McDonald's Netherlands Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Netherlands cooks with: non-hydrogenated vegetable-oil blend in the restaurant fryers: the fries statement reads 'niet-gehydrogeneerde plantaardige olie (high oleic zonnebloemolie, zonnebloemolie, koolzaadolie, high oleic koolzaadolie)' (high-oleic sunflower, sunflower, rapeseed, high-oleic rapeseed); chicken coatings 'plantaardige oliën (zonnebloem, raapzaad)'; eggs cooked in sunflower oil ('bakken en braden: zonnebloemolie'); rapeseed in buns, mayonnaise and fritessaus; palm fat in the McKroket and cheese snacks. Across the 138 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
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Safest Orders at McDonald's Netherlands
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 |
|---|---|
| Appelpartjes | 0.0g |
| Chili Saus | 0.0g |
| Fruitbeleg Aardbei | 0.0g |
| Stroop | 0.0g |
| Koffie | 0.0g |
What to Avoid at McDonald's Netherlands
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets 20 stuks | 34.7g |
| Sharebox 10 Chicken McNuggets & 10 Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets | 32.0g |
| Chicken McNuggets (20 stuks) | 27.4g |
| Spicy McChicken | 17.9g |
| Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets 9 stuks | 15.6g |
Every McDonald's Netherlands item, ranked
All 138 items we have for McDonald's Netherlands, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Appelpartjes | 0.0g |
| Chili Saus | 0.0g |
| Ketchup | 0.0g |
| Fruitbeleg Aardbei | 0.0g |
| Stroop | 0.0g |
| Red Fruit Lemonade Medium | 0.0g |
| Koffie | 0.0g |
| Grote Koffie | 0.0g |
| Dubbele Espresso | 0.0g |
| Thee | 0.0g |
| Koffiemelk cupje | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Klein | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Groot | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Klein | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Groot | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Cherry | 0.0g |
| Sprite Klein | 0.0g |
| Sprite | 0.0g |
| Sprite Groot | 0.0g |
| Fanta Zero | 0.0g |
| Lipton Ice Tea Zero | 0.0g |
| McFizz Sakura | 0.0g |
| Fristi | 0.0g |
| Tropicana Appelsap | 0.0g |
| Vers Sinaasappelsap | 0.0g |
| Verse Smoothie Aardbei - Banaan | 0.0g |
| Spa Blauw (33cl) | 0.0g |
| Spa Blauw (50cl) | 0.0g |
| Spa Rood (50cl) | 0.0g |
| Worteltjes | 0.1g |
| Barbecuesaus | 0.1g |
| Kerriesaus | 0.1g |
| Zoetzure saus | 0.1g |
| Cappuccino | 0.1g |
| Caffè Latte | 0.1g |
| Warme Chocolademelk | 0.1g |
| Warme Chocomel Groot | 0.1g |
| IJshoorn | 0.2g |
| Milk Shake Aardbei Klein | 0.2g |
| Milk Shake Banaan Klein | 0.2g |
| Milk Shake Chocolade Klein | 0.2g |
| Milk Shake Vanille Klein | 0.2g |
| Grote Cappuccino | 0.2g |
| Caffè Latte Groot | 0.2g |
| Latte Macchiato | 0.2g |
| Karamel Latte Macchiato | 0.2g |
| Chocomel | 0.2g |
| Nougat | 0.3g |
| Milk Shake Aardbei | 0.3g |
| Milk Shake Banaan | 0.3g |
| Milk Shake Chocolade | 0.3g |
| Milk Shake Vanille | 0.3g |
| Warme Chocomel | 0.3g |
| 100% Biologische Halfvolle Melk | 0.3g |
| Boter | 0.4g |
| Sundae IJs Aardbeien Saus | 0.4g |
| Magnum Utopia Double Cherry | 0.4g |
| Milk Shake Aardbei Groot | 0.4g |
| Milk Shake Banaan Groot | 0.4g |
| Milk Shake Chocolade groot | 0.4g |
| Milk Shake Vanille Groot | 0.4g |
| Grote Warme Chocolademelk | 0.4g |
| Sundae IJs Karamel Saus | 0.5g |
| Cheeseburger | 0.7g |
| Sundae IJs Chocolade Saus | 0.7g |
| Croissant | 0.8g |
| Pop Dot Strawberry | 0.8g |
| Pop Dot Triple Chocolate | 0.8g |
| McFlurry Oreo | 0.8g |
| Hamburger | 1.0g |
| Iced Frappé Mokka-Chocolade | 1.0g |
| Mosterdsaus | 1.1g |
| Cookie Triple Chocolate | 1.1g |
| Iced Frappé Koffie-Karamel | 1.1g |
| Iced Frappé Oreo | 1.1g |
| Double Cheeseburger | 1.3g |
| Cheese snacks 4 stuks | 1.3g |
| Appeltaart | 1.3g |
| McFlurry M&M’s Pinda | 1.3g |
| Cappuccino Haverdrank | 1.3g |
| Cheesecake | 1.5g |
| McMuffin Beef & Egg | 1.6g |
| Caffé Latte Haverdrank | 1.6g |
| Cookie White Chocolate & Raspberry | 1.7g |
| Latte Macchiato Haverdrank | 1.9g |
| Karamel Latte Macchiato Haverdrank | 1.9g |
| Glutenvrije Cheeseburger | 2.2g |
| Single Quarter Pounder | 2.3g |
| Balsamico Dressing | 2.4g |
| Glutenvrije Hamburger | 2.5g |
| Side Salad | 2.5g |
| Cheesy Chicken | 2.6g |
| Chocolade Brownie | 2.6g |
| Glutenvrije Quarter Pounder | 2.8g |
| Egg McMuffin | 2.8g |
| McMuffin Bacon & Egg | 2.9g |
| Fritessaus | 3.2g |
| Mini McWrap Sweet Chili | 3.4g |
| Kleine Franse Frietjes | 3.5g |
