Popeyes vs Wingstop: which has less seed oil?
Popeyes has less seed oil overall: 5.0 g of polyunsaturated fat per item against 20.6 g at Wingstop. The fryers differ: Popeyes uses beef tallow and Wingstop uses soybean oil (our estimate). Averages cover every menu item, so the order you build matters more than the logo.
Side by side
| Popeyes | Wingstop | |
|---|---|---|
| Grade | B | F |
| Average per item | 5.0 g | 20.6 g |
| Items counted | 101 | 246 |
| Fryer oil | beef tallow | soybean oil (our estimate) |
| Average main | 8.3 g | 23.9 g |
| Middle main | 6.1 g | 21.0 g |
| Mains under 1 g | 2% | 0% |
| Mains under 3 g | 24% | 0% |
| Mains under 5 g | 34% | 0% |
| Items at 10 g or more | 17% | 77% |
| Cleanest order | Chicken Leg (0.6 g) | 3 Boneless Wings - Atomic (5.9 g) |
| Item to skip | 6Pc Signature Hot Bone-In Wings (31.3 g) | 20 Boneless Wings - Louisiana Rub (67.5 g) |
| Chicken items, average | 7.3 g across 35 | 23.8 g across 197 |
| Oil history | May 2007: Popeyes finishes trans fat cuts on biscuits and fries | 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 7.3 g at Popeyes and 23.8 g at Wingstop (35 items against 197).
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Which has less seed oil, Popeyes or Wingstop?
Popeyes, by 15.6 g per item on average.
What oil do Popeyes and Wingstop cook with?
Popeyes: beef tallow. Wingstop: soybean oil (our estimate).
What is the cleanest thing to order at Popeyes and at Wingstop?
At Popeyes it is Chicken Leg (0.6 g). At Wingstop it is 3 Boneless Wings - Atomic (5.9 g).
How much of the Popeyes and Wingstop menus is under 1 g of seed oil fat?
2% of the 41 mains at Popeyes and 0% of the 198 mains at Wingstop have less than 1 g of polyunsaturated fat.