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What oil does Waffle Love fry in?

Waffle Love cooks with Butter is the primary fat in waffle dough (traditional liege recipe: butter, eggs, pearl sugar, wheat); waffle iron lubricated with butter or neutral oil per order. Fried chicken items (Chicken & Waffles, Nashville) almost certainly use canola or soybean oil in the fryer — no oil type publicly disclosed..

ALow Risk — 3.5g avg PUFA/item across 53 items

The 5 cleanest things to order at Waffle Love

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
Classic Liege Waffle1.0g
Lemon Berry Waffle1.0g
Cinnamon Brown Sugar Waffle1.0g
Cream Cheese Glaze Waffle1.0g
Caramel Apple Cider Waffle1.0g

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 Waffle Love report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.

Frequently asked

Does Waffle Love use beef tallow?

No. Waffle Love cooks with Butter is the primary fat in waffle dough (traditional liege recipe: butter, eggs, pearl sugar, wheat); waffle iron lubricated with butter or neutral oil per order. Fried chicken items (Chicken & Waffles, Nashville) almost certainly use canola or soybean oil in the fryer — no oil type publicly disclosed., not beef tallow. See which chains fry in real fats on Tallow Watch.

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