McDonald's Romania Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Romania cooks with: sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers: McDonald's Romania's ingredient statements give the fries, McNuggets and wings 'ulei pentru prajit [ulei vegetal (floarea soarelui, rapita, in proportii variabile)]'; the hash brown 'floarea soarelui, rapita, rapita oleic ridicat, floarea soarelui oleic ridicat'; sunflower oil in the buns; rapeseed in the sauces, rapeseed + soybean in the mayonnaise; palm + rapeseed in pies and McPops. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
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Safest Orders at McDonald's Romania
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.
Cleanest full order: Dublu Cheeseburger + Felii de măr + Coca-Cola (porție medie), 1.6g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Dulce-acrișor | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Suc de Portocale | 0.0g |
What to Avoid at McDonald's Romania
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Aripioare picante (9 buc) | 21.9g |
| Aripioare picante (7 buc) | 17.4g |
| Big Tasty Pork Bacon | 15.5g |
| Cartofi prăjiți - porție mare | 14.3g |
| McCrispy® Spicy Bacon | 13.9g |
Every McDonald's Romania item, ranked
All 164 items we have for McDonald's Romania, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Dulce-acrișor | 0.0g |
| Ketchup | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Zahăr (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Zahăr (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Coca-Cola Zero Zahăr (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Fanta (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Fanta (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Fanta (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Sprite (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție medie) | 0.0g |
| Lipton la dozator (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Suc de Portocale | 0.0g |
| Suc de Mere (porție mică) | 0.0g |
| Suc de Mere (porție mare) | 0.0g |
| Ursus Cooler | 0.0g |
| Apă plată | 0.0g |
| Apă minerală | 0.0g |
| Fresh Portocale | 0.0g |
| Fresh Grapefruit | 0.0g |
| Limonadă | 0.0g |
| Espresso | 0.0g |
| Espresso Macchiato | 0.0g |
| Cafea Americano (regular) | 0.0g |
| Cafea Americano (tall) | 0.0g |
| Cafea Americano (grande) | 0.0g |
| Ceai negru | 0.0g |
| Ceai verde cu flori de iasomie | 0.0g |
| Ceai de mentă | 0.0g |
| Ceai de plante cu aromă de miere | 0.0g |
| Ceai de fructe cu aromă de cireșe | 0.0g |
| Ceai de fructe cu aromă de mere | 0.0g |
| Barbecue Sauce | 0.1g |
| Felie de ananas | 0.1g |
| Îngheţată la cornet | 0.1g |
| Cappuccino (regular) | 0.1g |
| Cappuccino (tall) | 0.1g |
| Cappuccino (grande) | 0.1g |
| Caffé Latte (regular) | 0.1g |
| Caffé Latte (tall) | 0.1g |
| Latte Macchiato (tall) | 0.1g |
| Flat White (regular) | 0.1g |
| Iced Latte | 0.1g |
| Felii de măr | 0.2g |
| Shake Vanilie (mic) | 0.2g |
| Shake Căpşune (mic) | 0.2g |
| Shake Ciocolată (mic) | 0.2g |
| McSundae® Căpșune | 0.2g |
| Caffé Latte (grande) | 0.2g |
| Latte Macchiato (grande) | 0.2g |
| Shake Vanilie (mare) | 0.3g |
| Shake Căpşune (mare) | 0.3g |
| Shake Ciocolată (mare) | 0.3g |
| McSundae® Caramel | 0.3g |
| Flat White (grande) | 0.3g |
| Pistachio & Choco Cookie Iced Latte | 0.3g |
| Pistachio & Choco Cookie Frappe | 0.3g |
| McSundae® Ciocolată | 0.4g |
| McFlurry® KitKat - Caramel | 0.5g |
| Caramel Latte Macchiato (tall) | 0.5g |
| Mocha Frappé (tall) | 0.5g |
| Pistachio & Choco Cookie Latte | 0.5g |
| McFlurry® KitKat - Ciocolată | 0.6g |
| Caramel Latte Macchiato (grande) | 0.6g |
| Mocha Frappé (grande) | 0.6g |
| Caffé Frappé (tall) | 0.6g |
| Hot Choco & Frisca | 0.6g |
| Butter Croissant | 0.6g |
| McPops™ caise | 0.7g |
| Ciocolată Caldă cu Lapte | 0.7g |
| Blueberry Cheesecake | 0.8g |
| Caffé Frappé (grande) | 0.9g |
| McPops™ fistic | 1.0g |
| Cocoa Frappé (tall) | 1.0g |
| White Profiteroles | 1.0g |
| McFlurry® Oreo - topping caramel | 1.1g |
| McPops™ ciocolată și alune | 1.1g |
| McPops™ ciocolată albă | 1.1g |
| Lipie cu Șuncă | 1.1g |
| Caramel Caffé Frappé (tall) | 1.1g |
| Cocoa Frappé (grande) | 1.3g |
| Cheeseburger | 1.4g |
| Dublu Cheeseburger | 1.4g |
| Cheesy Jalapeño Bacon Quarter Pounder | 1.4g |
| McFlurry® Oreo - topping ciocolată | 1.5g |
| Quarter Pounder® | 1.6g |
| Caramel Caffé Frappé (grande) | 1.7g |
| Vanilla Donut | 1.8g |
| Hamburger | 1.9g |
| Hamburger fără gluten | 2.0g |
| Sos Hot Devil | 2.0g |
| McPops™ caise (3 buc) | 2.0g |
| Triple Chocolate Cookie | 2.0g |
| Cocoa Croissant | 2.0g |
| McToast® | 2.1g |
| Lipie Salam | 2.1g |
| Cheeseburger fără gluten | 2.2g |
| Pistachio croissant | 2.3g |
| Plăcintă cu vişine | 2.4g |
| Strawberry Cake | 2.4g |
