Mainland China India Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Mainland China India cooks with: not disclosed by the chain for India; scored as a refined vegetable frying/cooking oil of the soybean/sunflower type (estimate, higher-PUFA-wins: Indian restaurant kitchens use refined soybean, sunflower, rice bran or palmolein, and the chain names none of them); several dishes name sesame oil, chilli oil or Sichuan oil as a finishing oil (sesame is close to the soybean-type score). Across the 113 menu items we analyzed, it averages 11.5g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of D (Very High Risk).
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Safest Orders at Mainland China India
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: Sichuan Mapo Tofu with Mantao Bun + Steamed Rice, 10.2g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Peppery Lemon Soup | 0.6g |
| Lemon Coriander Soup | 0.8g |
| Hot And Sour Soup | 0.9g |
| Cantonese Clear Soup | 0.9g |
| Manchow Soup | 1.1g |
What to Avoid at Mainland China India
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Sichuan Style Chicken Hot Pot | 28.8g |
| Butter Pepper Garlic Calamari | 27.5g |
| Sichuan Peppercorn "Numbing" Chicken | 26.7g |
| Sanpei Clay Pot Chicken | 25.9g |
| Shrimp In Black Pepper And Basil | 25.0g |
Every Mainland China India item, ranked
All 113 items we have for Mainland China India, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Peppery Lemon Soup | 0.6g |
| Lemon Coriander Soup | 0.8g |
| Hot And Sour Soup | 0.9g |
| Cantonese Clear Soup | 0.9g |
| Manchow Soup | 1.1g |
| Basil Flavoured Chicken Dumpling | 1.7g |
| Sweet Corn Soup | 1.8g |
| Shangsi Crab Meat Soup | 1.8g |
| Crunchy Iceberg Dumpling | 2.5g |
| Palm Jaggery Ice Cream (Scoop) | 2.6g |
| Basil Flavoured Vegetable Dumpling | 2.8g |
| Eight Treasure Soup | 2.9g |
| Vegetable Crystal Dumpling | 3.0g |
| Mochi Ice Cream (Per Pc) | 3.0g |
| Oriental Sweet Bao | 3.0g |
| Steamed Rice | 3.1g |
| Steamed Edamame | 3.2g |
| Truffle Oil Infused Edamame Dumpling | 3.2g |
| Chocolate Cigar Roll | 3.5g |
| Prawn Hargao | 3.6g |
| Cottage Cheese And Vegetable Sichuan Hot Pot | 4.1g |
| Lemongrass Cheesecake | 4.1g |
| Honey Noodle With Almond Flake | 4.1g |
| Snicker Brownie | 4.1g |
| Blue Pea And Spicy Asparagus Dumpling | 4.5g |
| Chicken And Straw Mushroom Siu Mai | 5.0g |
| Corn And Water Chestnuts Dumpling | 5.3g |
| Stir Fried Edamame | 5.4g |
| Chicken Xiao Long Bao | 5.4g |
| Stir Fried Chinese Greens With Water Chestnut | 5.4g |
| Truffle Edamame Jasmine Fried Rice | 5.5g |
| Stir Fried French Beans With Shitake Mushroom | 5.6g |
| Vegetable And Burnt Garlic Fried Rice | 5.7g |
| Pearly Chicken And Prawn Dumpling | 6.0g |
| Peking Poached Chicken Dumpling | 6.2g |
| Wok Tossed Hakka Noodle | 6.7g |
| Pan Fried Vegetable Shanghai Bun | 6.8g |
| Truffle Shitake Mushroom Bun | 7.1g |
| Sichuan Mapo Tofu with Mantao Bun | 7.1g |
| Chilli Garlic Noodle | 7.2g |
| Korean Sweet Potato Noodle | 7.5g |
| Berry Forest | 7.5g |
| Roasted Garlic Chilli Chicken | 7.6g |
| Lotus Stem, Asparagus, Pak Choy, Seasonal Vegetable Chilli Basil | 8.4g |
| Crispy Mushroom Cheung Fun | 8.7g |
| Chicken Fried Rice | 8.8g |
| Pan Fried Noodle | 8.9g |
| Exotic Vegetable House Smoked Chilli Sauce | 9.0g |
| Chocolate Dome | 9.0g |
| Stir Fried Chicken In Mountain Chilli Sauce | 9.1g |
| Fried Chicken Chilli Bean Bun | 9.3g |
| Mushroom Jasmine Pot Rice | 9.3g |
| Signature Crackling Spinach | 9.7g |
| Traditional Golden Egg Jasmine Fried Rice | 9.7g |
| Shanghai Mushroom Gyoza | 9.9g |
| Asparagus And Sundried Tomato Jasmine Fried Rice | 9.9g |
| Crispy Chicken Cheung Fun | 10.1g |
| Hong Kong Fried Noodle | 10.1g |
| Dim Sum Platter (Non-Vegetarian) | 10.3g |
| Dim Sum Platter (Vegetarian) | 10.5g |
| Four Treasure Vegetable In Preserved Mountain Chilli Sauce | 10.6g |
| Duckmeat Pancake Wrap | 11.5g |
| Crispy Asparagus Cheung Fun | 12.0g |
| Crispy Prawn Cheung Fun | 12.0g |
| Stir Fried Seasonal Vegetable In Yellow Bean Sauce | 12.1g |
| Chilli Basil Fish In A Clay Pot | 12.8g |
| Braised Chicken In Smoked Chilli Sauce | 13.4g |
| Shanghai Chicken Spring Roll | 13.5g |
| Hong Kong Vegetable Roundel | 13.8g |
| Braised Pomfret (Black Pepper) | 13.9g |
| Braised Duck Dry Red Chilli And Cashewnut | 14.0g |
| Chilli Teriyaki Chicken | 14.1g |
