Del Taco Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Del Taco cooks with: soybean and canola oil. Across the 153 menu items we analyzed, it averages 7.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).
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Safest Orders at Del Taco
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.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Carne Asada Steak Street Guac'd Up Taco | 0.4g |
| Carne Asada Steak Street Taco | 0.6g |
| Mini Cheddar Quesadilla | 0.6g |
| Snack Taco (Soft) | 1.2g |
| Carnitas Street Taco | 1.5g |
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| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Seasoned Beef) | 27.6g |
| 3 Pc. Crispy Chicken & Fries Box | 26.7g |
| Epic Grilled Chicken Cali Bacon Burrito | 25.8g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Carne Asada Steak) | 25.7g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Grilled Chicken) | 25.6g |
Every Del Taco item, ranked
All 153 items we have for Del Taco, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Fountain Drink | 0.0g |
| Barq's Root Beer | 0.0g |
| Real Strawberry Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Real Strawberry Sprite | 0.0g |
| Gold Peak Brewed Tea | 0.0g |
| Fuze Raspberry Tea | 0.0g |
| Simply Orange Juice | 0.0g |
| Mild Hot Sauce Packet | 0.0g |
| Del Scorcho Hot Sauce Packet | 0.0g |
| Del Inferno Hot Sauce Packet | 0.0g |
| Hot Coffee | 0.0g |
| Bottled Water | 0.0g |
| Dirty Del with Barq's (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Dr Pepper (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Fanta Orange (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Coca-Cola (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Coca-Cola Cherry (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Coca-Cola (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Barq's (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Coca-Cola Cherry (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Sprite (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Minute Maid Zero Sugar Lemonade (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Dr Pepper (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Sprite (Large) | 0.1g |
| Dirty Del with Fanta Orange (Regular) | 0.1g |
| Strawberry Shake (Mini) | 0.2g |
| Chocolate Shake (Mini) | 0.3g |
| Vanilla Shake (Mini) | 0.3g |
| Carne Asada Steak Street Guac'd Up Taco | 0.4g |
| Vanilla Shake (Regular) | 0.5g |
| Chocolate Shake (Regular) | 0.5g |
| Strawberry Shake (Regular) | 0.5g |
| Carne Asada Steak Street Taco | 0.6g |
| Mini Cheddar Quesadilla | 0.6g |
| Vanilla Shake (Large) | 0.7g |
| Chocolate Shake (Large) | 0.7g |
| Strawberry Shake (Large) | 0.7g |
| Guacamole (Side, Large) | 1.0g |
| Iced Coffee (Regular) | 1.0g |
| Snack Taco (Soft) | 1.2g |
| Bean & Cheese Cup | 1.2g |
| Fresh House-Made Guacamole (Side) | 1.3g |
| Carnitas Street Taco | 1.5g |
| Value Bean & Cheese Burrito (Green) | 1.6g |
| Value Bean & Cheese Burrito (Red) | 1.6g |
| The Del Taco (Soft) | 1.7g |
| Snack Taco (Crunchy) | 2.0g |
| Dragon Fruit Blueberry Poppers Shake | 2.0g |
| Iced Coffee (Large) | 2.0g |
| Grilled Chicken Street Taco | 2.1g |
| Grilled Chicken Snacker | 2.4g |
| Cheddar Quesadilla | 2.6g |
| Grilled Chicken Street Guac'd Up Taco | 2.7g |
| The Del Taco (Crunchy) | 2.9g |
| Breakfast Taco (Egg & Cheese) | 3.0g |
| Grilled Chicken Taco | 3.1g |
| Carnitas Cheddar Quesadilla | 3.9g |
| Crunchy Taco | 4.0g |
| Chips & Queso (Snack) | 4.0g |
| Chicken Cheddar Roller (Original) | 4.1g |
| Egg & Cheese Big Fat Taco | 4.3g |
| Breakfast Burrito (Egg & Cheese) | 4.4g |
| Carnitas Combo Burrito | 4.4g |
| Ranch Crispy Chicken Taco | 4.7g |
| Beer Battered Fish Taco | 4.7g |
| Seasoned Beef Big Fat Taco | 4.7g |
| Jack'd Up Beans, Rice, & Cheese Burrito | 4.7g |
| Del Combo Burrito | 4.8g |
| Chicken Cheddar Quesadilla | 4.9g |
| Bean & Cheese Burrito | 5.0g |
| 8 Layer Veggie Burrito | 5.1g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Beef Roller | 5.1g |
| Carne Asada Steak Taco Salad with Fresh Guac | 5.1g |
| Chipotle Crispy Chicken Taco | 5.3g |
| Crispy Chicken Guac'd Up Taco | 5.5g |
| Donut Bites (4 Pc.) | 5.5g |
| Secret Sauce | 5.5g |
| Spicy Jack Quesadilla | 5.6g |
| CrunchTada Tostada | 5.7g |
| Chicken Cheddar Roller (Chipotle) | 5.8g |
| Chicken Cheddar Roller (Ranch) | 5.8g |
| Bacon, Egg & Cheese Big Fat Taco | 5.9g |
