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Burger King New Zealand Seed Oil Report Card

GradeC
Avg PUFA/item7.1g
Items analyzed119
Cooking oilCanola oil (estimate)
From the chain71%

Based on our menu research, Burger King New Zealand cooks with: canola oil (estimated). Across the 119 menu items we analyzed, it averages 7.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).

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Safest Orders at Burger King New Zealand

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: Cheeseburger + Kiwi Blue Water 600ml, 1.3g total

ItemPUFA
Cheeseburger1.3g
Hamburger1.5g
Double Cheeseburger1.9g
BBQ Bacon Double Cheeseburger2.5g
Triple Cheeseburger2.7g

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What to Avoid at Burger King New Zealand

ItemPUFA
Double Plant-Based BK Chook29.8g
Vege Burger25.9g
Double BK Chicken24.5g
Chicken Triple Rodeo Mega Stacker23.6g
Plant-Based BK Chook with Cheese23.2g

Around the world: Burger King

Crispy Chicken has 3.4g of PUFA in India but 17.4g in New Zealand. Same chain.

We have Burger King in 82 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.

CountryCooks withFries (Large)WhopperCheeseburgerHamburgerWhopper JrCrispy Chicken
New Zealand (this page)Not disclosed2.0g14.5g1.3g1.5g6.3g17.4g
U.S.corn, cottonseed and canola oiln/a16.4g2.4g2.1g8.1gn/a
AlbaniaNot disclosedn/a10.0g2.5g2.0gn/a13.0g
Andorrasunflower oiln/a2.9g0.9g0.7gn/a5.5g
ArgentinaNot disclosedn/a12.5gn/an/an/an/a
ArubaNot disclosed14.0g10.0g2.0g1.9g5.0gn/a
AustriaNot disclosedn/a4.4g1.3g1.4gn/a15.3g
BelarusNot disclosedn/a10.2gn/an/a5.2gn/a
BelgiumNot disclosedn/a7.4g2.0g2.5gn/a15.3g
BoliviaNot disclosedn/a12.0gn/an/a6.0g9.0g
BrazilNot disclosedn/a13.1g1.2gn/a5.5gn/a
BulgariaNot disclosedn/a11.0g3.0g3.0g6.0g13.0g
Canadavegetable oil14.5g15.7g1.7g3.8g8.2gn/a
Cayman IslandsNot disclosedn/a10.0g2.0g2.0g5.0g12.0g
ChileNot disclosedn/a9.0g2.0gn/an/an/a
ColombiaNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a5.0g11.0g
Costa RicaNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a3.0g10.0g
CroatiaNot disclosedn/a12.7g2.1g2.6g6.9g14.4g
Cypruspalm and sunflower oil2.0g6.5g1.5g1.5gn/a5.5g
CzechiaNot disclosedn/a5.5g1.2g1.4g3.3g8.2g
DenmarkNot disclosedn/a6.9g1.6g1.7g3.6g15.5g
Dominican RepublicNot disclosedn/a7.0gn/an/a4.0g11.0g
EcuadorNot disclosedn/a11.0gn/an/a6.0gn/a
Egyptvegetable oiln/an/an/an/an/an/a
EstoniaNot disclosedn/a7.3gn/a1.3gn/an/a
FijiNot disclosedn/a12.0g1.5gn/a6.0gn/a
Finlandpalm and sunflower oiln/a6.4gn/an/a3.3g8.4g