| Double Quarter Pounder | 3.6g |
| McFlurry Malteser | 3.7g |
| Big Mac | 3.8g |
| Chili Chicken | 3.8g |
| Big Mac Bacon | 4.2g |
| Volkoren Pancakes | 4.4g |
| McKroket | 4.6g |
| McFish | 4.8g |
| Franse Frietjes Medium | 5.1g |
| Shaker Kruiden Cheeseburger Style Small Medium | 5.1g |
| Single Big Tasty | 5.2g |
| McMuffin Double Egg & Bacon | 5.3g |
| Chicken McNuggets (4 stuks) | 5.5g |
| Double Big Tasty | 6.5g |
| Franse Frietjes Groot | 6.7g |
| Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets | 6.8g |
| Filet-O-Fish | 7.4g |
| Mayonaise | 7.7g |
| Chicken McNuggets (6 stuks) | 8.2g |
| Chicken Big Mac | 10.0g |
| Veggie McChicken | 11.5g |
| Meatless McCrispy Black Pepper Mayo | 11.6g |
| Meatless McWrap Sweet Chili | 11.7g |
| Chicken McNuggets (9 stuks) | 11.9g |
| Meatless Chicken Salad Honey Mustard | 12.1g |
| Chicken Salad Honey Mustard | 12.7g |
| McChicken | 13.4g |
| Sharebox Cheese Snacks en Spicy Chicken McNuggets | 13.5g |
| McWrap Sweet Chili | 13.6g |
| McCrispy | 13.9g |
| Sharebox (10 Cheese Snacks en 10 Chicken McNuggets) | 14.4g |
| Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets 9 stuks | 15.6g |
| Veggie Spicy McChicken | 15.6g |
| Spicy McChicken | 17.9g |
| Chicken McNuggets (20 stuks) | 27.4g |
| Sharebox 10 Chicken McNuggets & 10 Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets | 32.0g |
| Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets 20 stuks | 34.7g |
Frequently asked
Does McDonald's Netherlands use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Netherlands cooks with: non-hydrogenated vegetable-oil blend in the restaurant fryers: the fries statement reads 'niet-gehydrogeneerde plantaardige olie (high oleic zonnebloemolie, zonnebloemolie, koolzaadolie, high oleic koolzaadolie)' (high-oleic sunflower, sunflower, rapeseed, high-oleic rapeseed); chicken coatings 'plantaardige oliën (zonnebloem, raapzaad)'; eggs cooked in sunflower oil ('bakken en braden: zonnebloemolie'); rapeseed in buns, mayonnaise and fritessaus; palm fat in the McKroket and cheese snacks. Across the 138 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
What oil does McDonald's Netherlands cook with?
Our research indicates: non-hydrogenated vegetable-oil blend in the restaurant fryers: the fries statement reads 'niet-gehydrogeneerde plantaardige olie (high oleic zonnebloemolie, zonnebloemolie, koolzaadolie, high oleic koolzaadolie)' (high-oleic sunflower, sunflower, rapeseed, high-oleic rapeseed); chicken coatings 'plantaardige oliën (zonnebloem, raapzaad)'; eggs cooked in sunflower oil ('bakken en braden: zonnebloemolie'); rapeseed in buns, mayonnaise and fritessaus; palm fat in the McKroket and cheese snacks. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does McDonald's Netherlands use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Netherlands cooks with non-hydrogenated vegetable-oil blend in the restaurant fryers: the fries statement reads 'niet-gehydrogeneerde plantaardige olie (high oleic zonnebloemolie, zonnebloemolie, koolzaadolie, high oleic koolzaadolie)' (high-oleic sunflower, sunflower, rapeseed, high-oleic rapeseed); chicken coatings 'plantaardige oliën (zonnebloem, raapzaad)'; eggs cooked in sunflower oil ('bakken en braden: zonnebloemolie'); rapeseed in buns, mayonnaise and fritessaus; palm fat in the McKroket and cheese snacks, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is McDonald's Netherlands seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Netherlands cooks with non-hydrogenated vegetable-oil blend in the restaurant fryers: the fries statement reads 'niet-gehydrogeneerde plantaardige olie (high oleic zonnebloemolie, zonnebloemolie, koolzaadolie, high oleic koolzaadolie)' (high-oleic sunflower, sunflower, rapeseed, high-oleic rapeseed); chicken coatings 'plantaardige oliën (zonnebloem, raapzaad)'; eggs cooked in sunflower oil ('bakken en braden: zonnebloemolie'); rapeseed in buns, mayonnaise and fritessaus; palm fat in the McKroket and cheese snacks, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at McDonald's Netherlands?
Appelpartjes is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Netherlands, at an estimated 0.0g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at McDonald's Netherlands?
Garlic Pepper Chicken McNuggets 20 stuks is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Netherlands, at an estimated 34.7g 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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