Cracker Barrel vs Waffle House: which has less seed oil?
Waffle House has less seed oil overall: 5.5 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 9.5 g at Cracker Barrel. 32% of the items at Cracker Barrel have 10 g or more, against 17% at Waffle House. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Cracker Barrel | Waffle House | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | B |
| Average per item | 9.5 g | 5.5 g |
| Items counted | 183 | 138 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | soybean oil |
| Average main | 12.6 g | 7.4 g |
| Middle main | 9.0 g | 7.2 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 0% | 1% |
| Mains under 3 g | 8% | 11% |
| Mains under 5 g | 26% | 28% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 32% | 17% |
| Cleanest order | Lil' Barrel Cheeseburger (1.9 g) | Garden Salad (0.0 g) |
| Item to skip | Weekend Nashville Hot Southern Fried Chicken (102.9 g) | Sausage Egg & Cheese Grits Bowl (15.5 g) |
| Sandwich items, average | 11.5 g across 4 | 6.0 g across 30 |
| Breakfast items, average | 10.2 g across 44 | 7.3 g across 42 |
| Oil history | May 2007: Cracker Barrel sets a plan to drop artificial trans fat | No documented oil switch on record yet. |
| More | Report card Fryer oil answer | Report card Fryer oil answer |
Where the gap sits: sandwich items average 6.0 g at Waffle House and 11.5 g at Cracker Barrel (4 items against 30); breakfast items average 7.3 g at Waffle House and 10.2 g at Cracker Barrel (44 items against 42).
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Which has less seed oil, Cracker Barrel or Waffle House?
Waffle House, by 4.0 g per item on average.
What oil do Cracker Barrel and Waffle House cook with?
Cracker Barrel: soybean oil. Waffle House: soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Cracker Barrel and at Waffle House?
At Cracker Barrel it is Lil' Barrel Cheeseburger (1.9 g). At Waffle House it is Garden Salad (0.0 g).
How much of the Cracker Barrel and Waffle House menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
0% of the 92 mains at Cracker Barrel and 1% of the 80 mains at Waffle House have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.