{"name":"Seed Oil Tracker — Restaurant Chain Seed-Oil Grades","license":"Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0)","license_url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/","attribution":"Seed Oil Tracker (seedoiltracker.com)","source":"https://seedoiltracker.com/open-data","chain_count":25,"chains":[{"chain":"Starbucks","country":"DE","slug":"starbucks","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.479,"menu_items_scored":314,"cooking_oil":"no deep frying; Starbucks Germany (AmRest) names no oil on its product pages or in its Autumn 10.09.2026 allergen/nutrition PDFs. Undisclosed vegetable oil in baked goods and sandwiches (evidence-labelled guess); coconut base in the Coconut Refreshas; soy drink in the Soy Protein lattes","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/starbucks"},{"chain":"Ditsch","country":"DE","slug":"ditsch","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.798,"menu_items_scored":30,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: Ditsch (Valora Food Service Deutschland) names no oil; its 2026/2027 product catalogue says it is an RSPO member working on sustainable palm oil and uses increasingly organic oil, and its pretzel doughs carry 3-5% fat on flour. Palm-type margarine in croissant doughs and liquid vegetable oil in pizza are the evidence-labelled guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/ditsch"},{"chain":"Yorma's","country":"DE","slug":"yorma-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.38,"menu_items_scored":117,"cooking_oil":"no fryer in store (bake-off bakery and snack counters at railway stations); fats as named in each product's own ingredient list on yormas.de: Rapsöl (rapeseed = canola) in Kaiserbrötchen, Laugenstange, sandwich spreads and grain salads; Sonnenblumenöl (sunflower) in pretzels, Salat-Baguette and the pizza tongues; butter in croissants, Franzbrötchen and butter pretzels; Palmfett + Rapsöl (margarine) in doughnuts, Berliner and muffins; Olivenöl on the Mozzarella-Baguette","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/yorma-s"},{"chain":"Le Crobag","country":"DE","slug":"le-crobag","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.569,"menu_items_scored":105,"cooking_oil":"no fryer (bake-off croissants, baguettes and snacks); fats as named in the chain's own July 2026 ingredient document: butter in the butter croissants and most Ficelles; 'Pflanzenfett (Palm, Raps)' in the ham-and-cheese and sausage croissants; Rapsöl in sandwich spreads, pretzels and salads; palm fat + Rapsöl in cookies, cakes, Franzbrötchen and Quarktasche; sunflower/shea margarine in the vegan croissants; Olivenöl on the tomato-mozzarella items","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/le-crobag"},{"chain":"Vapiano","country":"DE","slug":"vapiano","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.095,"menu_items_scored":159,"cooking_oil":"Not stated. Vapiano Germany publishes no oil or nutrition information (its FAQ says dishes are cooked individually so it cannot give nutrition values; allergen lists are given in the restaurant). Menu copy names olive oil (Bruschetta Classico), basil oil, garlic oil and deep-fried items (Fried Pasta, potato crisps) without the frying oil. Treated as vegetable oil, unspecified, an evidence-labelled guess.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/vapiano"},{"chain":"Subway","country":"DE","slug":"subway","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.317,"menu_items_scored":130,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Subway Germany's nutrition guide and allergen/additives guide (August 2026) name no frying or sauce oil. Its own panels put the mayonnaise-type sauces at 6-9% saturated (Lite Mayonnaise 4.9 g / 0.3 g), i.e. rapeseed-type oil; the fried sides (waffle fries, cheese bites) read as an unnamed vegetable oil (about 13% saturated). Best evidence, not a chain statement","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/subway"},{"chain":"BackWerk","country":"DE","slug":"backwerk","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.384,"menu_items_scored":77,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: BackWerk Germany (Valora Food Service Deutschland) publishes per-product ingredient lines that never name an oil; the stores bake and reheat (no fryers), fried components (breaded chicken, schnitzel, pollock, roesti, falafel, donuts) arrive pre-fried. Undisclosed vegetable oil assumed, with palm-type margarine in laminated pastry; evidence-labelled guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/backwerk"},{"chain":"Kamps","country":"DE","slug":"kamps","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.727,"menu_items_scored":75,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: Kamps (Kamps GmbH, Schwalmtal) prints no oil statement and its product pages leave the ingredient field empty; a bakery with no fryers. Estimated from the chain's own per-100 g fat and saturates, with