Krispy Kreme Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Krispy Kreme cooks with: palm oil and vegetable oil blend. Across the 165 menu items we analyzed, it averages 1.8g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
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Safest Orders at Krispy Kreme
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: Original Glazed Dozen + Watermelon Infused Lemonade Chiller (12 fl oz), 13.2g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Glazed Old-Fashioned | 7.0g |
| Apple Fritter | 9.0g |
| Original Glazed Dozen | 13.2g |
| Assorted Dozen | 40.0g |
| Specialty Dozen | 45.0g |
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| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Specialty Dozen | 45.0g |
| Assorted Dozen | 40.0g |
| Original Glazed Dozen | 13.2g |
| Apple Fritter | 9.0g |
| Assorted Doughnut Dots 24 Count | 8.2g |
Around the world: Krispy Kreme
Assorted Dozen has 33.6g of PUFA in Jamaica but 40.0g in the US. Same chain. Why not here?
We have Krispy Kreme in 9 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.
| Country | Cooks with | Original Glazed Doughnut | Original Glazed Dozen | Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut | Assorted Dozen | Apple Fritter | Chocolate Iced Custard Filled Doughnut |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. (this page) | palm oil | 1.1g | 13.2g | 4.0g | 40.0g | 9.0g | 1.8g |
| Australia | palm, canola and sunflower oil | 1.0g | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Canada | palm, soybean and cottonseed oil | 5.0g | n/a | 7.0g | n/a | 8.0g | 7.0g |
| Ireland | palm oil | n/a | 18.5g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jamaica | Not disclosed | 2.5g | 30.0g | n/a | 33.6g | n/a | n/a |
| New Zealand | palm, canola and sunflower oil | 1.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| South Africa | palm oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| UK | vegetable oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| United Arab Emirates | palm oil | n/a | n/a | 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 Krispy Kreme item, ranked
All 165 items we have for Krispy Kreme, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Classic Brewed Coffee | 0.0g |
| Classic Decaf Brewed Coffee | 0.0g |
| Espresso | 0.0g |
| Americano | 0.0g |
| Iced Coffee (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Mango Infused Lemonade Chiller (16 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Watermelon Infused Lemonade Chiller (16 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Watermelon Infused Lemonade Chiller (32 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Mango Infused Lemonade Chiller (32 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Chiller (20 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Watermelon Infused Lemonade Chiller (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Watermelon Infused Lemonade Chiller (20 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Chiller (16 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Lemonade Chiller (16 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Iced Vanilla Coffee (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Classic Brewed Coffee Box | 0.0g |
| Classic Decaf Brewed Coffee Box | 0.0g |
| Mango Infused Lemonade Chiller (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Strawberry Chiller (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Mango Infused Lemonade Chiller (20 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Lemonade Chiller (12 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Lemonade Chiller (20 fl oz) | 0.0g |
| Iced Coffee (16 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Coffee (32 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Coffee (20 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Vanilla Coffee (20 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Vanilla Coffee (16 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Original Glazed Coffee (16 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Vanilla Coffee (32 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Original Glazed Coffee (12 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Caramel Coffee (12 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Original Glazed Coffee (20 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Original Glazed Coffee (32 fl oz) | 0.1g |
| Iced Original Glazed Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Original Glazed Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Cappuccino (12 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Cappuccino (16 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Original Glazed Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Caramel Coffee (16 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Caramel Coffee (20 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Vanilla Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Vanilla Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Iced Vanilla Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.2g |
| Vanilla Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Cappuccino (20 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Vanilla Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Original Glazed Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Original Glazed Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Iced Caramel Coffee (32 fl oz) | 0.3g |
| Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (12 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Vanilla Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Original Glazed Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Iced Pumpkin Spice Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.4g |
| Mini Original Glazed Doughnut | 0.5g |
| Iced Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Caramel Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Caramel Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Iced Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.5g |
| Mini Chocolate Iced Doughnut | 0.6g |
| Mini Chocolate Iced Doughnut with Sprinkles | 0.6g |
| Mini Strawberry Iced Doughnut with Sprinkles | 0.6g |
| Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (16 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Caramel Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Caramel Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Iced Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Apple Crisp Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Iced Caramel Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.6g |
| Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 0.7g |
