Question 1

Does Erewhon use seed oils?

Accepted Answer

Based on our menu research, Erewhon cooks with: Organic Fera fruit oil (a palm fruit oil) in the fryers; olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking. Erewhon's own ingredient statements in its order app say its fried items are "flash-fried in organic Fera Fruit oil" (taquitos, buffalo cauliflower, turmeric chicken tenders, tofu stix, hash browns and breakfast-burrito potatoes, crispy-rice sushi; erewhon.com product records, read 2026-10-21), and a 2026-10-15 release from the oil's maker, Zero Acre Farms, quoting Erewhon's CEO, says all 15 stores switched their frying to it from avocado oil while keeping olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking and select dressings (prweb.com, read 2026-10-21). Zero Acre describes Fera as an organic oleifera x guineensis palm fruit oil, about 11% polyunsaturated, 58% monounsaturated and 31% saturated (erewhon.zeroacre.com, read 2026-10-21), so fried items are scored as palm oil. The house-made mayonnaise in the salads, sandwiches, wraps and sushi is made with non-GMO avocado oil, and no canola, soybean, sunflower or safflower oil appears in any printed ingredient line; some older item descriptions still say avocado or rice bran oil for fried items, and the sushi counter's poke nachos and one sushi box still list avocado oil. Erewhon prints no nutrition facts for any prepared food, so every value for this restaurant is an estimate: a typical portion (about 5 to 6 oz for food sold by the pound) and the oils, nuts, seeds, dairy, eggs, meat and fish its ingredient lines name. Milk drinks are scored with whole milk; fats Erewhon does not name are scored on the high side: the oil in the challah, graham crust, sesame sticks and house granola as an unnamed vegetable oil, and the vegan butter as a typical plant-butter blend.. Across the 250 menu items we analyzed, it averages 2.8g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).

Question 2

What oil does Erewhon cook with?

Accepted Answer

Our research indicates: Organic Fera fruit oil (a palm fruit oil) in the fryers; olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking. Erewhon's own ingredient statements in its order app say its fried items are "flash-fried in organic Fera Fruit oil" (taquitos, buffalo cauliflower, turmeric chicken tenders, tofu stix, hash browns and breakfast-burrito potatoes, crispy-rice sushi; erewhon.com product records, read 2026-10-21), and a 2026-10-15 release from the oil's maker, Zero Acre Farms, quoting Erewhon's CEO, says all 15 stores switched their frying to it from avocado oil while keeping olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking and select dressings (prweb.com, read 2026-10-21). Zero Acre describes Fera as an organic oleifera x guineensis palm fruit oil, about 11% polyunsaturated, 58% monounsaturated and 31% saturated (erewhon.zeroacre.com, read 2026-10-21), so fried items are scored as palm oil. The house-made mayonnaise in the salads, sandwiches, wraps and sushi is made with non-GMO avocado oil, and no canola, soybean, sunflower or safflower oil appears in any printed ingredient line; some older item descriptions still say avocado or rice bran oil for fried items, and the sushi counter's poke nachos and one sushi box still list avocado oil. Erewhon prints no nutrition facts for any prepared food, so every value for this restaurant is an estimate: a typical portion (about 5 to 6 oz for food sold by the pound) and the oils, nuts, seeds, dairy, eggs, meat and fish its ingredient lines name. Milk drinks are scored with whole milk; fats Erewhon does not name are scored on the high side: the oil in the challah, graham crust, sesame sticks and house granola as an unnamed vegetable oil, and the vegan butter as a typical plant-butter blend.. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.

Question 3

Does Erewhon use beef tallow?

Accepted Answer

No. Our research indicates Erewhon cooks with Organic Fera fruit oil (a palm fruit oil) in the fryers; olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking. Erewhon's own ingredient statements in its order app say its fried items are "flash-fried in organic Fera Fruit oil" (taquitos, buffalo cauliflower, turmeric chicken tenders, tofu stix, hash browns and breakfast-burrito potatoes, crispy-rice sushi; erewhon.com product records, read 2026-10-21), and a 2026-10-15 release from the oil's maker, Zero Acre Farms, quoting Erewhon's CEO, says all 15 stores switched their frying to it from avocado oil while keeping olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking and select dressings (prweb.com, read 2026-10-21). Zero Acre describes Fera as an organic oleifera x guineensis palm fruit oil, about 11% polyunsaturated, 58% monounsaturated and 31% saturated (erewhon.zeroacre.com, read 2026-10-21), so fried items are scored as palm oil. The house-made mayonnaise in the salads, sandwiches, wraps and sushi is made with non-GMO avocado oil, and no canola, soybean, sunflower or safflower oil appears in any printed ingredient line; some older item descriptions still say avocado or rice bran oil for fried items, and the sushi counter's poke nachos and one sushi box still list avocado oil. Erewhon prints no nutrition facts for any prepared food, so every value for this restaurant is an estimate: a typical portion (about 5 to 6 oz for food sold by the pound) and the oils, nuts, seeds, dairy, eggs, meat and fish its ingredient lines name. Milk drinks are scored with whole milk; fats Erewhon does not name are scored on the high side: the oil in the challah, graham crust, sesame sticks and house granola as an unnamed vegetable oil, and the vegan butter as a typical plant-butter blend., not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.

Question 4

Is Erewhon seed oil free?

Accepted Answer

No. Our research indicates Erewhon cooks with Organic Fera fruit oil (a palm fruit oil) in the fryers; olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking. Erewhon's own ingredient statements in its order app say its fried items are "flash-fried in organic Fera Fruit oil" (taquitos, buffalo cauliflower, turmeric chicken tenders, tofu stix, hash browns and breakfast-burrito potatoes, crispy-rice sushi; erewhon.com product records, read 2026-10-21), and a 2026-10-15 release from the oil's maker, Zero Acre Farms, quoting Erewhon's CEO, says all 15 stores switched their frying to it from avocado oil while keeping olive oil and avocado oil for other cooking and select dressings (prweb.com, read 2026-10-21). Zero Acre describes Fera as an organic oleifera x guineensis palm fruit oil, about 11% polyunsaturated, 58% monounsaturated and 31% saturated (erewhon.zeroacre.com, read 2026-10-21), so fried items are scored as palm oil. The house-made mayonnaise in the salads, sandwiches, wraps and sushi is made with non-GMO avocado oil, and no canola, soybean, sunflower or safflower oil appears in any printed ingredient line; some older item descriptions still say avocado or rice bran oil for fried items, and the sushi counter's poke nachos and one sushi box still list avocado oil. Erewhon prints no nutrition facts for any prepared food, so every value for this restaurant is an estimate: a typical portion (about 5 to 6 oz for food sold by the pound) and the oils, nuts, seeds, dairy, eggs, meat and fish its ingredient lines name. Milk drinks are scored with whole milk; fats Erewhon does not name are scored on the high side: the oil in the challah, graham crust, sesame sticks and house granola as an unnamed vegetable oil, and the vegan butter as a typical plant-butter blend., which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.

Question 5

What is the safest thing to order at Erewhon?

Accepted Answer

Roasted Red Beets (Prepack) is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Erewhon, at an estimated 0.1g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.

Question 6

What should I avoid at Erewhon?

Accepted Answer

Chorizo & Egg Breakfast Burrito is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Erewhon, at an estimated 9.5g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.

Item	PUFA
Chorizo & Egg Breakfast Burrito	9.5g
Keto Breakfast Sandwich	9.4g
Protein Bowl	8.4g
Carrot Cake (Slice)	7.2g
The Goddess Smoothie	7.0g

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