McDonald's Fiji Seed Oil Report Card

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Safest Orders at McDonald's Fiji

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: Cheeseburger + Natural Mineral Water (600ml), 1.1g total

Item	PUFA
Cheeseburger	1.1g
Sausage McMuffin	1.1g
Choc Whirl Frappé (Medium)	1.2g
Hamburger	1.4g
Choc Whirl Frappé (Large)	1.4g

What to Avoid at McDonald's Fiji

Item	PUFA
Double Fillet-o-Fish	15.1g
Hot & Spicy Chicken (5 piece)	11.7g
Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap	11.5g
McChicken	11.4g
Big Mac	10.0g

Around the world: McDonald's

In Japan, McDonald's cooks with palm oil and beef tallow. In Fiji: palm and canola oil. Same chain.

We have McDonald's in 96 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.

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 McDonald's Fiji item, ranked

All 78 items we have for McDonald's Fiji, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.

Item	PUFA
White Tea	0.0g
Black Tea	0.0g
Coke (Small)	0.0g
Coke (Medium)	0.0g
Coke (Large)	0.0g
Coke No Sugar (Small)	0.0g
Coke No Sugar (Medium)	0.0g
Coke No Sugar (Large)	0.0g
Fanta (Small)	0.0g
Fanta (Medium)	0.0g
Fanta (Large)	0.0g
Sprite (Small)	0.0g
Sprite (Medium)	0.0g
Sprite (Large)	0.0g
Frozen Coke (Small)	0.0g
Frozen Coke (Regular)	0.0g
Frozen Coke (Large)	0.0g
Natural Mineral Water (330ml)	0.0g
Natural Mineral Water (600ml)	0.0g
Iced Tea	0.0g
Barbeque Sauce	0.0g
Sweet 'n Sour Sauce	0.0g
Ketchup Sauce	0.0g
Hotcake Syrup	0.0g
Strawberry Jam	0.0g
Keri Orange Juice (Medium)	0.1g
White Coffee	0.1g
Keri Orange Juice (Large)	0.2g
Whipped Butter	0.2g
Strawberry Sundae (Regular)	0.4g
Plain Sundae	0.4g
Soft Serve Cone	0.4g
Caramel Sundae (Regular)	0.5g
Strawberry Sundae (Large)	0.5g
Strawberry Shake (Medium)	0.5g
Hot Fudge Sundae (Regular)	0.6g
Caramel Sundae (Large)	0.6g
Chocolate Shake (Medium)	0.6g
Strawberry Shake (Large)	0.6g
Chocolate Shake (Large)	0.7g
Hot Fudge Sundae (Large)	0.8g
M&M'S MINIS McFlurry	1.0g
Cheeseburger	1.1g
Sausage McMuffin	1.1g
Oreo Cookies McFlurry	1.1g
Choc Whirl Frappé (Medium)	1.2g
Coffee Kick Frappé (Medium)	1.2g
Mocha Frappé (Medium)	1.3g
Hamburger	1.4g
Choc Whirl Frappé (Large)	1.4g
Coffee Kick Frappé (Large)	1.4g
Mocha Frappé (Large)	1.5g
Quarter Pounder	1.8g
Egg McMuffin	2.3g
Sausage & Egg McMuffin	2.3g
Apple Pie	2.4g
Scrambled Egg Muffin	2.5g
Chicken McNuggets (4 pack)	2.7g
Hash Brown	2.8g
ELT McMuffin	3.7g
McFeast	3.8g
Fries (Small)	3.9g
Hot & Spicy Chicken (2 piece)	4.7g
Hotcakes with Butter & Syrup	4.8g
Chick N McCheese	5.2g
Fries (Medium)	5.3g
Chicken McNuggets (6 pack)	5.4g
Brekkie Burger	5.5g
Fries (Large)	6.8g
Filet-o-Fish	8.4g
Chicken McMuffin	8.6g
Chicken McNuggets (10 pack)	9.0g
Big Mac	10.0g
Big Breakfast	10.0g
McChicken	11.4g
Crispy Chicken & Aioli McWrap	11.5g
Hot & Spicy Chicken (5 piece)	11.7g
Double Fillet-o-Fish	15.1g

Frequently asked

Does McDonald's Fiji use seed oils?

