What oil does Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop fry in?
Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop cooks with Dairy ice cream base is cream/milkfat (low PUFA); mix-ins like cookie dough, brownie chunks, and waffle cone pieces add small amounts of soybean oil; the Non-Dairy line is oat/almond milk based with coconut oil plus soybean oil and sunflower lecithin (benjerry.com ingredient panels; myfooddata.com and smartlabel nutrition facts).
The 5 cleanest things to order at Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop
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 |
|---|---|
| Phish Food (2-Scoop Cup) | 0.9g |
| Strawberry (2-Scoop Cup) | 1.0g |
| Half Baked (2-Scoop Cup) | 1.2g |
| Cherry Garcia (2-Scoop Cup) | 1.2g |
| Americone Dream (2-Scoop Cup) | 1.2g |
Lower PUFA is cleaner. These are estimates from published nutrition data and disclosed oils; preparation varies by location.
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Build my orderWhy 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 Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop use beef tallow?
No. Ben & Jerry's Scoop Shop cooks with Dairy ice cream base is cream/milkfat (low PUFA); mix-ins like cookie dough, brownie chunks, and waffle cone pieces add small amounts of soybean oil; the Non-Dairy line is oat/almond milk based with coconut oil plus soybean oil and sunflower lecithin (benjerry.com ingredient panels; myfooddata.com and smartlabel nutrition facts), not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.