What oil does 7-Eleven fry in?
7-Eleven cooks with Vegetable oil blend (soybean/canola/sunflower/corn) per the official ingredient statement for 7-Eleven's Monterey Jack & Chicken Taquitos; roller grill and fried hot-foods items are assumed to use a similar soybean/canola blend since no single official frying-oil statement covers the whole hot-foods program (medium confidence).
The 5 cleanest things to order at 7-Eleven
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 |
|---|---|
| Slurpee | 0.0g |
| Monterey Jack & Chicken Taquito | 7.0g |
| Jalapeno Cream Cheese Taquito | 7.0g |
| Steak & Cheese Taquito | 7.0g |
| Maple Pancake Sausage Roller | 8.0g |
Lower PUFA is cleaner. These are estimates from published nutrition data and disclosed oils; preparation varies by location.
Why the frying oil matters
Most fast-food chains fry in seed oils like soybean, canola, corn, or a blend of them, which are high in polyunsaturated fat (PUFA). A handful still use beef tallow or other stable fats, which are far lower in PUFA. The oil a kitchen fries in is the single biggest driver of how much seed oil ends up on your plate. See the full breakdown on the 7-Eleven report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does 7-Eleven use beef tallow?
No. 7-Eleven cooks with Vegetable oil blend (soybean/canola/sunflower/corn) per the official ingredient statement for 7-Eleven's Monterey Jack & Chicken Taquitos; roller grill and fried hot-foods items are assumed to use a similar soybean/canola blend since no single official frying-oil statement covers the whole hot-foods program (medium confidence), not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.