What oil does Einstein Bros Bagels fry in?
Einstein Bros Bagels cooks with Soybean oil is the cooking and sandwich fat: the chain's 2026 Nutrition & Allergen Guide (EBB-Nutrition-Guide-Master-2026-2.pdf) footnotes that soy is present only as soybean oil, and marks that footnote on the bare egg rows, the Butter Blend, every mayo-based sauce and every egg sandwich; canola appears nowhere in the current document (the older canola note was a guess). Dairy fat in the shmears; PUFA fraction ~0.55 for soybean-cooked items, 0.04 for pure dairy shmears..
The 5 cleanest things to order at Einstein Bros Bagels
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 |
|---|---|
| Plain Bagel | 0.3g |
| Chocolate Chip Bagel | 0.4g |
| Veggie Shmear | 0.5g |
| Bagel with Strawberry Shmear | 0.5g |
| Bagel with Garden Veggie Shmear | 0.5g |
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 Einstein Bros Bagels report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.
Frequently asked
Does Einstein Bros Bagels use beef tallow?
No. Einstein Bros Bagels cooks with Soybean oil is the cooking and sandwich fat: the chain's 2026 Nutrition & Allergen Guide (EBB-Nutrition-Guide-Master-2026-2.pdf) footnotes that soy is present only as soybean oil, and marks that footnote on the bare egg rows, the Butter Blend, every mayo-based sauce and every egg sandwich; canola appears nowhere in the current document (the older canola note was a guess). Dairy fat in the shmears; PUFA fraction ~0.55 for soybean-cooked items, 0.04 for pure dairy shmears., not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.