{"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":23,"chains":[{"chain":"Starbucks","country":"TR","slug":"starbucks","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.179,"menu_items_scored":256,"cooking_oil":"No fryer. Starbucks Turkey's own product information sheet (rev. 03.09.2026) lists sunflower oil in most cakes, muffins, sandwiches and savouries, a vegetable margarine of palm, cottonseed and sunflower oils in the simit/acma/pogaca doughs, rapeseed/canola in some muffins and cookies, and butter in the croissants","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/starbucks"},{"chain":"Pidem","country":"TR","slug":"pidem","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.728,"menu_items_scored":28,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain; pides and lahmacun are oven-baked ('yüksek ısılı fırında'), nothing on the menu is deep-fried; fat comes from the minced or diced beef, kashar cheese, sausage and whatever oil is in the dough and fillings (unspecified vegetable oil assumed)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/pidem"},{"chain":"Gloria Jean's","country":"TR","slug":"gloria-jean-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.905,"menu_items_scored":509,"cooking_oil":"no fryer; the chain's own ingredient lists (same PDF, pages 50-96) name butter in the croissants, cookies and brownie, sunflower oil in the marble cake, crispy chicken ciabatta and open-faced breads, and vegetable margarine or cream blends (palm, cottonseed, canola, sunflower in varying amounts) in most cakes and cheesecakes; drinks are made with semi-skimmed milk by default (lactose-free milk, oat drink and almond drink are the printed alternatives)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/gloria-jean-s"},{"chain":"Simit Sarayı","country":"TR","slug":"simit-sarayi","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.867,"menu_items_scored":95,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain; estimate assumes Turkish bakery margarine (palm/sunflower blend) in pastry and sunflower oil for fried börek and cooked dishes, butter where the product name says tereyağlı","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/simit-sarayi"},{"chain":"Popeyes","country":"TR","slug":"popeyes","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.205,"menu_items_scored":111,"cooking_oil":"Not stated by Popeyes Türkiye (TAB Gıda). Estimated as a sunflower-type vegetable frying oil (Turkey's commodity oil; higher-PUFA-wins). Low confidence; never copied from another country's Popeyes.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/popeyes"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"TR","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.411,"menu_items_scored":68,"cooking_oil":"Not stated by McDonald's Türkiye. Inferred from its own panels: fries print saturates at 47% of fat (Çıtır Soğan 67%), which points to a palm-based fryer fat for potato and onion items; chicken items (McNuggets 17%, Crispy Tenders 12% saturates) point to a low-saturate vegetable oil, assumed sunflower (Turkey's commodity oil). Low confidence: no ingredient statement names the oil.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Arby's","country":"TR","slug":"arby-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.421,"menu_items_scored":108,"cooking_oil":"TAB Gıda (Arby's Turkey operator) says all its brands fry in the same fully plant-based oil from Cargill, type not named; Arby's Turkey prints total fat but no saturated fat, so the oil cannot be read from its own panels. Scored as an undisclosed vegetable frying oil (higher-PUFA reading, the wave precedent), with the same shares used for the operator's Burger King and Popeyes Turkey files (fries and onion rings 0.50 of printed fat, fried chicken 0.45, cheese sticks 0.30). Sister brand Usta Dönerci's own fries panel (46% saturated) hints at a palm-based fat; if Arby's confirms it, fried-side PUFA would fall by about 70%. Lead normalization 2026-10-09 (agent had used 0.15, palm).","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/arby-s"},{"chain":"Mado","country":"TR","slug":"mado","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.003,"menu_items_scored":270,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain; its cafe menu names butter ('tereyağı') on the eggs, soups, manti and several mains and olive oil only on the stuffed vine leaves; the frying oil for the fries, crispy chicken, falafel and schnitzel is not named (unspecified vegetable oil assumed)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/mado"},{"chain":"Baydöner","country":"TR","slug":"baydoner","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.19,"menu_items_scored":19,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain; frying oil for the fries and matchstick potatoes is unknown (unspecified vegetable oil assumed); the chain's own product pages name butter ('tereyağı') on every iskender and in the lentil soup and olive oil ('zeytinyağı') on the salad","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/baydoner"},{"chain":"Terra Pizza","country":"TR","slug":"terra-pizza","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.292,"menu_items_scored":116,"cooking_oil":"palm in the fries and fried sides (the chain's ingredient list: 'Patates (Patates, Bitkisel yağ (palm), tuz.)'); pizza dough lists only 'bitkisel yağ' (vegetable oil, type not named); sunflower oil in the chicken coatings","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/terra-pizza"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"TR","slug":"burger-king","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.617,"menu_items_scored":157,"cooking_oil":"Not stated by Burger King Türkiye (TAB Gıda); its site only says products contain no trans fat (https://www.burgerking.com.tr/urunlerimizde-trans-yag-yoktur). Estimated as a sunflower-type vegetable frying oil (Turkey's commodity oil; higher-PUFA-wins). Low confidence.