How much seed oil is in Black Bear Diner's food?
Black Bear Diner averages an estimated 11.6g of seed oil PUFA per menu item, about 2.9 days of the 4g daily goal many people in the seed oil free community aim for, in one average item. Method and grade scale on the methodology page.
What Black Bear Diner cooks with
soybean oil / liquid margarine (griddle & fryer) — confirmed consistent with official nutrition PDF fat profiles; no explicit oil disclosure found on allergen pages but PUFA ratios match soybean oil fraction throughout
The 10 highest seed oil items we measured
Estimated PUFA grams per listed serving, from published nutrition data and the disclosed or assumed cooking oil:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| Chicken Caesar Melt | 64.7g |
| Fish & Chips | 61.8g |
| All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry (fried cod) | 60g |
| Big Bacon Breakfast | 60g |
| Fish Fry Friday (full order) | 60g |
| Homestyle Fried Chicken | 50.8g |
| Fish & Chips (fried cod) | 47g |
| Chicken Strip Basket | 44.7g |
| Onion Rings | 41g |
| Caesar Salad | 37.3g |
If you end up here anyway
The lowest estimated seed oil orders we track at Black Bear Diner:
| Item | Est. PUFA |
|---|---|
| House Side Salad | 0g |
| Baked Potato | 0g |
| Fruit Bowl | 0g |
The fine print
These are estimates, not lab measurements, and preparation varies by location. Full detail for every item is on the Black Bear Diner report card. See who else graded D or F on the F List, or the whole field on the Seed Oil Index.