{"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":18,"chains":[{"chain":"Starbucks","country":"IT","slug":"starbucks","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.305,"menu_items_scored":152,"cooking_oil":"no restaurant frying (donuts and Krapfen arrive ready-made); Starbucks Italy publishes no oil or ingredient statement on its menu pages, only allergen icons. Estimates assume the sunflower/palm blends typical of Italian bakery goods and whole milk in drinks (unverified)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/starbucks"},{"chain":"Cioccolatitaliani","country":"IT","slug":"cioccolatitaliani","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.385,"menu_items_scored":69,"cooking_oil":"no frying; fats are dairy, cocoa butter, hazelnut/Nutella (palm, hazelnut), pistachio and the batter/cake fat of crepes, waffles, pancakes and cakes, none disclosed by the chain (estimate)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/cioccolatitaliani"},{"chain":"Rossopomodoro","country":"IT","slug":"rossopomodoro","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.195,"menu_items_scored":64,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain's own digital menu names extra virgin olive oil (Colline Salernitane DOP) on the pizzas and pasta and fries montanarine, zucchini and the Nutella bon bon, but never names the frying oil; fried items estimated as sunflower seed oil, the usual Italian 'olio di semi' (evidence-labelled guess)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/rossopomodoro"},{"chain":"Fratelli La Bufala","country":"IT","slug":"fratelli-la-bufala","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.468,"menu_items_scored":138,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil for frying, stated by the chain: its ingredient and allergen book ('Libro unico ingredienti / allergeni', revision 00 of 15.04.2024) lists 'Olio di semi di girasole' on the fried dishes (fried mixed platter, crocche, fried calzone, carciofi, parmigiana, Nerano dishes, tempura); extra virgin olive oil ('olio EVO') on pizzas, salads and bruschette","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/fratelli-la-bufala"},{"chain":"Autogrill","country":"IT","slug":"autogrill","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.576,"menu_items_scored":40,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: Autogrill Italia publishes no frying-oil statement, ingredient list or nutrition data on autogrill.it; its own product pages only name extra virgin olive oil in the Camogli focaccia and on the pizzas. Fried items (Apollo chicken cutlet) estimated as sunflower seed oil, the usual Italian 'olio di semi' (evidence-labelled guess)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/autogrill"},{"chain":"Temakinho","country":"IT","slug":"temakinho","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.941,"menu_items_scored":167,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil for frying, stated by the chain: its winter 2025/26 ingredient list prints 'Olio per friggere: Olio di semi di girasole ad alto contenuto di acido linoleico e ad alto contenuto di acido oleico' (frying oil: sunflower oil, high-linoleic and high-oleic) on every fried dish; the statement names both types, so the high-linoleic (conventional) reading is used (higher-PUFA rule). Mayonnaises: Japanese mayo 'Olii vegetali 70% (colza, soia)', spicy mayo sunflower oil 40%; tenkasu canola oil; poke sauce sesame oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/temakinho"},{"chain":"Poke House","country":"IT","slug":"poke-house","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.963,"menu_items_scored":50,"cooking_oil":"no fryer on the menu; fat comes from the chain's own sauces and toppings (Spicy Mayo / House Mayo / Creamy Caesar 'a base di maionese', Spicy Peanuts, Olio EVO aromatizzato al limone, Balsamic Vinaigrette, sesame, almonds, honey walnuts) plus bought-in crispy onion and crispy sweet potato; the seed oil in the mayonnaise is not named (estimated as sunflower/vegetable oil)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/poke-house"},{"chain":"Panino Giusto","country":"IT","slug":"panino-giusto","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.303,"menu_items_scored":51,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: paninogiusto.it prints ingredients and allergens per dish but no oil; fries and the cornflake fried chicken (Crocco) are assumed sunflower oil, the usual Italian fryer oil (unverified)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/panino-giusto"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"IT","slug":"burger-king","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.658,"menu_items_scored":162,"cooking_oil":"restaurant fryer oil not named by Burger King Italia (low confidence: sunflower assumed). Its own ingredient labels ('ETICHETTE REFERENZE BK', Rev. 2024-2026) say the fries and onion rings arrive pre-fried in 'olio di semi di girasole' (sunflower), King Nuggets in 'olio di semi di girasole, olio di colza', the wings and chicken coatings in 'olio di semi di colza' (rapeseed); the