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What oil does Fajita Express Mexican Grill fry in?

Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with No disclosure found. Fajita Express Mexican Grill (San Antonio, TX, single location on Culebra Rd) publishes no nutrition panel, allergen sheet or ingredient statement on its site, printed menu or ordering pages, and nothing public names its fryer oil or whether its beans use lard. Its menu confirms deep-frying (chips, nachos, crispy and puffy taco shells, tostadas, chalupas, flautas, mini taquitos, chimichangas, french fries, chicken nuggets, birria fries), so the fryer is scored on the US industry-default soybean/canola blend under the higher-PUFA-wins rule. Grilled fajitas, asada, pastor and guisada are scored low. Every value for this restaurant is an estimate..

BMedium Risk — 6.0g avg PUFA/item across 203 items

The 5 cleanest things to order at Fajita Express Mexican Grill

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.

ItemPUFA
Pico de Gallo0.0g
Jalapeños0.0g
Red Flash0.0g
Jamaica0.0g
Extra Mini Taco1.0g

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 Fajita Express Mexican Grill report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.

Frequently asked

Does Fajita Express Mexican Grill use beef tallow?

No. Fajita Express Mexican Grill cooks with No disclosure found. Fajita Express Mexican Grill (San Antonio, TX, single location on Culebra Rd) publishes no nutrition panel, allergen sheet or ingredient statement on its site, printed menu or ordering pages, and nothing public names its fryer oil or whether its beans use lard. Its menu confirms deep-frying (chips, nachos, crispy and puffy taco shells, tostadas, chalupas, flautas, mini taquitos, chimichangas, french fries, chicken nuggets, birria fries), so the fryer is scored on the US industry-default soybean/canola blend under the higher-PUFA-wins rule. Grilled fajitas, asada, pastor and guisada are scored low. Every value for this restaurant is an estimate., not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.

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