seed oils in seeded breads and margarine in pastry; evidence-labelled guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/kamps"},{"chain":"Coffee Fellows","country":"DE","slug":"coffee-fellows","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.93,"menu_items_scored":174,"cooking_oil":"rapeseed (Rapsoel) is the oil most often named in Coffee Fellows' own per-item ingredient lists (breads, bagel spreads, muffins, cookies, oat drink, schnitzel and currywurst sauces); sunflower oil in salads, wedges/schnitzel coating and overnight oats; palm fat in croissants, pretzel croissants, cakes and cookies; olive oil on pizza; coconut oil in the iced-drink bases. Chain-stated per item","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/coffee-fellows"},{"chain":"Nordsee","country":"DE","slug":"nordsee","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.442,"menu_items_scored":60,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed frying oil: NORDSEE Germany publishes no oil statement on nordsee.com. Its own per-100 g panels for fried items show very low saturates (Fish & Chips 7.4 g fat / 0.21 g sat; Pommes Frites 6.2 / 0.11), which rules out palm or tallow and fits a liquid seed oil; rapeseed (canola) is the evidence-labelled guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/nordsee"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"DE","slug":"kfc","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.91,"menu_items_scored":105,"cooking_oil":"sunflower and rapeseed oil: KFC Germany's own product guide gives the breaded chicken as '...pflanzliche Oele (Sonnenblume, Raps)...' and the fries as 'Pommes frites, frittiert [Kartoffeln, pflanzliche Oele (Raps, Sonnenblume in veraenderlichen Gewichtsanteilen), Dextrose]'; all chicken products share the fryers; dips and sauces are rapeseed-oil based","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"DE","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.967,"menu_items_scored":158,"cooking_oil":"sunflower and rapeseed oil: the chain's own German ingredient statements give the fries as 'Kartoffeln, pflanzliche Oele (Sonnenblumen, Raps)', the Potato Dippers 'Sonnenblumenoel, Rapsoel', and the McNuggets/McChicken/McCrispy/McWings coating 'pflanzliche Oele (Sonnenblume, Raps)'; rapeseed oil in buns and sauces; mayonnaise 'Rapsoel, Sojaoel'; palm + rapeseed in the hot pies","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Jim Block","country":"DE","slug":"jim-block","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.429,"menu_items_scored":52,"cooking_oil":"frying oil not named; Jim Block says its sauces and sides are made near Hamburg with regional ingredients 'wie zum Beispiel deutschem Rapsöl' (German rapeseed oil = canola), and its dressings/sauces print ~7% saturates (rapeseed signature). Fries print 21% saturates (31.2 g fat / 6.6 g sat per portion), above plain rapeseed, so the fryer oil is treated as an undisclosed vegetable oil.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/jim-block"},{"chain":"Five Guys","country":"DE","slug":"five-guys","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.461,"menu_items_scored":54,"cooking_oil":"refined peanut oil (100% raffiniertes Erdnussoel), the only fryer oil, stated by the chain: fries are fried 'NUR in raffiniertem Erdnussoel in speziellen Fritteusen' and the guide's fries rows read 'frittiert in Erdnuss Oel'; buns use palm/rapeseed vegetable fat, the mayonnaise is rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/five-guys"},{"chain":"Block House","country":"DE","slug":"block-house","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.546,"menu_items_scored":81,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: the German nutrition table, menu and allergen documents name no frying oil (fries print 8.64 g fat with 0.96 g saturates, a liquid vegetable oil, not palm or tallow); steaks are grilled, several sides are cooked in butter.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/block-house"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"DE","slug":"burger-king","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.073,"menu_items_scored":210,"cooking_oil":"restaurant fryer oil not named by Burger King Germany; its own Zutatenliste (Stand September 2026) says the King Pommes are pre-fried in sunflower oil ('Kartoffeln (86 %), Sonnenblumenoel') and the onion rings too, while the chicken patties, nuggets, tenders and wings carry rapeseed oil ('Rapsoel') and the plant-based pieces 'pflanzliche Oele (Raps, Sonnenblume)'; buns, tortillas and sauces are rapeseed. The site says fries use a separate fryer from chicken","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"burgerme","country":"DE","slug":"burgerme","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.361,"menu_items_scored":61,"cooking_oil":"fries 'in einem speziellen Oel frittiert' (a special oil, not named, per the chain's own Pommes Frites description); the fries panel