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Is It Seed Oil? · Sesame chicken

Is Sesame chicken made with seed oils?

Usually seed oils

Usually fried and sauced in seed oil

Sesame chicken is another breaded, deep-fried chicken dish, just with a sesame-soy glaze instead of orange or Tso's sauce. Expect roughly 14g of seed oil PUFA in a typical entree with rice.

How to keep it seed-oil-free

Order a non-fried protein dish if you want less oil, or treat this one as occasional.

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