| Mini Cinnamon Churros (2 Pc.) | 6.0g |
| Breakfast Roller (Egg & Cheese) | 6.0g |
| Crinkle Cut Fries (Small) | 6.0g |
| Carnitas Breakfast Big Fat Taco | 6.3g |
| Del Beef Burrito | 6.4g |
| Seasoned Beef Taco Salad with Fresh Guac | 6.7g |
| Churros | 7.0g |
| Del Dorado Chicken Quesadilla | 7.0g |
| 3 Layer Queso Nachos | 7.3g |
| Spicy Jack Chicken Quesadilla | 7.9g |
| Del Cheeseburger | 7.9g |
| Grilled Chicken Big Fat Taco | 8.2g |
| Mini Sweet Cream Churros | 8.3g |
| Grilled Chicken Taco Salad with Fresh Guac | 8.4g |
| Caramel Cheesecake Bites (2 Pc.) | 8.6g |
| Epic Combo Beef & Bean Burrito | 8.8g |
| Chips & Fresh House-Made Guac (Snack) | 8.8g |
| Half Pound Beef & Bean Nachos | 9.0g |
| Del Dorado Chicken Grilled Burrito | 9.0g |
| Epic Grilled Chicken Fresh Guacamole Burrito | 9.0g |
| Jumbo Shrimp Burrito | 9.0g |
| Breakfast Roller (Bacon, Egg & Cheese) | 9.0g |
| Epic Carne Asada Steak Fresh Guacamole Burrito | 9.3g |
| Hashbrown Sticks (5 Pc.) | 9.4g |
| Carne Asada Steak Big Fat Taco | 9.4g |
| Epic Breakfast Burrito | 10.0g |
| Jumbo Shrimp Taco | 10.0g |
| Carnitas Big Fat Taco | 10.2g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Crispy Chicken Burrito | 10.3g |
| Crinkle Cut Fries (Regular) | 10.5g |
| Crispy Chicken Big Fat Taco | 10.9g |
| Del Dorado Chicken Taco | 11.0g |
| Del Dorado Chicken Epic Burrito | 11.0g |
| Breakfast Burrito (Carne Asada Steak, Egg & Cheese) | 11.0g |
| Double Del Cheeseburger | 11.3g |
| Bacon Double Del Cheeseburger | 11.5g |
| Epic Steak & Potato Burrito | 12.0g |
| Crispy Chicken Sandwich | 12.0g |
| Epic Carne Asada Steak Loaded Queso Burrito | 12.3g |
| Deluxe Chili Cheddar Fries | 12.7g |
| Cheetos Flamin' Hot Crunchy (2 oz Bag) | 12.8g |
| All-American Burgertaco | 13.0g |
| Chips & Fresh House-Made Guac (Regular) | 13.2g |
| Chili Cheddar Fries | 13.3g |
| Crinkle Cut Fries (Large) | 13.8g |
| Epic Beyond Burrito | 14.0g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Fries (Carne Asada Steak) | 14.0g |
| Queso Loaded Fries | 14.5g |
| Epic Chicken Bacon Ranch Burrito | 15.0g |
| Epic Carne Asada Steak Cali Bacon Burrito | 15.9g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Fries (Seasoned Beef) | 15.9g |
| Chips & Queso (Regular) | 16.0g |
| Breakfast Burrito (Carnitas, Egg & Cheese) | 16.0g |
| Grilled Chicken Burrito | 16.1g |
| Epic Flamin' Hot Queso Grilled Chicken Burrito | 16.1g |
| Breakfast Burrito (Bacon, Egg & Cheese) | 17.0g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso & Chips | 17.0g |
| Queso Loaded Nachos (Carne Asada) | 17.5g |
| Caramel Cheesecake Bites (4 Pc.) | 17.5g |
| Epic Grilled Chicken Loaded Queso Burrito | 17.6g |
| Queso Loaded Nachos (Carnitas) | 19.0g |
| Queso Loaded Nachos (Beef) | 19.6g |
| Queso Loaded Nachos (Grilled Chicken) | 19.6g |
| Carne Asada Steak Fries | 23.0g |
| Carnitas Loaded Fries | 24.0g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Grilled Chicken) | 25.6g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Carne Asada Steak) | 25.7g |
| Epic Grilled Chicken Cali Bacon Burrito | 25.8g |
| 3 Pc. Crispy Chicken & Fries Box | 26.7g |
| Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Seasoned Beef) | 27.6g |
Frequently asked
Does Del Taco use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Del Taco cooks with: soybean and canola oil. Across the 153 menu items we analyzed, it averages 7.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).
What oil does Del Taco cook with?
Our research indicates: soybean/canola blend (soybean-dominant; confirmed in Del Taco allergen disclosures); PUFA fraction 0.55 for fried items, 0.55–0.65 for mayo/sauce components. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Del Taco use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Del Taco cooks with soybean and canola oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Del Taco seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Del Taco cooks with soybean 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 Del Taco?
Carne Asada Steak Street Taco is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Del Taco, at an estimated 0.6g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Del Taco?
Flamin' Hot Queso Loaded Nachos (Seasoned Beef) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Del Taco, at an estimated 27.6g 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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