Outback Steakhouse vs Texas Roadhouse: which has less seed oil?
Outback Steakhouse has less seed oil overall: 8.2 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 10.6 g at Texas Roadhouse. The fryers differ: Outback Steakhouse uses beef tallow and Texas Roadhouse uses soybean oil. Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Outback Steakhouse | Texas Roadhouse | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | D | D |
| Average per item | 8.2 g | 10.6 g |
| Items counted | 195 | 112 |
| Fryer oil | beef tallow | soybean oil |
| Average main | 10.6 g | 12.8 g |
| Middle main | 6.5 g | 9.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 1% | 8% |
| Mains under 3 g | 23% | 15% |
| Mains under 5 g | 40% | 21% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 30% | 36% |
| Cleanest order | Outback Center-Cut Sirloin 5oz (0.9 g) | Hand-Cut Sirloin 6oz (0.4 g) |
| Item to skip | Buffalo Ranch Kookaburra Wings Entree (97.8 g) | Fried Catfish - 4 Piece (55.8 g) |
| Chicken items, average | 27.6 g across 15 | 7.2 g across 18 |
| Salad items, average | 13.7 g across 8 | 24.7 g across 8 |
| Burger items, average | 11.5 g across 4 | 11.4 g across 4 |
| Oil history | 1988: Outback has fried in beef tallow since it opened in 1988 | No documented oil switch on record yet. |
| More | Report card Fryer oil answer | Report card Fryer oil answer |
Where the gap sits: chicken items average 7.2 g at Texas Roadhouse and 27.6 g at Outback Steakhouse (15 items against 18); salad items average 13.7 g at Outback Steakhouse and 24.7 g at Texas Roadhouse (8 items against 8).
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Which has less seed oil, Outback Steakhouse or Texas Roadhouse?
Outback Steakhouse, by 2.4 g per item on average.
What oil do Outback Steakhouse and Texas Roadhouse cook with?
Outback Steakhouse: beef tallow. Texas Roadhouse: soybean oil.
What is the cleanest thing to order at Outback Steakhouse and at Texas Roadhouse?
At Outback Steakhouse it is Outback Center-Cut Sirloin 5oz (0.9 g). At Texas Roadhouse it is Hand-Cut Sirloin 6oz (0.4 g).
How much of the Outback Steakhouse and Texas Roadhouse menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
1% of the 120 mains at Outback Steakhouse and 8% of the 66 mains at Texas Roadhouse have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.