut Butter Cup Perfection (Like It) | 6.3g |
| Founder's Favorite (Love It) | 6.4g |
| Don't Cry Over Spilled Silk (Like It) | 6.5g |
| Cake Batter Batter Batter (Love It) | 6.6g |
| Chocolate Chipper Cake (6-inch) | 6.7g |
| One Smart Brookie (Gotta Have It) | 7.1g |
| Mud Pie Mojo (Like It) | 7.2g |
| Founder's Favorite (Gotta Have It) | 7.3g |
| Crumb and Get It (Like It) | 7.6g |
| Peanut Butter Cup Perfection (Love It) | 7.7g |
| Cake Batter Batter Batter (Gotta Have It) | 7.8g |
| Don't Cry Over Spilled Silk (Love It) | 7.8g |
| Dough-lightful Peanut Butter (Love It) | 8.0g |
| Caramel Nut Nirvana Cake (6-inch) | 8.1g |
| Don't Cry Over Spilled Silk (Gotta Have It) | 8.3g |
| Peanut Butter Cup Perfection (Gotta Have It) | 8.6g |
| Dough-lightful Peanut Butter (Gotta Have It) | 8.8g |
| Peanut Butter Playground Cake (6-inch) | 9.2g |
| Mud Pie Mojo (Love It) | 9.7g |
| Crumb and Get It (Love It) | 9.7g |
| Witches' Boo Shake (Love It) | 9.7g |
| Mud Pie Mojo (Gotta Have It) | 10.6g |
| REESE'S Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Shake (12 oz) | 10.8g |
| REESE'S Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce (Love It) | 11.7g |
| Crumb and Get It (Gotta Have It) | 11.8g |
| REESE'S Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce (Gotta Have It) | 12.6g |
| REESE'S Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Shake (20 oz) | 17.8g |
Frequently asked
Does Cold Stone Creamery use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Cold Stone Creamery cooks with: palm and canola oil. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.6g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
What oil does Cold Stone Creamery cook with?
Our research indicates: dairy fat (ice cream base, ~0.04 PUFA fraction); mix-ins vary: nuts use their own native fats; the OREO cookie mix-in lists palm and/or canola oil; chocolate chips carry no added oil (cocoa butter and milk fat only); the waffle cone/bowl lists palm and soybean oil, no canola (chain ingredient statements CSC-REF006/007, Apr 2026 editions). Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Cold Stone Creamery use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Cold Stone Creamery cooks with palm and canola oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Cold Stone Creamery seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Cold Stone Creamery cooks with palm and canola oil, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Cold Stone Creamery?
Strawberry Banana Smoothie (12 oz) is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Cold Stone Creamery, at an estimated 0.3g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Cold Stone Creamery?
REESE'S Chocolate Peanut Butter Dream Shake (20 oz) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Cold Stone Creamery, at an estimated 17.8g 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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