Based on our menu research, McDonald's Fiji cooks with: Chain-stated but in conflict: McDonald's Fiji's FAQ says 'We use only 100% vegetable oil (palm-olein)' for frying, while its own item pages print canola for the fried foods ('Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil) ... cooked in McDonald's Vegetable Oil blend'; 'Hash Brown is cooked in canola oil blend') and its printed nutrition panels for fries, hash browns and nuggets carry a saturated share (about 8% of the fat for fries) that fits canola, not palm olein (the FAQ says the food is imported mainly from McDonald's supplier in New Zealand). The locally breaded Hot & Spicy Chicken panel shows 34% saturated, which does fit a palm-olein fryer. Scored on each item's own label and panel: canola for fries, hash browns, nuggets and pie (higher-PUFA-wins); sauces are soybean oil (Big Mac sauce, McChicken sauce, mayonnaise, tartare) per the ingredient statements; bun and muffin oil is canola. If palm olein is ruled for the fryers, fried-item PUFA falls by about 60%.. Across the 78 menu items we analyzed, it averages 2.3g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).

What oil does McDonald's Fiji cook with?

Our research indicates: Chain-stated but in conflict: McDonald's Fiji's FAQ says 'We use only 100% vegetable oil (palm-olein)' for frying, while its own item pages print canola for the fried foods ('Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil) ... cooked in McDonald's Vegetable Oil blend'; 'Hash Brown is cooked in canola oil blend') and its printed nutrition panels for fries, hash browns and nuggets carry a saturated share (about 8% of the fat for fries) that fits canola, not palm olein (the FAQ says the food is imported mainly from McDonald's supplier in New Zealand). The locally breaded Hot & Spicy Chicken panel shows 34% saturated, which does fit a palm-olein fryer. Scored on each item's own label and panel: canola for fries, hash browns, nuggets and pie (higher-PUFA-wins); sauces are soybean oil (Big Mac sauce, McChicken sauce, mayonnaise, tartare) per the ingredient statements; bun and muffin oil is canola. If palm olein is ruled for the fryers, fried-item PUFA falls by about 60%.. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.

Does McDonald's Fiji use beef tallow?

No. Our research indicates McDonald's Fiji cooks with Chain-stated but in conflict: McDonald's Fiji's FAQ says 'We use only 100% vegetable oil (palm-olein)' for frying, while its own item pages print canola for the fried foods ('Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil) ... cooked in McDonald's Vegetable Oil blend'; 'Hash Brown is cooked in canola oil blend') and its printed nutrition panels for fries, hash browns and nuggets carry a saturated share (about 8% of the fat for fries) that fits canola, not palm olein (the FAQ says the food is imported mainly from McDonald's supplier in New Zealand). The locally breaded Hot & Spicy Chicken panel shows 34% saturated, which does fit a palm-olein fryer. Scored on each item's own label and panel: canola for fries, hash browns, nuggets and pie (higher-PUFA-wins); sauces are soybean oil (Big Mac sauce, McChicken sauce, mayonnaise, tartare) per the ingredient statements; bun and muffin oil is canola. If palm olein is ruled for the fryers, fried-item PUFA falls by about 60%., not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.

Is McDonald's Fiji seed oil free?

No. Our research indicates McDonald's Fiji cooks with Chain-stated but in conflict: McDonald's Fiji's FAQ says 'We use only 100% vegetable oil (palm-olein)' for frying, while its own item pages print canola for the fried foods ('Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Canola Oil) ... cooked in McDonald's Vegetable Oil blend'; 'Hash Brown is cooked in canola oil blend') and its printed nutrition panels for fries, hash browns and nuggets carry a saturated share (about 8% of the fat for fries) that fits canola, not palm olein (the FAQ says the food is imported mainly from McDonald's supplier in New Zealand). The locally breaded Hot & Spicy Chicken panel shows 34% saturated, which does fit a palm-olein fryer. Scored on each item's own label and panel: canola for fries, hash browns, nuggets and pie (higher-PUFA-wins); sauces are soybean oil (Big Mac sauce, McChicken sauce, mayonnaise, tartare) per the ingredient statements; bun and muffin oil is canola. If palm olein is ruled for the fryers, fried-item PUFA falls by about 60%., which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.

What is the safest thing to order at McDonald's Fiji?

Cheeseburger is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Fiji, at an estimated 1.1g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.

What should I avoid at McDonald's Fiji?

Double Fillet-o-Fish is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Fiji, at an estimated 15.1g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.

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See where McDonald's Fiji lands on the full Seed Oil Index, or check which chains cook in real fats on Tallow Watch. Wondering about a specific dish instead? The Is It Seed Oil food guide answers it for 200+ everyday foods, and the distributor oils page covers what independent restaurants fry in.