| Ghirardelli Hot Chocolate (20 fl oz) | 0.7g |
| Pumpkin Spice Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.7g |
| Caramel Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.8g |
| Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.8g |
| Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 0.8g |
| Original Glazed Doughnut | 1.1g |
| Frozen Original Glazed Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Frozen Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Frozen Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Frozen Vanilla Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Frozen Pumpkin Spice Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Frozen Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.1g |
| Chocolate Iced Doughnut | 1.2g |
| Frozen Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Original Glazed Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Cookie Blast Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Caramel Specialty Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Pumpkin Spice Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Apple Crisp Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Frozen Vanilla Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.2g |
| Iced Apple Crisp Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Iced Apple Crisp Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Iced Cookie Blast Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Apple Crisp Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Iced Apple Crisp Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Frozen Mocha Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.3g |
| Tweety and Sylvester Doughnut | 1.3g |
| Frozen Cookie Blast Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.4g |
| Frozen Apple Crisp Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.4g |
| Frozen Caramel Specialty Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.4g |
| Iced Cookie Blast Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.4g |
| Original Glazed Raspberry Filled Doughnut | 1.5g |
| Cafe Mocha Doughnut | 1.5g |
| Frozen Original Glazed Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Frozen Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Cookie Blast Latte (12 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Frozen Pumpkin Spice Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Frozen Vanilla Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Iced Cookie Blast Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Frozen Caramel Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Frozen Apple Crisp Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.6g |
| Cookie Blast Latte (16 fl oz) | 1.7g |
| Frozen Caramel Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.7g |
| Apple Crisp Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.7g |
| Frozen Mocha Specialty Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.7g |
| Chocolate Iced Custard Filled Doughnut | 1.8g |
| Lola Bunny Doughnut | 1.8g |
| Frozen Cookie Blast Latte (20 fl oz) | 1.9g |
| Original Glazed Doughnut Holes (4 pc) | 2.0g |
| Original Glazed Kreme Filled Doughnut | 2.0g |
| Kremey Chiller | 2.0g |
| Maple Cheesecake Doughnut | 2.0g |
| Bugs Bunny Doughnut | 2.0g |
| Cookie Blast Latte (20 fl oz) | 2.1g |
| Churro Doughnut Dots | 2.2g |
| Original Glazed Pumpkin Spice Cake Doughnut | 2.8g |
| Original Glazed Doughnut Dots 10 Count | 2.9g |
| Assorted Doughnut Dots 10 Count | 2.9g |
| Glazed Raspberry Filled Doughnut | 3.0g |
| Chocolate Iced Doughnut with Sprinkles | 3.0g |
| Strawberry Iced Doughnut with Sprinkles | 3.0g |
| Original Glazed Blueberry Cake Doughnut | 3.0g |
| OREO Cookies and Kreme Filled Doughnut | 3.4g |
| Taz Doughnut | 3.4g |
| Chocolate Iced Kreme Filled Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Original Glazed Cake Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Cinnamon Apple Filled Doughnut | 4.0g |
| New York Cheesecake Filled Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Original Glazed Lemon Filled Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Strawberries and Kreme Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Banana Pudding Doughnut | 4.0g |
| Original Glazed Cinnamon Roll | 5.0g |
| HERSHEYS Double Chocolate Doughnut | 5.0g |
| Biscoff Cookie Butter Kreme Filled Doughnut | 5.2g |
| Original Glazed Doughnut Dots 24 Count | 6.6g |
| Glazed Old-Fashioned | 7.0g |
| Assorted Doughnut Dots 24 Count | 8.2g |
| Apple Fritter | 9.0g |
| Original Glazed Dozen | 13.2g |
| Assorted Dozen | 40.0g |
| Specialty Dozen | 45.0g |
Fry Oil History at Krispy Kreme
Cooking in mix of palm and vegetable oil since January 2008.
Krispy Kreme said on January 7, 2008 that every product it sells in the US has zero grams trans fat. It had been piloting the new recipe around the country for several months, replacing the old shortening with a mix of palm and vegetable oil. Source
Every documented oil switch across the industry lives on the Oil History timeline.
Frequently asked
Does Krispy Kreme use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Krispy Kreme cooks with: palm oil and vegetable oil blend. Across the 165 menu items we analyzed, it averages 1.8g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
What oil does Krispy Kreme cook with?
Our research indicates: Palm-first shortening, per the chain's OWN ingredient statements on every per-product nutrition PDF (images.kktestkitchen.com, Rev. 6.4.25 and 2026 sheets): 'VEGETABLE SHORTENING (PALM OIL, SOYBEAN OIL, HYDROGENATED SOYBEAN OIL)'. Every doughnut panel prints 47-55% of its fat as saturated, which is palm's own share; the earlier '~70/30 palm/soy, PUFA ~0.24' note would have printed ~39% and is retired. Modelled two-pool palm + soybean, which the saturated balance pins mostly on palm (Original Glazed ~1 g PUFA). Frozen drinks and lattes are dairy fat. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Krispy Kreme use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Krispy Kreme cooks with palm oil and vegetable oil blend, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Krispy Kreme seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Krispy Kreme cooks with palm oil and vegetable oil blend, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Krispy Kreme?
Glazed Old-Fashioned is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Krispy Kreme, at an estimated 7.0g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Krispy Kreme?
Specialty Dozen is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Krispy Kreme, at an estimated 45.0g 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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