What oil does Zankou Chicken fry in?
Zankou Chicken cooks with Canola oil (garlic sauce/toum); peanut oil (falafel frying); tahini/sesame (hummus, mutabbal, tahini sauce); chicken fat (rotisserie).
ALow Risk — 2.9g avg PUFA/item across 74 items
The 5 cleanest things to order at Zankou Chicken
| Pickled Turnips | 0.0g PUFA |
| Cucumber Mint Lemonade | 0.0g PUFA |
| Organic Black Iced Tea | 0.0g PUFA |
| Abali Mint Yogurt Drink | 0.0g PUFA |
| Fountain Drink | 0.0g PUFA |
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 Zankou Chicken report card, or where it lands on the Seed Oil Index.