Golden Corral vs Texas Roadhouse: which has less seed oil?
Golden Corral has less seed oil overall: 4.6 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 10.6 g at Texas Roadhouse. 36% of the items at Texas Roadhouse 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 | Texas Roadhouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | D |
| Average per item | 4.6 g | 10.6 g |
| Items counted | 192 | 112 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | soybean oil |
| Average main | 6.4 g | 12.8 g |
| Middle main | 3.6 g | 9.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 13% | 8% |
| Mains under 3 g | 45% | 15% |
| Mains under 5 g | 58% | 21% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 10% | 36% |
| Cleanest order | Fruit Salad (0.0 g) | Hand-Cut Sirloin 6oz (0.4 g) |
| Item to skip | Yeast Rolls (12 rolls) (46.0 g) | Fried Catfish - 4 Piece (55.8 g) |
| Salad items, average | 7.9 g across 8 | 24.7 g across 8 |
| Seafood items, average | 6.9 g across 3 | 9.6 g across 4 |
| Chicken items, average | 9.7 g across 17 | 7.2 g across 18 |
| 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 7.9 g at Golden Corral and 24.7 g at Texas Roadhouse (8 items against 8); seafood items average 6.9 g at Golden Corral and 9.6 g at Texas Roadhouse (3 items against 4).
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Which has less seed oil, Golden Corral or Texas Roadhouse?
Golden Corral, by 6.0 g per item on average.
What oil do Golden Corral and Texas Roadhouse cook with?
Golden Corral: soybean oil. Texas Roadhouse: soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Golden Corral and at Texas Roadhouse?
At Golden Corral it is Fruit Salad (0.0 g). At Texas Roadhouse it is Hand-Cut Sirloin 6oz (0.4 g).
How much of the Golden Corral and Texas Roadhouse menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
13% of the 69 mains at Golden Corral and 8% of the 66 mains at Texas Roadhouse have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.