IHOP vs Waffle House: which has less seed oil?
Waffle House has less seed oil overall: 5.5 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 8.3 g at IHOP. 30% of the items at IHOP 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
| IHOP | Waffle House | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | B |
| Average per item | 8.3 g | 5.5 g |
| Items counted | 223 | 138 |
| Fryer oil | soybean oil | soybean oil |
| Average main | 12.5 g | 7.4 g |
| Middle main | 9.0 g | 7.2 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 2% | 1% |
| Mains under 3 g | 3% | 11% |
| Mains under 5 g | 18% | 28% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 30% | 17% |
| Cleanest order | T-Bone Steak Dinner (0.7 g) | Garden Salad (0.0 g) |
| Item to skip | Fishermans Platter (39.0 g) | Sausage Egg & Cheese Grits Bowl (15.5 g) |
| Sandwich items, average | 12.0 g across 12 | 6.0 g across 30 |
| Breakfast items, average | 11.3 g across 92 | 7.3 g across 42 |
| Oil history | October 2007: IHOP pulls trans fat frying oil from all its restaurants | 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 12.0 g at IHOP (12 items against 30); breakfast items average 7.3 g at Waffle House and 11.3 g at IHOP (92 items against 42).
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Which has less seed oil, IHOP or Waffle House?
Waffle House, by 2.8 g per item on average.
What oil do IHOP and Waffle House cook with?
IHOP: soybean oil. Waffle House: soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at IHOP and at Waffle House?
At IHOP it is T-Bone Steak Dinner (0.7 g). At Waffle House it is Garden Salad (0.0 g).
How much of the IHOP and Waffle House menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
2% of the 114 mains at IHOP and 1% of the 80 mains at Waffle House have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.