KFC Malta Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, KFC Malta cooks with: rapeseed oil (estimated). Across the 100 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.0g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
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Safest Orders at KFC Malta
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
Cleanest full order: Crispy Strips 3Pcs + Pepsi, 6.0g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Garden Salad | 0.2g |
| Hot Wings 3 Pcs | 4.0g |
| Mini Crave | 4.0g |
| Cheesy Mini Crave | 4.0g |
| Fillet Salad | 4.0g |
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Build my orderWhat to Avoid at KFC Malta
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| 15 Original Pieces Bucket | 45.0g |
| Original Recipe Chicken 8Pcs | 24.0g |
| Hot Wings 15 Pcs | 19.5g |
| Nuggets 20Pcs | 16.5g |
| K-Nuggets 20pcs | 16.5g |
Around the world: KFC
Zinger Burger has 4.0g of PUFA in the Philippines but 7.5g in Malta. Same chain.
We have KFC in 76 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.
| Country | Cooks with | Fries Large | Coleslaw | Zinger Burger | Twister | Fillet Burger | Fries Small |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malta (this page) | Not disclosed | 6.0g | 4.0g | 7.5g | 6.5g | 7.0g | 3.0g |
| U.S. | canola and soybean oil | n/a | 7.2g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Albania | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 12.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Algeria | Not disclosed | 12.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 6.0g |
| Antigua and Barbuda | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Armenia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.5g |
| Aruba | Not disclosed | 9.5g | 4.5g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Australia | canola and sunflower oil | n/a | n/a | 7.0g | n/a | 5.0g | n/a |
| Bahamas | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.0g |
| Bahrain | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bangladesh | Not disclosed | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Belarus | Not disclosed | 24.0g | n/a | 11.2g | n/a | 10.6g | 7.2g |
| Bermuda | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 12.9g | 15.0g | n/a | 7.0g |
| Botswana | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Bulgaria | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.0g | n/a | 7.9g | 6.5g | n/a |
| Cambodia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 11.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Canada | canola oil | 7.7g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Croatia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 17.4g | n/a | n/a |
| Curaçao | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Cyprus | Not disclosed | 8.5g | 4.0g | 7.5g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Czechia | sunflower oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Dominica | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Ecuador | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Egypt | vegetable oil | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Georgia | Not disclosed | 12.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 3.5g |
| Germany | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | 5.3g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Grenada | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Guam | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9.0g | n/a | n/a |
| India | rice bran oil | 6.7g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ireland | vegetable oil | n/a | n/a | 17.6g | n/a | 15.0g | n/a |
| Jamaica | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.5g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Jordan | Not disclosed | 11.0g | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kazakhstan | Not disclosed | 15.2g | n/a | n/a | 6.5g | n/a | n/a |
| Kenya | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kuwait | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Kyrgyzstan | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 5.7g |
| Lesotho | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Moldova | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | 10.1g | 11.7g | n/a | 6.6g | n/a |
| Mongolia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | 10.0g | n/a |
| Morocco | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Namibia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Netherlands | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 14.8g | 9.5g | n/a | n/a |
| New Zealand | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 11.3g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| North Macedonia | sunflower oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | 16.0g | 14.0g | n/a |
| Oman | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Pakistan | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | 9.0g | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Palestine | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 12.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Panama | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Philippines | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Poland | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | 3.2g | 12.9g | 20.4g | n/a | n/a |
| Portugal | vegetable oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Qatar | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Romania | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | 7.3g | 11.6g | n/a | 6.5g | n/a |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Not disclosed | 20.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | 7.0g |
| Saint Lucia | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Saudi Arabia | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Senegal | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | 7.5g | n/a | n/a |
| Serbia | Not disclosed | n/a | 6.9g | n/a | 15.1g | n/a | n/a |
| Sint Maarten | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.5g | n/a | 9.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Slovakia | Not disclosed | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| South Africa | palm and sunflower oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Spain | sunflower oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Sri Lanka | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 9.0g | n/a | n/a |
| Suriname | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Switzerland | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | 5.3g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Tajikistan | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | 4.7g |
| Tanzania | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Thailand | Not disclosed | n/a | 3.0g | 9.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Turkey | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | 10.0g | 8.0g | n/a | n/a |
| UK | sunflower and rapeseed oil | 11.2g | n/a | 5.0g | n/a | 15.0g | n/a |
| Uganda | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Ukraine | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | n/a | 15.9g | n/a | n/a |
| United Arab Emirates | Not disclosed | n/a | 4.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Uzbekistan | sunflower and rapeseed oil | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Zimbabwe | Not disclosed | n/a | n/a | 10.0g | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Items are matched by name, so portions and recipes can differ between countries. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item. Oil notes are as each country's chain discloses them.