mayonnaise is rapeseed","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"Spontini","country":"IT","slug":"spontini","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.276,"menu_items_scored":51,"cooking_oil":"soybean oil in the pizza dough: the chain's own allergen book says every pizza has the same base 'FARINA DI GRANO TENERO TIPO 00, acqua, sale, lievito di birra, OLIO DI SEMI DI SOIA' (soft wheat flour, water, salt, yeast, SOYBEAN OIL); sunflower seed oil in the mushroom, artichoke and anchovy toppings and in the pesto. No deep fryer on the menu (pizza al trancio, lasagne, desserts)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/spontini"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"IT","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.388,"menu_items_scored":156,"cooking_oil":"Olio vegetale (girasole, colza, in proporzione variabile) = a sunflower and rapeseed blend in variable proportion, the restaurant frying oil named for fries, McNuggets, wings, panzerotti and crocchette in McDonald's Italia's own ingredient sheet (Data revisione 28/09/2026); fries arrive pre-fried in 'olio vegetale (girasole e colza)'; buns use sunflower oil, mayonnaise and dips rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Roadhouse Restaurant","country":"IT","slug":"roadhouse-restaurant","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.708,"menu_items_scored":126,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain (low confidence: sunflower assumed for the fryer). The menu's ingredient fields name only 'frittura' and 'patate fritte' (extra-virgin olive oil appears only as a dressing); the allergen list and FAQ name no oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/roadhouse-restaurant"},{"chain":"Old Wild West","country":"IT","slug":"old-wild-west","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.986,"menu_items_scored":155,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain (low confidence: sunflower assumed for the fryer). Its 'Patate e arachidi' page says the fries are Lamb Weston skin-on fries with a potato-starch coating; no frying oil is named on the site, the dish pages or the FAQ","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/old-wild-west"},{"chain":"Wiener Haus","country":"IT","slug":"wiener-haus","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.477,"menu_items_scored":116,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil (conventional) in the fryers: the chain's own ingredient list names 'Olio di frittura: Olio di semi di girasole' for every fried dish; Salsa Wiener and Salsa speziata are sunflower-oil sauces; the pre-fried coatings also carry rapeseed and sunflower oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/wiener-haus"},{"chain":"America Graffiti","country":"IT","slug":"america-graffiti","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.534,"menu_items_scored":103,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil blend in the fryers: the chain's own ingredient lists name 'Olio di frittura: Olio di semi di girasole alto linoleico ed olio di semi di girasole alto oleico' (regular high-linoleic plus high-oleic sunflower, proportion not stated); pre-fried coatings carry rapeseed/sunflower, nuggets soybean oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/america-graffiti"},{"chain":"Five Guys","country":"IT","slug":"five-guys","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.814,"menu_items_scored":40,"cooking_oil":"100% refined peanut oil, the only fryer oil, stated by the chain for Italy: fries are 'Fritte in Olio di ARACHIDI' (ingredients 'Patate, olio di ARACHIDI, sale'), menu: 'cotte in olio di arachidi raffinato al 100%' and 'usiamo solo olio di arachidi per cucinare le nostre patatine fritte'; buns use palm/rapeseed vegetable fat ('grassi vegetali (palma, colza)'), mayonnaise is rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/five-guys"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"IT","slug":"kfc","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.548,"menu_items_scored":92,"cooking_oil":"chain-stated blend: every fried item in KFC Italia's 'Libro degli ingredienti' (Revisione del 25-08-2026) lists 'olio di frittura (olio di semi di girasole, olio di semi di girasole ad alto contenuto oleico, olio di colza, agente antischiuma (E900))' = sunflower, high-oleic sunflower and rapeseed; estimates use a blended PUFA share of about 0.37 of the fryer fat","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"Alice Pizza","country":"IT","slug":"alice-pizza","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":9.274,"menu_items_scored":164,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed by the chain (no ingredient, allergen or nutrition document online; the only ingredient book on its site, LIBRO_INGREDIENTI.pdf of Nov 2019, is outlined artwork with no extractable text). Estimate: dough and finishing oil a mix of olive and seed oil; the Supplì fried in an undisclosed seed oil (assumed sunflower, the usual Roman friggitoria oil)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/it/chains/alice-pizza"}]}