FranceNot disclosedn/a14.1g1.7g2.2gn/an/a
GermanyNot disclosedn/a6.3g1.0g1.2g3.0g8.1g
GuatemalaNot disclosedn/a9.0gn/an/a4.5g13.0g
GuyanaNot disclosed14.0g10.0g2.0g2.0g5.0g12.0g
HondurasNot disclosedn/a9.0gn/an/a5.0g13.0g
HungaryNot disclosedn/a13.7gn/a2.3g7.0g15.8g
IndiaNot disclosedn/an/an/an/an/a3.4g
IndonesiaNot disclosed9.2g10.0gn/an/an/an/a
IraqNot disclosedn/a12.0gn/an/an/an/a
IrelandNot disclosedn/a6.9g1.1g1.2g3.4gn/a
IsraelNot disclosedn/a11.0gn/a2.0g6.0gn/a
ItalyNot disclosedn/a6.5g2.2g2.0gn/a10.0g
JamaicaNot disclosedn/an/a2.0gn/an/an/a
JapanNot disclosedn/a4.8g1.6g1.2g2.2gn/a
KazakhstanNot disclosedn/a10.0g3.0gn/an/a10.0g
KosovoNot disclosed10.0g8.0g2.0g1.5g5.0g12.0g
KuwaitNot disclosedn/a12.0gn/an/a7.0gn/a
LatviaNot disclosedn/a14.6gn/an/an/an/a
LebanonNot disclosedn/a12.0g2.0g1.5g6.0gn/a
LuxembourgNot disclosedn/a7.4g2.0g2.5gn/a15.3g
MalaysiaNot disclosedn/a12.0g4.0gn/a6.0gn/a
MaltaNot disclosed2.2g17.0g0.6g0.9gn/a7.4g
MauritiusNot disclosed12.0g10.0gn/a0.8g5.0g10.0g
MexicoNot disclosedn/a7.5gn/an/an/an/a
MongoliaNot disclosedn/a14.3gn/an/an/a22.0g
MontenegroNot disclosedn/a8.0gn/a2.5gn/a11.0g
MoroccoNot disclosedn/a10.0g1.0g1.0gn/an/a
NetherlandsNot disclosedn/a12.5g2.0g2.5g6.8g13.7g
New CaledoniaNot disclosedn/a10.0g1.7g1.5g5.0g11.0g
North Macedoniasunflower oiln/a16.0g7.0g6.0gn/a13.0g
NorwayNot disclosedn/a6.8g1.4g1.5g3.7g12.2g
OmanNot disclosedn/an/an/a3.0gn/an/a
PanamaNot disclosedn/a6.0g2.0gn/a3.5gn/a
ParaguayNot disclosedn/a10.0gn/an/a5.0gn/a
PhilippinesNot disclosedn/a6.5gn/an/a3.5gn/a
Polandsunflower and rapeseed oiln/a6.3g1.3g1.5gn/a8.1g
PortugalNot disclosedn/a14.3g2.4gn/an/a16.4g
Puerto RicoNot disclosedn/a10.0g2.0g1.9g5.0gn/a
Romaniasunflower and rapeseed oiln/a5.6g1.4g1.2gn/a13.9g
Russiasunflower oiln/a9.0g1.8g1.5gn/an/a
RéunionNot disclosedn/a14.2g1.4g2.2gn/an/a
Saudi ArabiaNot disclosedn/a4.5g1.5g2.0gn/a7.0g
SingaporeNot disclosedn/a10.3g1.4g2.0g5.8gn/a
SlovakiaNot disclosedn/a9.0gn/an/an/a8.0g
SloveniaNot disclosedn/a9.0g1.7g1.5g5.0g10.0g
South AfricaNot disclosedn/a9.2g0.5g1.1g4.9g15.7g
Spainsunflower oiln/a2.9g0.9g0.7gn/a5.5g
Swedenrapeseed and sunflower oil10.9g13.8g1.5g2.2g7.0g15.5g
SwitzerlandNot disclosedn/a6.3g1.8g1.5gn/a12.9g
TaiwanNot disclosedn/a9.5gn/an/an/an/a
Trinidad and TobagoNot disclosedn/a10.0gn/an/a5.0gn/a
TurkeyNot disclosedn/a9.1g2.7g1.9g3.4gn/a
UKNot disclosed10.5g5.9g1.0g1.2g3.0gn/a
United Arab EmiratesNot disclosedn/a12.0gn/an/a6.0g10.0g
UruguayNot disclosedn/a5.0gn/an/an/an/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 Burger King New Zealand item, ranked