Every KFC Malta item, ranked
All 100 items we have for KFC Malta, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Tomato Ketchup Dip | 0.0g |
| BBQ Sauce Dip | 0.0g |
| Sweet Chilli Dip | 0.0g |
| Pepsi Zero | 0.0g |
| Pepsi | 0.0g |
| 7Up Zero | 0.0g |
| Mirinda Zero | 0.0g |
| Kinnie | 0.0g |
| Ice Tea Peach Zero | 0.0g |
| Kinnie Zero | 0.0g |
| Ice Tea Lemon Zero | 0.0g |
| Perrier | 0.0g |
| San Michel | 0.0g |
| Tropicana Orange Juice | 0.0g |
| Red Bull | 0.0g |
| Garden Salad | 0.2g |
| Gravy | 0.3g |
| Strawberry Sundae | 0.3g |
| Chocolate Sundae | 0.3g |
| Caramel Sundae | 0.3g |
| White Chocolate Sundae | 0.3g |
| Mashed Potatoes | 0.5g |
| Rice | 0.5g |
| Cobette | 0.5g |
| Mashed Potatoes & Gravy | 0.8g |
| Nutella Sundae | 1.0g |
| Curry Mango Dip | 1.0g |
| Cookie Dark Chocolate | 1.5g |
| Cookie White Chocolate | 1.5g |
| Honey Mustard Dip | 1.5g |
| Yoghurt Dressing Sachet | 1.5g |
| Fries Small | 3.0g |
| Churros - 6Pcs | 3.0g |
| Nutella Donut | 3.0g |
| Mozzarella Sticks 4Pcs | 3.5g |
| Hot Wings 3 Pcs | 4.0g |
| Mini Crave | 4.0g |
| Cheesy Mini Crave | 4.0g |
| Fillet Salad | 4.0g |
| Zinger Salad | 4.0g |
| Falafel Bites 4pcs | 4.0g |
| Coleslaw | 4.0g |
| Onion Rings 8Pcs | 4.0g |
| Mini Fillet Burger | 4.5g |
| Fries Regular | 4.5g |
| Churros - 9Pcs | 4.5g |
| Nuggets 6Pcs | 5.0g |
| K-Nuggets 6pcs | 5.0g |
| Poke Bowl - Sweetest Chili | 5.0g |
| Poke Bowl - Korean BBQ | 5.0g |
| Veggie Strips 4pcs | 5.0g |
| Mayonnaise Dip | 5.0g |
| Crispy Strips 3Pcs | 6.0g |
| Hot & Spicy Strips 3Pcs | 6.0g |
| Veggie Burger | 6.0g |
| Veggie Twister | 6.0g |
| Kentucky Fries Cheese & Bacon | 6.0g |
| Fries Large | 6.0g |
| Onion Rings 12Pcs | 6.0g |
| Churros - 12Pcs | 6.0g |
| Hot Wings 5 Pcs | 6.5g |
| BBQ Qurrito | 6.5g |
| Twister Cheese | 6.5g |
| Twister Cheese & Bacon | 6.5g |
| Twister | 6.5g |
| Fillet Burger | 7.0g |
| Fillet Cheeseburger | 7.0g |
| K-Twister | 7.0g |
| Garlic Qurrito | 7.0g |
| Spicy Twister | 7.0g |
| Mozzarella Sticks 8Pcs | 7.0g |
| Nuggets 9Pcs | 7.5g |
| K-Nuggets 9pcs | 7.5g |
| Zinger Burger | 7.5g |
| Zinger Cheeseburger | 7.5g |
| BBQ BoxMaster | 8.5g |
| Original Recipe Chicken 3Pcs | 9.0g |
| Grander Burger | 9.0g |
| K-Grander | 9.0g |
| Krispy Spicy Kebab | 9.0g |
| Classic BoxMaster | 9.0g |
| Crispy Strips 5Pcs | 10.0g |
| Hot & Spicy Strips 5Pcs | 10.0g |
| Zinger Tower Burger | 10.0g |
| Fillet Tower Burger | 10.0g |
| Hot Wings 8 Pcs | 10.5g |
| Double Fillet Burger | 11.0g |
| Double Fillet Cheeseburger | 11.0g |
| Double Zinger Cheeseburger | 12.0g |
| Double Zinger Burger | 12.0g |
| Grander Double Burger | 14.0g |
| K-Double Grander | 14.0g |
| Original Recipe Chicken 5Pcs | 15.0g |
| Crispy Strips 8Pcs | 16.0g |
| Hot & Spicy Strips 8Pcs | 16.0g |
| Nuggets 20Pcs | 16.5g |
| K-Nuggets 20pcs | 16.5g |
| Hot Wings 15 Pcs | 19.5g |
| Original Recipe Chicken 8Pcs | 24.0g |
| 15 Original Pieces Bucket | 45.0g |
Frequently asked
Does KFC Malta use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, KFC Malta cooks with: rapeseed oil (estimated). Across the 100 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.0g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).
What oil does KFC Malta cook with?
Our research indicates: not verified for Malta: kfc.com.mt sits behind a Cloudflare bot check that neither curl nor the Browser pane passed. Estimated as a rapeseed-type fryer oil (evidence-labelled guess, not a Malta statement). Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does KFC Malta use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates KFC Malta cooks with rapeseed oil (estimated), not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is KFC Malta seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates KFC Malta cooks with rapeseed oil (estimated), which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at KFC Malta?
Garden Salad is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at KFC Malta, at an estimated 0.2g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at KFC Malta?
15 Original Pieces Bucket is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at KFC Malta, at an estimated 45.0g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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