| Jiang's Chilli Chicken | 14.2g |
| Corn, Water Chestnut And Potato Roasted Garlic Sauce | 14.2g |
| General Tso's Chicken | 14.4g |
| Chilli XO Seafood Jasmine Fried Rice | 14.4g |
| Singapore Chilli Prawn with Mantao Bun | 14.5g |
| Chicken With Assorted Pepper | 14.7g |
| Butterfly Prawn Sichuan Chilli Sauce | 15.5g |
| Japanese Wheat Noodle | 15.8g |
| Chicken And Vegetable Gyoza | 16.3g |
| Keong's Chilli Chicken | 16.4g |
| Pan Fried Cottage Cheese Black Truffle Sauce | 16.4g |
| Roast Duck Fried Rice With Scallion | 16.4g |
| Fish In Yellow Bean Sauce | 16.6g |
| Braised Pomfret (Roasted Garlic) | 16.8g |
| Gong Bao Prawn | 16.8g |
| Lamb In Roasted Garlic Sauce | 17.0g |
| Cantonese Prawn Black Pepper Sauce | 18.1g |
| Crispy Duck With Chilli Plum | 18.5g |
| Spicy Dragon Fried Rice | 18.5g |
| Corn Tempura Rock | 18.8g |
| Ho Fan Noodle | 19.2g |
| Konjee Crispy Lamb | 19.4g |
| Wok Tossed Pink Pepper Shrimp | 19.7g |
| Chicken In Singapore Black Pepper Sauce | 19.9g |
| Prawn Chilli Oyster Sauce | 21.4g |
| Pan Fried Asian Chilli Fish | 21.6g |
| Drums Of Heaven | 21.9g |
| Sichuan Butter Garlic Prawn | 21.9g |
| Fish In Supreme Chilli Oil | 22.4g |
| Kung Pao Chicken With Dry Red Chilli | 22.6g |
| Sautéed Lamb Chilli Oyster And Scallion | 22.6g |
| Sliced Chicken Chilli Oil And Spring Onion | 22.7g |
| Prawn Hunan Style | 23.4g |
| Fish In Soy Chilli Garlic | 23.7g |
| Lamb Xinjiang Style | 23.8g |
| Fish In Spicy Bean Sauce | 24.3g |
| Shrimp In Black Pepper And Basil | 25.0g |
| Sanpei Clay Pot Chicken | 25.9g |
| Sichuan Peppercorn "Numbing" Chicken | 26.7g |
| Butter Pepper Garlic Calamari | 27.5g |
| Sichuan Style Chicken Hot Pot | 28.8g |
Frequently asked
Does Mainland China India use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Mainland China India cooks with: not disclosed by the chain for India; scored as a refined vegetable frying/cooking oil of the soybean/sunflower type (estimate, higher-PUFA-wins: Indian restaurant kitchens use refined soybean, sunflower, rice bran or palmolein, and the chain names none of them); several dishes name sesame oil, chilli oil or Sichuan oil as a finishing oil (sesame is close to the soybean-type score). Across the 113 menu items we analyzed, it averages 11.5g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of D (Very High Risk).
What oil does Mainland China India cook with?
Our research indicates: not disclosed by the chain for India; scored as a refined vegetable frying/cooking oil of the soybean/sunflower type (estimate, higher-PUFA-wins: Indian restaurant kitchens use refined soybean, sunflower, rice bran or palmolein, and the chain names none of them); several dishes name sesame oil, chilli oil or Sichuan oil as a finishing oil (sesame is close to the soybean-type score). Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Mainland China India use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Mainland China India cooks with not disclosed by the chain for India; scored as a refined vegetable frying/cooking oil of the soybean/sunflower type (estimate, higher-PUFA-wins: Indian restaurant kitchens use refined soybean, sunflower, rice bran or palmolein, and the chain names none of them); several dishes name sesame oil, chilli oil or Sichuan oil as a finishing oil (sesame is close to the soybean-type score), not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Mainland China India seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Mainland China India cooks with not disclosed by the chain for India; scored as a refined vegetable frying/cooking oil of the soybean/sunflower type (estimate, higher-PUFA-wins: Indian restaurant kitchens use refined soybean, sunflower, rice bran or palmolein, and the chain names none of them); several dishes name sesame oil, chilli oil or Sichuan oil as a finishing oil (sesame is close to the soybean-type score), which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Mainland China India?
Peppery Lemon Soup is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Mainland China India, at an estimated 0.6g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Mainland China India?
Sichuan Style Chicken Hot Pot is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Mainland China India, at an estimated 28.8g 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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