All 119 items we have for Burger King New Zealand, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.

ItemPUFA
BBQ Dipping Sauce0.0g
Frozen Coke0.0g
Frozen Keri Orange & Mango0.0g
Coke0.0g
Coke Zero Sugar0.0g
Sprite0.0g
Sprite Zero0.0g
Lift0.0g
Raspberry0.0g
L&P0.0g
Keri Orange Juice0.0g
Fanta0.0g
Keri Sipper0.0g
Pump Mini0.0g
Kiwi Blue Water 600ml0.0g
Monster Original 500ml0.0g
Monster Mango Loco Juice 500ml0.0g
Monster Zero Ultra 500ml0.0g
Soft Serve Cone0.2g
Bubblegum Shake (Small)0.2g
Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce0.2g
Float Coke0.2g
Float Keri0.2g
Caramel Shake (Small)0.2g
Plain Sundae0.3g
Caramel Sundae0.3g
Chocolate Sundae0.3g
Strawberry Sundae0.3g
Bubblegum Sundae0.3g
King Fusion Bubblegum Marshmallow0.3g
Bubblegum Shake (Medium)0.4g
Caramel Shake (Medium)0.4g
Bubblegum Shake (Large)0.5g
Caramel Shake (Large)0.5g
King Fusion Boysenberry Crunch0.6g
Onion Rings (6 Pack)0.8g
Chocolate Shake1.0g
Strawberry Shake1.0g
Lime Shake1.0g
King Fusion Cookies & Cream1.1g
Fries (Small)1.2g
Cheeseburger1.3g
Onion Rings (9 Pack)1.3g
Hamburger1.5g
King Fusion KitKat1.5g
Fries (Regular)1.6g
Double Cheeseburger1.9g
Fries (Large)2.0g
Peri Peri Dipping Sauce2.0g
Strawberry Super Shake2.0g
Chocolate Super Shake2.0g
Lime Super Shake2.0g
BBQ Bacon Double Cheeseburger2.5g
King Jr Cheeseburger Meal2.6g
Triple Cheeseburger2.7g
Hershey's Chocolate Pie2.7g
Cheeseburger King Box3.2g
Black Garlic Dipping Sauce4.0g
King Jr Chicken Nuggets 3 Pack Meal4.2g
Hash Bites (Small)4.3g
King's Fried Chicken Tenders (2 Pack)5.0g
Aioli Dipping Sauce5.1g
King's Collection Streaky Bacon Steakhouse5.8g
Whopper Jr with Cheese5.9g
Nugget Burger6.0g
Share Box Fries6.0g
Creamy Mayo Cheeseburger6.1g
Whopper Jr6.3g
King's Collection All American Steakhouse6.5g
BK Chicken Nuggets (6 Pack)6.6g
Chicken Nuggets King Box6.6g
Hash Bites (Regular)6.7g
King Jr Chicken Nuggets 6 Pack Meal7.2g
BBQ Rodeo7.3g
Dragon Ball Super Loaded Fries7.3g
Super Saiyan Fried Chicken8.1g
Chicken Fries King Box8.3g
Chicken Fries (9 Pack)8.3g
The Bomb9.1g
Funnel Fries9.7g
BK Chicken Nuggets (10 Pack)9.9g
Rodeo Mega Stacker10.4g
Hash Bites (Large)10.7g
Plant-Based Whopper11.1g
BK Chicken Long Rodeo11.5g
Whopper with Cheese12.0g
Double Rodeo Mega Stacker12.1g
Plant-Based Whopper with Cheese12.1g
Salad Burger12.2g
Rodeo Mega Stacker Chicken12.4g
King's Collection New York Steakhouse13.1g
Super Saiyan Whopper13.3g
Triple Rodeo Mega Stacker13.5g
Double Whopper with Cheese13.7g
King's Collection Cheese and Bacon Fried Chicken14.1g
Whopper14.5g
Hawaiian BK Chicken15.3g
XL Creamy Mayo Cheeseburger15.6g
XL Rodeo16.0g
King's Collection Spicy Southern Fried Chicken16.3g
BK Chicken with Cheese16.5g
Double Whopper16.6g
Double Plant-Based Whopper16.7g
BK Chicken17.2g
Triple Whopper with Cheese17.4g
Crispy Chicken17.4g
Chicken Double Rodeo Mega Stacker18.1g
Triple Whopper18.6g
Plant-Based BK Chook Long Rodeo18.8g
XL Bomb20.2g
BK Chicken Nuggets (20 Pack)22.0g
King's Collection Original Fried Chicken22.4g
Plant-Based BK Chook22.6g
King Jr Crispy Chicken Meal23.0g
Plant-Based BK Chook with Cheese23.2g
Chicken Triple Rodeo Mega Stacker23.6g
Double BK Chicken24.5g
Vege Burger25.9g
Double Plant-Based BK Chook29.8g

Frequently asked

Does Burger King New Zealand use seed oils?

Based on our menu research, Burger King New Zealand cooks with: canola oil (estimated). Across the 119 menu items we analyzed, it averages 7.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).

What oil does Burger King New Zealand cook with?

Our research indicates: Fryer oil not stated by name on burgerking.co.nz; every fried side's own NZ ingredient statement names canola oil (fries 'Batter (...), Canola Oil', hash bites 'Canola Oil', nuggets 'Vegetable Oil (Canola, Rice Bran)'); burger mayonnaise is soybean oil. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.

Does Burger King New Zealand use beef tallow?

No. Our research indicates Burger King New Zealand cooks with canola oil (estimated), not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.

Is Burger King New Zealand seed oil free?

No. Our research indicates Burger King New Zealand cooks with canola oil (estimated), which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.

What is the safest thing to order at Burger King New Zealand?

Cheeseburger is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Burger King New Zealand, at an estimated 1.3g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.

What should I avoid at Burger King New Zealand?

Double Plant-Based BK Chook is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Burger King New Zealand, at an estimated 29.8g 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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