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Subway New Zealand Seed Oil Report Card

GradeB
Avg PUFA/item5.4g
Items analyzed153
Cooking oilNo fryer
From the chain64%

Based on our menu research, Subway New Zealand cooks with: No fryers; the NZ guide names no oil (sauces, breads and pre-cooked chicken carry vegetable oil, unspecified). Across the 153 menu items we analyzed, it averages 5.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).

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Safest Orders at Subway 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: Chicken Strips Salad (Regular) + Water (600ml), 1.8g total

ItemPUFA
Honey Mustard Leg Ham Salad (Regular)1.1g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Salad (Regular)1.1g
Roast Beef Salad (Regular)1.5g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (Wrap)1.6g
Tuna Mayo Salad (Regular)1.6g

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What to Avoid at Subway New Zealand

ItemPUFA
Three Pepper Chicken (Footlong)22.0g
Veggie Patty (Footlong)21.6g
Three Pepper Chicken Salad (Large)19.8g
Veggie Patty Salad (Large)19.6g
Chicken Classic (Footlong)19.4g

Around the world: Subway

Italian B.M.T. (Footlong) has 6.0g of PUFA in Saint Lucia but 11.8g in New Zealand. Same chain.

We have Subway in 32 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.

CountryCooks withSweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (6-Inch)Italian B.M.T. (Footlong)Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (Footlong)Roast Beef (Footlong)Italian B.M.T. (Wrap)Italian B.M.T. (6-Inch)
New Zealand (this page)Not disclosed2.0g11.8g4.0g5.2g5.5g5.9g
U.S.Not disclosed2.7gn/a5.4g17.2gn/an/a
Antigua and BarbudaNot disclosed1.5gn/an/an/a5.0g3.0g
ArubaNot disclosed2.0gn/a4.0g4.0gn/an/a
Australiacanola oil1.2gn/an/an/an/a5.6g
AustriaNot disclosedn/a6.7gn/an/a4.3gn/a
BahamasNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
BahrainNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a9.0gn/a
BarbadosNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
Canadavegetable oil0.8gn/an/an/a14.9g9.9g
Cayman IslandsNot disclosedn/a10.0g6.0gn/an/an/a
Costa RicaNot disclosedn/an/an/a3.0gn/an/a
CuraçaoNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0gn/an/a3.5g
FinlandNot disclosedn/a7.0gn/an/a7.9gn/a
GermanyNot disclosedn/a6.7gn/an/a4.3gn/a
GrenadaNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
GuamNot disclosed1.5gn/a3.0g14.0gn/an/a
IrelandNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a5.3gn/a
NetherlandsNot disclosedn/a6.8gn/an/a7.9gn/a
Northern Mariana IslandsNot disclosed1.5gn/a3.0g14.0gn/an/a
Polandrapeseed oiln/an/an/an/an/an/a
Saint Kitts and NevisNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
Saint LuciaNot disclosed1.5g6.0g3.0gn/a5.0g3.0g
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
SingaporeNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a7.2gn/a
Sint MaartenNot disclosed2.0g7.0g4.0g4.0gn/a3.5g
SloveniaNot disclosedn/a7.5gn/an/an/an/a
SwedenNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a3.0gn/a
Trinidad and TobagoNot disclosedn/an/an/an/a5.0gn/a
U.S. Virgin IslandsNot disclosed3.0gn/a6.0g4.0gn/an/a
UKrapeseed oiln/an/an/an/a5.3gn/a
UruguayNot disclosedn/an/an/a4.0gn/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 Subway New Zealand item, ranked

All 153 items we have for Subway New Zealand, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.

