Golden Corral vs Outback Steakhouse: which has less seed oil?
Golden Corral has less seed oil overall: 4.6 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 8.2 g at Outback Steakhouse. The fryers point the other way: Golden Corral uses soybean oil and Outback Steakhouse uses beef tallow. The gap comes from what is on the menu. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Golden Corral | Outback Steakhouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | D |
| Average per item | 4.6 g | 8.2 g |
| Items counted | 192 | 195 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | beef tallow |
| Average main | 6.4 g | 10.6 g |
| Middle main | 3.6 g | 6.5 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 13% | 1% |
| Mains under 3 g | 45% | 23% |
| Mains under 5 g | 58% | 40% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 10% | 30% |
| Cleanest order | Fruit Salad (0.0 g) | Outback Center-Cut Sirloin 5oz (0.9 g) |
| Item to skip | Yeast Rolls (12 rolls) (46.0 g) | Buffalo Ranch Kookaburra Wings Entree (97.8 g) |
| Chicken items, average | 9.7 g across 17 | 27.6 g across 15 |
| Salad items, average | 7.9 g across 8 | 13.7 g across 8 |
| Oil history | No documented oil switch on record yet. | 1988: Outback has fried in beef tallow since it opened in 1988 |
| More | Report card Fryer oil answer | Report card Fryer oil answer |
Where the gap sits: chicken items average 9.7 g at Golden Corral and 27.6 g at Outback Steakhouse (17 items against 15); salad items average 7.9 g at Golden Corral and 13.7 g at Outback Steakhouse (8 items against 8).
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Which has less seed oil, Golden Corral or Outback Steakhouse?
Golden Corral, by 3.6 g per item on average.
What oil do Golden Corral and Outback Steakhouse cook with?
Golden Corral: soybean oil. Outback Steakhouse: beef tallow.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Golden Corral and at Outback Steakhouse?
At Golden Corral it is Fruit Salad (0.0 g). At Outback Steakhouse it is Outback Center-Cut Sirloin 5oz (0.9 g).
How much of the Golden Corral and Outback Steakhouse menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
13% of the 69 mains at Golden Corral and 1% of the 120 mains at Outback Steakhouse have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.