Chick-fil-A vs Wingstop: which has less seed oil?
Chick-fil-A has less seed oil overall: 4.8 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 20.6 g at Wingstop. The fryers differ: Chick-fil-A uses peanut oil and Wingstop uses soybean oil (our estimate). Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Chick-fil-A | Wingstop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | F |
| Average per item | 4.8 g | 20.6 g |
| Items counted | 139 | 246 |
| Fryer oil | peanut oil | soybean oil (our estimate) |
| Average main | 7.8 g | 23.9 g |
| Middle main | 6.3 g | 21.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 0% | 0% |
| Mains under 3 g | 8% | 0% |
| Mains under 5 g | 28% | 0% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 16% | 77% |
| Cleanest order | Egg White Grill (1.6 g) | 3 Boneless Wings - Atomic (5.9 g) |
| Item to skip | Cobb Salad (29.8 g) | 20 Boneless Wings - Louisiana Rub (67.5 g) |
| Chicken items, average | 7.4 g across 19 | 23.8 g across 197 |
| 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 | No documented oil switch on record yet. |
| 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 23.8 g at Wingstop (19 items against 197).
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Which has less seed oil, Chick-fil-A or Wingstop?
Chick-fil-A, by 15.8 g per item on average.
What oil do Chick-fil-A and Wingstop cook with?
Chick-fil-A: peanut oil. Wingstop: soybean oil (our estimate).
What is the cleanest thing to order at Chick-fil-A and at Wingstop?
At Chick-fil-A it is Egg White Grill (1.6 g). At Wingstop it is 3 Boneless Wings - Atomic (5.9 g).
How much of the Chick-fil-A and Wingstop menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
0% of the 39 mains at Chick-fil-A and 0% of the 198 mains at Wingstop have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.