ItemPUFA
Coca-Cola (600ml)0.0g
Coke Zero Sugar (600ml)0.0g
Fountain Drink (Regular)0.0g
Water (600ml)0.0g
Sprite (600ml)0.0g
Coca-Cola Vanilla (600ml)0.0g
Coca-Cola Vanilla Zero Sugar (600ml)0.0g
Sprite Zero Sugar (600ml)0.0g
Fanta Orange (600ml)0.0g
L&P (600ml)0.0g
Fanta Raspberry (600ml)0.0g
Coca-Cola Raspberry Zero Sugar (600ml)0.0g
Schweppes Classic Ginger Beer (330ml)0.0g
Pump Water (750ml)0.0g
Pumped Lime Water (750ml)0.0g
Fuze Tea Peach (500ml)0.0g
Fuze Tea Lemon (500ml)0.0g
Powerade Berry Ice (750ml)0.0g
Powerade Mountain Blast (750ml)0.0g
Powerade Zero Mountain Blast (750ml)0.0g
Powerade Blackcurrant (750ml)0.0g
Powerade Grape (750ml)0.0g
Powerade Zero Grape (750ml)0.0g
Celsius Mango Lemonade (330ml)0.0g
Celsius Kiwi Strawberry (330ml)0.0g
V Blue Energy Drink (500ml)0.0g
V Energy Blue Zero Sugar (500ml)0.0g
V Energy Drink (350ml)0.0g
Keri Orange Juice (350ml)0.0g
Keri Apple Juice (350ml)0.0g
Keri Kids Apple Blackcurrant (250ml)0.0g
MOST Apple Orange & Mango (275ml)0.0g
MOST Sparkling Apple Blackcurrant (275ml)0.0g
Glaceau Vitamin Water Antioxidant (500ml)0.0g
Blueberry and Mango0.3g
Mixed Berry Banana0.3g
Strawberry0.3g
Tropical0.3g
Mango0.4g
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie0.8g
Double Chocolate Chip Cookie1.0g
Honey Mustard Leg Ham Salad (Regular)1.1g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Salad (Regular)1.1g
Leg Ham (Mini Sub)1.1g
Chocolate Chip Cookie with M&M'S1.1g
Roast Beef (Mini Sub)1.2g
Chocolate Chip Cookie1.2g
White Chip Macadamia Nut Cookie1.2g
Roast Beef Salad (Regular)1.5g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (Wrap)1.6g
Tuna Mayo Salad (Regular)1.6g
Apple & Custard Danish1.6g
Apricot & Custard Danish1.6g
Honey Mustard Leg Ham (Wrap)1.7g
Roast Beef (Wrap)1.7g
Chicken Strips Salad (Regular)1.8g
Ham, Cheese & Tomato Toastie1.8g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (6-Inch)2.0g
Honey Mustard Leg Ham Salad (Large)2.0g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Salad (Large)2.0g
Tuna Mayo (Wrap)2.2g
Chicken Strips (Wrap)2.4g
Tuna Mayo (6-Inch)2.5g
Chicken Strips (6-Inch)2.6g
Roast Beef (6-Inch)2.6g
Spinach & Egg (Wrap)2.8g
Roast Beef Salad (Large)3.0g
Tuna Mayo Salad (Large)3.1g
Veggie Delite with Avo (Mini Sub)3.1g
BBQ Southern Style Chicken Salad (Regular)3.4g
Honey Mustard Leg Ham (6-Inch)3.5g
Chicken Strips Salad (Large)3.5g
Veggie Delite with Avo Salad (Regular)3.7g
BBQ Southern Style Chicken (Wrap)4.0g
Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki (Footlong)4.0g
Pizza Melt Salad (Regular)4.2g
Classic Ham & Egg (Breakfast 6-Inch)4.3g
Steak & Egg Brekkie (Breakfast 6-Inch)4.3g
BBQ Southern Style Chicken (6-Inch)4.4g
Veggie Delite with Avo (Wrap)4.4g
Italian B.M.T. Salad (Regular)4.7g
Pizza Melt (Wrap)5.0g
Tuna Mayo (Footlong)5.0g
Creamy Garlic Cheese Bread5.2g
Chicken Strips (Footlong)5.2g
Roast Beef (Footlong)5.2g
Creamy Garlic Herb Bread5.3g
Pizza Melt (6-Inch)5.4g
Italian B.M.T. (Wrap)5.5g
Pork Riblet Salad (Regular)5.8g
Italian B.M.T. (6-Inch)5.9g
Meatball Mozza Pot6.0g
Southern Style Chicken Bites (no sauce)6.0g
Boysenberry & Custard Danish6.0g
Veggie Delite with Avo (6-Inch)6.1g
Chicken & Bacon Ranch Salad (Regular)6.3g
Italian Meatball Salad (Regular)6.5g
Philly-Style Three-Cheese Steak (6-Inch)6.6g
Pork Riblet (Wrap)6.6g
BBQ Southern Style Chicken Salad (Large)6.7g
Pork Riblet (6-Inch)6.9g
