Burger King vs Sonic: which has less seed oil?
Sonic has less seed oil overall: 3.1 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 5.8 g at Burger King. 21% of the items at Burger King have 10 g or more, against 11% at Sonic. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Burger King | Sonic | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | A |
| Average per item | 5.8 g | 3.1 g |
| Items counted | 257 | 383 |
| Fryer oil | corn and cottonseed oil | soybean oil and vegetable oil blend |
| Average main | 12.2 g | 9.0 g |
| Middle main | 10.3 g | 8.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 0% | 2% |
| Mains under 3 g | 5% | 17% |
| Mains under 5 g | 16% | 28% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 21% | 11% |
| Cleanest order | Burger Patty Only (No Bun) (1.1 g) | Burger Patty Only (No Bun) (0.8 g) |
| Item to skip | 20 Pc. Chicken Nuggets (37.1 g) | SuperSONIC Bacon Double Cheeseburger (26.8 g) |
| Fries items, average | 8.7 g across 4 | 12.3 g across 8 |
| Chicken items, average | 13.2 g across 35 | 10.2 g across 11 |
| Burger items, average | 12.4 g across 42 | 13.0 g across 19 |
| Oil history | October 2008: Burger King finishes its trans fat free oil rollout July 2007: Burger King sets a deadline to drop trans fat oil | No documented oil switch on record yet. |
| More | Report card Fryer oil answer | Report card Fryer oil answer |
Where the gap sits: fries items average 8.7 g at Burger King and 12.3 g at Sonic (4 items against 8); chicken items average 10.2 g at Sonic and 13.2 g at Burger King (35 items against 11).
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Which has less seed oil, Burger King or Sonic?
Sonic, by 2.7 g per item on average.
What oil do Burger King and Sonic cook with?
Burger King: corn and cottonseed oil. Sonic: soybean oil and vegetable oil blend.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Burger King and at Sonic?
At Burger King it is Burger Patty Only (No Bun) (1.1 g). At Sonic it is Burger Patty Only (No Bun) (0.8 g).
How much of the Burger King and Sonic menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
0% of the 93 mains at Burger King and 2% of the 60 mains at Sonic have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.