Firehouse Subs vs Subway: which has less seed oil?
Subway has less seed oil overall: 9.8 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 13.4 g at Firehouse Subs. 51% of the items at Firehouse Subs have 10 g or more, against 42% at Subway. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Firehouse Subs | Subway | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | F | D |
| Average per item | 13.4 g | 9.8 g |
| Items counted | 178 | 231 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | no fryer |
| Average main | 20.4 g | 11.7 g |
| Middle main | 18.0 g | 10.6 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 1% | 1% |
| Mains under 3 g | 5% | 5% |
| Mains under 5 g | 6% | 14% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 51% | 42% |
| Cleanest order | Firehouse Salad with Turkey (0.9 g) | Veggie Delite Salad (0.5 g) |
| Item to skip | Station Italian (Large) (77.0 g) | Tuna Wrap (33.4 g) |
| Sandwich items, average | 21.6 g across 89 | 10.8 g across 118 |
| Oil history | No documented oil switch on record yet. | 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 10.8 g at Subway and 21.6 g at Firehouse Subs (89 items against 118).
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Which has less seed oil, Firehouse Subs or Subway?
Subway, by 3.6 g per item on average.
What oil do Firehouse Subs and Subway cook with?
Firehouse Subs: soybean oil. Subway: no fryer.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Firehouse Subs and at Subway?
At Firehouse Subs it is Firehouse Salad with Turkey (0.9 g). At Subway it is Veggie Delite Salad (0.5 g).
How much of the Firehouse Subs and Subway menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
1% of the 93 mains at Firehouse Subs and 1% of the 174 mains at Subway have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.