{"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":10,"chains":[{"chain":"Krispy Kreme","country":"PR","slug":"krispy-kreme","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.785,"menu_items_scored":41,"cooking_oil":"not stated for Puerto Rico: Krispy Kreme Puerto Rico (Caribbean Glazed Corporation) prints no ingredient, oil or nutrition document on krispykremepr.com; doughnuts scored as a palm-led vegetable shortening with some soybean oil, the shortening the brand states in every market that publishes one (evidence-labelled estimate, not copied from a single country).","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/krispy-kreme"},{"chain":"Church's Texas Chicken","country":"PR","slug":"church-s-texas-chicken","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.118,"menu_items_scored":89,"cooking_oil":"not stated for Puerto Rico: Church's Chicken Puerto Rico's own nutrition guide (Rev.1_12_2023) names no frying oil, and its footnote ('Nuestros productos no contienen grasas saturadas') is contradicted by its own saturated column; scored as an unspecified liquid vegetable frying oil (soybean-type, higher-PUFA-wins). The US Church's oil record is not copied.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/church-s-texas-chicken"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"PR","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.176,"menu_items_scored":122,"cooking_oil":"not stated: McDonald's Puerto Rico (Arcos Dorados) names no frying oil on mcdonalds.com.pr (menu pages carry nutrition only; the product-composition field is an empty placeholder). The printed fries panels show saturates at 31-37% of fat (McPapas Regulares 8 g fat, 3 g saturadas) and hash brown 30%, higher than a pure soybean/canola oil and hinting at a palm-containing blend, while the McNuggets panels (17%) fit a liquid seed oil. Best evidence-labelled guess: unspecified vegetable oil (higher-PUFA rule). The US McDonald's oil statement does not claim to cover Puerto Rico and was not used.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"PR","slug":"burger-king","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.962,"menu_items_scored":224,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Burger King Puerto Rico (burgerkingpr.com) publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement, and the US Burger King oil statement does not say it covers Puerto Rico, so it was not used. Best evidence-labelled guess: unspecified vegetable oil (soybean-class) for fries, onion rings, hashbrowns, Royal/Long Chicken fillets and tenders, scored by the higher-PUFA rule. The chain's CMS hashbrown panel (19.56 g fat, 2.4 g saturated = 12%) fits a liquid seed oil, not palm or tallow.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"Wendy's","country":"PR","slug":"wendy-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.385,"menu_items_scored":90,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Wendy's Puerto Rico (wendyspr.com, local franchisee) publishes its menu only as menu-board images with calories and no fat or oil statement. The US Wendy's oil statement does not say it covers Puerto Rico and was not used. Best evidence-labelled guess: unspecified vegetable oil (soybean-class) for fries, nuggets, chicken fillets, hashbrowns and French toast sticks, scored by the higher-PUFA rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/wendy-s"},{"chain":"Pollo Tropical","country":"PR","slug":"pollo-tropical","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.789,"menu_items_scored":54,"cooking_oil":"not stated for Puerto Rico: the franchise's own nutrition sheet and site name no frying oil; fried items (Yuca frita, Amarillos, Tropi-Tenders) scored as an unspecified soybean-type vegetable oil (higher-PUFA-wins); the signature chicken is grilled. The US Pollo Tropical oil record is not copied.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/pollo-tropical"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"PR","slug":"kfc","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.062,"menu_items_scored":51,"cooking_oil":"not stated for Puerto Rico: KFC Puerto Rico's own site (kfcpuertorico.com, menu served from its ordering platform) prints no frying oil and no nutrition; fried chicken, nuggets, strips and fries scored as an unspecified soybean-type vegetable frying oil (higher-PUFA-wins). The US KFC oil record is not copied.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"Taco Bell","country":"PR","slug":"taco-bell","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.7,"menu_items_scored":80,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Taco Bell Puerto Rico's own ordering site (tacobellpr.com, run on the Tictuk platform) and app publish no nutrition, ingredient or frying-oil statement. The US Taco Bell nutrition and oil statements do not say they cover Puerto Rico and were not used. Best evidence-labelled guess: unspecified vegetable oil (soybean-class) for the fried shells, chips, fries, churros and Cinnamon Twists, scored by the higher-PUFA rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/taco-bell"},{"chain":"El Mesón Sandwiches","country":"PR","slug":"el-meson-sandwiches","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":9.781,"menu_items_scored":553,"cooking_oil":"not stated: El Mesón Sandwiches' nutrition table, menu and allergen notice name no frying oil (Natural Fries, MesoSorullos, Meso Nuggets, hash browns); fryer scored as an unspecified liquid vegetable oil, and the sandwiches' mayonnaise/margarine as soybean oil (higher-PUFA-wins).","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/el-meson-sandwiches"},{"chain":"Popeyes","country":"PR","slug":"popeyes","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":13.337,"menu_items_scored":50,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Popeyes Puerto Rico (popeyespuertorico.com, local franchisee) publishes no frying-oil, ingredient or nutrition statement ('Información nutricional adicional está disponible a pedido'). The US Popeyes oil statement does not say it covers Puerto Rico and was not used. Best evidence-labelled guess: unspecified vegetable oil (soybean-class) for the fried chicken, tenders, nuggets, shrimp, Cajun fries and pies, scored by the higher-PUFA rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/pr/chains/popeyes"}]}