Golden Corral vs LongHorn Steakhouse: which has less seed oil?
Golden Corral has less seed oil overall: 4.6 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 7.8 g at LongHorn Steakhouse. 30% of the items at LongHorn Steakhouse have 10 g or more, against 10% at Golden Corral. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Golden Corral | LongHorn Steakhouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | C |
| Average per item | 4.6 g | 7.8 g |
| Items counted | 192 | 111 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | soybean oil |
| Average main | 6.4 g | 8.8 g |
| Middle main | 3.6 g | 5.2 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 13% | 9% |
| Mains under 3 g | 45% | 31% |
| Mains under 5 g | 58% | 48% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 10% | 30% |
| Cleanest order | Fruit Salad (0.0 g) | Redrock Grilled Shrimp 12ct (0.3 g) |
| Item to skip | Yeast Rolls (12 rolls) (46.0 g) | Parmesan Crusted Fries (59.2 g) |
| Salad items, average | 7.9 g across 8 | 5.1 g across 11 |
| Chicken items, average | 9.7 g across 17 | 11.4 g across 14 |
| 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: salad items average 5.1 g at LongHorn Steakhouse and 7.9 g at Golden Corral (8 items against 11); chicken items average 9.7 g at Golden Corral and 11.4 g at LongHorn Steakhouse (17 items against 14).
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Which has less seed oil, Golden Corral or LongHorn Steakhouse?
Golden Corral, by 3.2 g per item on average.
What oil do Golden Corral and LongHorn Steakhouse cook with?
Golden Corral: soybean oil. LongHorn Steakhouse: soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Golden Corral and at LongHorn Steakhouse?
At Golden Corral it is Fruit Salad (0.0 g). At LongHorn Steakhouse it is Redrock Grilled Shrimp 12ct (0.3 g).
How much of the Golden Corral and LongHorn Steakhouse menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
13% of the 69 mains at Golden Corral and 9% of the 58 mains at LongHorn Steakhouse have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.