| Plăcintă cu cremă cu portocale și ciocolată | 2.5g |
| Usturoi | 2.6g |
| McPops™ fistic (3 buc) | 2.8g |
| McPops™ Mix | 2.8g |
| Cheese McMuffin® cu Ou | 2.8g |
| Chicken Fresh McMuffin® | 2.9g |
| Double Cheeseburger fără gluten | 3.0g |
| Cocoa Cherry Cake | 3.0g |
| Sos Yogurt | 3.2g |
| 1000 Island Dressing | 3.2g |
| Bacon McMuffin® cu Ou | 3.2g |
| McPops™ ciocolată și alune (3 buc) | 3.3g |
| Sour | 3.4g |
| Bavaria Mozza Sticks | 3.7g |
| Sausage McMuffin® | 3.8g |
| Banana Bread | 3.9g |
| Creamy Sauce Vită | 4.0g |
| Salată Coleslaw | 4.0g |
| Chocolate Fudge | 4.3g |
| McPuişor® | 4.7g |
| Chocolate Fudge cu înghețată | 5.0g |
| McMuffin® Puișor | 5.1g |
| Big Mac® | 5.8g |
| Creamy Sauce Pui | 5.9g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (4 buc) | 6.0g |
| Salatzikos cu pui crocant | 6.0g |
| McMuffin® Fresh Dublu | 6.1g |
| McChicken Bacon BBQ | 6.5g |
| Hashbrown | 6.5g |
| Fresh Deluxe | 6.7g |
| Veneto CBO Burger | 7.0g |
| Aripioare picante (3 buc) | 7.2g |
| Morning Salami | 7.2g |
| Filet-O-Fish® | 7.3g |
| Vinaigrette | 8.0g |
| New York Deli Burger | 8.2g |
| Cartofi prăjiți - porție mică | 8.2g |
| Chocolate overkill Muffin | 8.3g |
| Iberico Beef Wrap | 8.4g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (6 buc) | 8.9g |
| Carrot Cake | 8.9g |
| Maioneză | 9.0g |
| Siciliano Chicken Wrap | 9.1g |
| Salted Caramel Nut Muffin | 9.3g |
| Criss Cut Fries | 10.0g |
| McCrispy® Red Pesto | 10.2g |
| McChicken® | 10.3g |
| Big Tasty® | 10.8g |
| Cartofi prăjiți - porție medie | 10.9g |
| Aripioare picante (5 buc) | 12.9g |
| Chicken McNuggets® (9 buc) | 13.4g |
| McCrispy Cream & Chives | 13.6g |
| McCrispy® Fresh | 13.7g |
| McCrispy® | 13.8g |
| McCrispy® Spicy Bacon | 13.9g |
| Cartofi prăjiți - porție mare | 14.3g |
| Big Tasty Pork Bacon | 15.5g |
| Aripioare picante (7 buc) | 17.4g |
| Aripioare picante (9 buc) | 21.9g |
Frequently asked
Does McDonald's Romania use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, McDonald's Romania cooks with: sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers: McDonald's Romania's ingredient statements give the fries, McNuggets and wings 'ulei pentru prajit [ulei vegetal (floarea soarelui, rapita, in proportii variabile)]'; the hash brown 'floarea soarelui, rapita, rapita oleic ridicat, floarea soarelui oleic ridicat'; sunflower oil in the buns; rapeseed in the sauces, rapeseed + soybean in the mayonnaise; palm + rapeseed in pies and McPops. Across the 164 menu items we analyzed, it averages 3.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of A (Low Risk).
What oil does McDonald's Romania cook with?
Our research indicates: sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers: McDonald's Romania's ingredient statements give the fries, McNuggets and wings 'ulei pentru prajit [ulei vegetal (floarea soarelui, rapita, in proportii variabile)]'; the hash brown 'floarea soarelui, rapita, rapita oleic ridicat, floarea soarelui oleic ridicat'; sunflower oil in the buns; rapeseed in the sauces, rapeseed + soybean in the mayonnaise; palm + rapeseed in pies and McPops. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does McDonald's Romania use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Romania cooks with sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers: McDonald's Romania's ingredient statements give the fries, McNuggets and wings 'ulei pentru prajit [ulei vegetal (floarea soarelui, rapita, in proportii variabile)]'; the hash brown 'floarea soarelui, rapita, rapita oleic ridicat, floarea soarelui oleic ridicat'; sunflower oil in the buns; rapeseed in the sauces, rapeseed + soybean in the mayonnaise; palm + rapeseed in pies and McPops, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is McDonald's Romania seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates McDonald's Romania cooks with sunflower and rapeseed oil in the restaurant fryers: McDonald's Romania's ingredient statements give the fries, McNuggets and wings 'ulei pentru prajit [ulei vegetal (floarea soarelui, rapita, in proportii variabile)]'; the hash brown 'floarea soarelui, rapita, rapita oleic ridicat, floarea soarelui oleic ridicat'; sunflower oil in the buns; rapeseed in the sauces, rapeseed + soybean in the mayonnaise; palm + rapeseed in pies and McPops, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at McDonald's Romania?
Dulce-acrișor is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Romania, at an estimated 0.0g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at McDonald's Romania?
Aripioare picante (9 buc) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at McDonald's Romania, at an estimated 21.9g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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