Honey Mustard Leg Ham (Footlong)7.0g
Chicken & Bacon Ranch (Wrap)7.1g
Chipotle Quesadilla7.1g
Italian Meatball (Wrap)7.3g
Smashed Avo on Toast (on white bread)7.3g
Chicken & Bacon Ranch (6-Inch)7.4g
Veggie Delite with Avo Salad (Large)7.4g
Italian Meatball (6-Inch)7.7g
Smashed Falafel Salad (Regular)7.7g
Pizza Melt Salad (Large)8.1g
Chipotle Steak Melt Salad (Regular)8.2g
Smashed Falafel (Wrap)8.6g
Chicken Classic Salad (Regular)8.7g
Bacon, Egg & Cheese (Breakfast 6-Inch)8.7g
BBQ Southern Style Chicken (Footlong)8.8g
Smashed Falafel (6-Inch)8.9g
Chipotle Steak Melt (Wrap)8.9g
Chipotle Steak Melt (6-Inch)9.3g
Chicken Classic (Wrap)9.3g
Italian B.M.T. Salad (Large)9.3g
Chicken Classic (6-Inch)9.7g
Three Pepper Chicken Salad (Regular)9.9g
Veggie Patty Salad (Regular)9.9g
Three Pepper Chicken (Wrap)10.5g
Veggie Patty (Wrap)10.5g
Nachos10.7g
Veggie Patty (6-Inch)10.8g
Southern Style Chicken Bites (with spicy mayo)10.8g
Pizza Melt (Footlong)10.8g
Three Pepper Chicken (6-Inch)11.0g
Nachos with Chicken Strips11.3g
Pork Riblet Salad (Large)11.7g
Nachos with Diced Steak11.7g
Italian B.M.T. (Footlong)11.8g
Veggie Delite with Avo (Footlong)12.2g
Chicken & Bacon Ranch Salad (Large)12.7g
Italian Meatball Salad (Large)13.0g
Philly-Style Three-Cheese Steak (Footlong)13.2g
Mexican-Style Brekkie (Wrap)13.3g
Pork Riblet (Footlong)13.8g
Chicken & Bacon Ranch (Footlong)14.8g
Smashed Falafel Salad (Large)15.4g
Italian Meatball (Footlong)15.4g
Chipotle Steak Melt Salad (Large)16.5g
Chicken Classic Salad (Large)17.2g
Smashed Falafel (Footlong)17.8g
Chipotle Steak Melt (Footlong)18.6g
Chicken Classic (Footlong)19.4g
Veggie Patty Salad (Large)19.6g
Three Pepper Chicken Salad (Large)19.8g
Veggie Patty (Footlong)21.6g
Three Pepper Chicken (Footlong)22.0g

Frequently asked

Does Subway New Zealand use seed oils?

Based on our menu research, Subway New Zealand cooks with: No fryers; the NZ guide names no oil (sauces, breads and pre-cooked chicken carry vegetable oil, unspecified). Across the 153 menu items we analyzed, it averages 5.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).

What oil does Subway New Zealand cook with?

Our research indicates: No fryers; the NZ guide names no oil (sauces, breads and pre-cooked chicken carry vegetable oil, unspecified). Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.

Does Subway New Zealand use beef tallow?

No. Our research indicates Subway New Zealand cooks with No fryers; the NZ guide names no oil (sauces, breads and pre-cooked chicken carry vegetable oil, unspecified), not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.

Is Subway New Zealand seed oil free?

No. Our research indicates Subway New Zealand cooks with No fryers; the NZ guide names no oil (sauces, breads and pre-cooked chicken carry vegetable oil, unspecified), which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.

What is the safest thing to order at Subway New Zealand?

Sweet Onion Chicken Teriyaki Salad (Regular) is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Subway New Zealand, at an estimated 1.1g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.

What should I avoid at Subway New Zealand?

Three Pepper Chicken (Footlong) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Subway New Zealand, at an estimated 22.0g 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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