Chick-fil-A vs KFC: which has less seed oil?
Chick-fil-A has less seed oil overall: 4.8 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 11.6 g at KFC. The fryers differ: Chick-fil-A uses peanut oil and KFC uses canola and soybean oil. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Chick-fil-A | KFC | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | D |
| Average per item | 4.8 g | 11.6 g |
| Items counted | 139 | 174 |
| Fryer oil | peanut oil | canola and soybean oil |
| Average main | 7.8 g | 24.8 g |
| Middle main | 6.3 g | 14.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 0% | 1% |
| Mains under 3 g | 8% | 6% |
| Mains under 5 g | 28% | 16% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 16% | 32% |
| Cleanest order | Egg White Grill (1.6 g) | Kentucky Grilled Chicken Wing (0.8 g) |
| Item to skip | Cobb Salad (29.8 g) | 12-Piece Chicken Bucket (Variety, Extra Crispy) (135.5 g) |
| Chicken items, average | 7.4 g across 19 | 24.0 g across 62 |
| Sandwich items, average | 10.1 g across 10 | 25.1 g across 7 |
| Oil history | October 2008: Chick-fil-A clears artificial trans fat off its whole menu 1964: Chick-fil-A starts frying its chicken in peanut oil | April 2007: KFC swaps partially hydrogenated soybean oil for low linolenic soybean oil October 2006: KFC says it will drop partially hydrogenated soybean oil |
| More | Report card Fryer oil answer | Report card Fryer oil answer |
Where the gap sits: chicken items average 7.4 g at Chick-fil-A and 24.0 g at KFC (19 items against 62); sandwich items average 10.1 g at Chick-fil-A and 25.1 g at KFC (10 items against 7).
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Which has less seed oil, Chick-fil-A or KFC?
Chick-fil-A, by 6.8 g per item on average.
What oil do Chick-fil-A and KFC cook with?
Chick-fil-A: peanut oil. KFC: canola and soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Chick-fil-A and at KFC?
At Chick-fil-A it is Egg White Grill (1.6 g). At KFC it is Kentucky Grilled Chicken Wing (0.8 g).
How much of the Chick-fil-A and KFC menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
0% of the 39 mains at Chick-fil-A and 1% of the 67 mains at KFC have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.