prints 50 % saturates, which points to a palm-based frying fat. Breaded chicken and veggie items print low saturates (pre-fried in a liquid vegetable oil by the supplier).","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/burgerme"},{"chain":"Taco Bell","country":"DE","slug":"taco-bell","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.408,"menu_items_scored":114,"cooking_oil":"vegetable oil in a shared fryer (fries, nacho chips, crunchy shells, crispy chicken, twists, churros); Taco Bell Deutschland does not name the oil (its chart says only 'gemeinsamer Frittieroele', shared frying oils). The chain's own all-oil fried rows print ~10% saturates (Gewuerzte Fries 10 g fat / 1.0 g sat; Nacho Chips 9.5 / 0.9; Zimt Twists 7.9 / 0.7), a liquid seed-oil signature (sunflower or rapeseed), not palm or tallow","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/taco-bell"},{"chain":"Kochlöffel","country":"DE","slug":"kochloffel","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.673,"menu_items_scored":81,"cooking_oil":"frying oil not named by Kochloeffel; its fried rows print a low saturated share (Kross-Chicken 11.3 g fat / 1.0 g sat, Veggie-Krossies 15.7 / 1.1, Fruehlingsrollen 4.9 / 0.4, Imbiss-Pommes 5.0 / 0.6 per 100 g), a liquid seed-oil signature (rapeseed or sunflower); the January 2026 'Pommes frites' row prints 6.0 g / 3.0 g (50% saturated), which points to a palm-containing par-fry on that fry. Mayonnaise: 'Rapsöl (50%)' on the chain's own label.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/kochloffel"},{"chain":"Peter Pane","country":"DE","slug":"peter-pane","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.811,"menu_items_scored":238,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: the German allergen and nutrition card, menu pages and quality page name no frying oil (the quality page only says the vegan cheese is coconut-oil based). Fries print 13.5 g fat with 1.5 g saturates, a liquid vegetable oil (sunflower or rapeseed type), not palm or tallow.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/peter-pane"},{"chain":"L'Osteria","country":"DE","slug":"l-osteria","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.034,"menu_items_scored":101,"cooking_oil":"Not stated for frying or cooking. The chain's German allergen card (Allergenkarte, Stand 11.2025) names garlic oil (Knoblauchoel, base oil unnamed) on most pizzas and pastas, olive oil as a finishing oil on a few dishes, rapeseed oil in one pasta and a coconut + sunflower vegan cheese; chicken strips are 'frittiert' (fried) in an unnamed oil. Treated as vegetable oil, unspecified.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/l-osteria"},{"chain":"Pizza Hut","country":"DE","slug":"pizza-hut","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.563,"menu_items_scored":168,"cooking_oil":"Not stated for Germany: pizzahut.de publishes allergen codes, ingredient keywords and the drink / ice-cream manufacturer panels only, and names no dough, pan or frying oil (sides are described as 'gebacken', baked or fried). Treated as vegetable oil, unspecified; the US / other-country oil records are not reused.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/pizza-hut"},{"chain":"dean&david","country":"DE","slug":"dean-david","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":9.824,"menu_items_scored":122,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: dean&david names no cooking or dressing oil in its German nutrition overview, allergen list or menu; the menu is salads, bowls, curries and grilled sandwiches with little deep frying (Crunchy Onions are a fried topping). Oat-drink coffees carry rapeseed oil from the oat drink.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/dean-david"},{"chain":"Hans im Glück","country":"DE","slug":"hans-im-gluck","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.906,"menu_items_scored":342,"cooking_oil":"Not stated: Hans im Glück names no frying or cooking oil on its German site or nutrition menu (its gluten note only says most Burgergrills use shared fryers). Treated as vegetable oil, unspecified, for fried sides, mayo-type sauces and dressings; the saturates the chain prints (Goldfritten 1.8 g of 19.9 g fat) rule out palm or tallow frying.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/hans-im-gluck"},{"chain":"Domino's","country":"DE","slug":"domino-s","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":18.409,"menu_items_scored":520,"cooking_oil":"Rapeseed oil (Rapsoel) in the dips, mayonnaise and dressings, per the ingredient statements on Domino's Germany's Pflichtinformationen page; the dough oil, garlic-crust oil and the supplier pre-frying oil of the chicken, Roestisticks and cheese bites are not named (Domino's Germany bakes everything in its ovens; no in-store fryer is described). Treated as vegetable oil, unspecified, except the rapeseed-stated dips.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/de/chains/domino-s"}]}