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"Burger Yiyelim","country":"TR","slug":"burger-yiyelim","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.389,"menu_items_scored":79,"cooking_oil":"frying oil not named by the chain; its own fries row prints 57% of the fat as saturated (palm-type frying fat) while the onion rings print 26%; sauces' oils are not named","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/burger-yiyelim"},{"chain":"Maydonoz Döner","country":"TR","slug":"maydonoz-doner","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.98,"menu_items_scored":82,"cooking_oil":"sunflower oil ('ayçiçek yağı') is the oil the chain names in its own ingredient column, in the oiled lavash and the garlic mayonnaise; the fries line reads 'Patates, bitkisel yağ (palm), tuz' (palm in the potato product) but the fries panel is only 17% saturated, which fits a mostly sunflower-type frying oil; the fryer oil itself is not named; onion rings list cottonseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/maydonoz-doner"},{"chain":"Tavuk Dünyası","country":"TR","slug":"tavuk-dunyasi","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.178,"menu_items_scored":61,"cooking_oil":"not named by the chain; its own fried-item panels (Klasik Patates 49% saturated, Churros Patates 47%) fit a palm-based frying fat, while Falafel (15% saturated) fits sunflower; estimates and panels use palm vs sunflower split by the printed saturates, sunflower for cooked plates","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/tavuk-dunyasi"},{"chain":"Domino's","country":"TR","slug":"domino-s","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.217,"menu_items_scored":91,"cooking_oil":"Not stated by Domino's Pizza Türkiye (DP Eurasia). The site notes that its sausage, sucuk, pepperoni, ham and burger patty toppings are made from chicken and/or turkey meat (poultry fat, not beef or pork). Fried sides (Gurme Patates, Çıtır Tavuk) estimated as sunflower-type oil. Low confidence.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/domino-s"},{"chain":"Usta Dönerci","country":"TR","slug":"usta-donerci","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.757,"menu_items_scored":106,"cooking_oil":"TAB Gıda (operator) says all its brands fry in the same 'fully plant-based' oil from Cargill, type not named; Usta Dönerci's own table prints its fries at 46% saturated fat, which fits a palm-based frying fat; cooking oil in bread and sauces assumed sunflower","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/usta-donerci"},{"chain":"Subway","country":"TR","slug":"subway","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.8,"menu_items_scored":84,"cooking_oil":"No deep fryer for the subs. Subway Turkey (TAB Gida) does not name its sauce or cooking oil on its site; Turkish mayonnaise-type sauces are normally sunflower or soybean oil, so sauced subs are estimated at about 35 percent PUFA of the printed fat (tuna-mayo 45 percent, meatball 30 percent); best evidence guess, not chain-stated","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/subway"},{"chain":"Sbarro","country":"TR","slug":"sbarro","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.946,"menu_items_scored":111,"cooking_oil":"TAB Gıda (Sbarro Turkey operator) says all its brands fry in the same fully plant-based oil from Cargill, type not named; sister brand Usta Dönerci's fries panel (46% saturated) points to a palm-based frying fat; pizza fat is mostly mozzarella and cured meat, with a sunflower-type oil share assumed in dough and sauce","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/sbarro"},{"chain":"Oses Çiğ Köfte","country":"TR","slug":"oses-cig-kofte","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.496,"menu_items_scored":22,"cooking_oil":"not stated by the chain; its own ingredient list for the cig kofte ('Esmer Bulgur, Kırmızı Biber, Kimyon, Nar Ekşisi, Maydanoz, Ceviz, Nane, Sarımsak') names walnut and no oil; estimates assume about 8 g of fat per 100 g of cig kofte from an unspecified vegetable oil plus walnut (about 5 g PUFA per 100 g), with the printed gram weight of each pack; nothing here is fried in store","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/oses-cig-kofte"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"TR","slug":"kfc","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":9.573,"menu_items_scored":74,"cooking_oil":"Not stated: KFC Türkiye (HD Holding franchise, relaunched 2025-2026) publishes no ingredient or oil information on kfcturkiye.com. Estimated as a sunflower-type vegetable frying oil (Turkey's commodity oil; higher-PUFA-wins). Low confidence; never copied from another country's KFC.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"Papa John's","country":"TR","slug":"papa-john-s","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":9.826,"menu_items_scored":131,"cooking_oil":"Not disclosed. Papa Johns Turkey prints no ingredient or oil statement on its site; sunflower oil is the standard Turkish food-service oil, so dough oil, fried/baked sides and the garlic dip are estimated as sunflower or soybean-type oil; best evidence guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/papa-john-s"},{"chain":"Komagene","country":"TR","slug":"komagene","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":10.159,"menu_items_scored":347,"cooking_oil":"corn oil in the cig kofte itself (the chain's ingredient list: 'bitkisel sıvı yağ (mısır)'); sunflower oil in its sauces, mayonnaise mezes, fried icli kofte and schnitzel; palm in the crispy onions and taco flatbread","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/komagene"},{"chain":"Little Caesars","country":"TR","slug":"little-caesars","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.94,"menu_items_scored":80,"cooking_oil":"Not stated. Little Caesars Turkey (Celebi Holding) publishes no oil statement; the fries, crispy chicken and puffs are fried and Turkish food service fries in sunflower oil as standard, so fried rows are estimated as sunflower; best evidence guess","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/tr/chains/little-caesars"}]}