{"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":34,"chains":[{"chain":"Starbucks","country":"ZA","slug":"starbucks","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.351,"menu_items_scored":317,"cooking_oil":"no deep frying in store; Starbucks South Africa's guides print nutrition and allergens but no ingredient or oil statement. Bakery and sandwich fats are unnamed (South Africa's commodity vegetable oil is sunflower-led); drink fat is dairy milk fat (full cream milk taken as the default), oat drink carries rapeseed oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/starbucks"},{"chain":"Krispy Kreme","country":"ZA","slug":"krispy-kreme","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":1.568,"menu_items_scored":56,"cooking_oil":"palm: Krispy Kreme South Africa's doughnut ingredient statement (every product page, e.g. The Original Glazed) lists 'Palm Oil' as the doughnut's only fat; the frying fat itself is not named separately, so palm is the evidence-labelled fry fat. Kreme fillings and buttercreams add a 'Vegetable Fat (Palm Oil, Soya Bean Oil)'; dips and sprinkles are palm kernel; Lotus Biscoff spread is rapeseed; chocolate icing palm kernel + rapeseed","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/krispy-kreme"},{"chain":"Milky Lane","country":"ZA","slug":"milky-lane","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.476,"menu_items_scored":96,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; Milky Lane (a Famous Brands company) publishes no oil or fat-source statement. Fat is mostly the soft-serve 'NiceCream', cream and chocolate (dairy and vegetable fat); waffles add batter fat. Estimates apply a small polyunsaturated share to the chain's printed total fat","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/milky-lane"},{"chain":"Vida e Caffè","country":"ZA","slug":"vida-e-caffe","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":2.643,"menu_items_scored":128,"cooking_oil":"not stated: vida e caffè publishes no ingredient, oil or nutrition information (menu is two images on its site); South Africa's commodity frying/baking oil is sunflower-led, so baked goods, mayo fillings and the fried doughnut are estimated on sunflower-type vegetable oil; croissants are butter; milk drinks are dairy fat","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/vida-e-caffe"},{"chain":"McDonald's","country":"ZA","slug":"mcdonald-s","grade":"A","risk":"Low Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":3.524,"menu_items_scored":162,"cooking_oil":"not stated by McDonald's South Africa; palm-rich frying fat by evidence: McDonald's corporate says palm oil is used 'as a restaurant frying oil and as a par-fry for pre-cooking of products such as French fries, chicken patties and Chicken McNuggets' in Africa (2011), and the SA fries panel is 47% saturated (7.6 of 16.3 g); modelled as palm plus an unnamed vegetable oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/mcdonald-s"},{"chain":"Tasha's","country":"ZA","slug":"tasha-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.142,"menu_items_scored":52,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; the chain publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement. South African restaurant kitchens and fryers run on sunflower oil or palm olein; estimates use sunflower (the higher-PUFA candidate) per the higher-number rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/tasha-s"},{"chain":"Bootlegger Coffee Company","country":"ZA","slug":"bootlegger-coffee-company","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.196,"menu_items_scored":105,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Bootlegger publishes no ingredient, oil or nutrition information (menus are images on bootlegger.coffee); chips, onion rings, schnitzel, strips and Kentucky-style chicken are deep-fried in an unnamed vegetable oil, estimated as South Africa's sunflower-led frying oil (high PUFA); croissants are butter","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/bootlegger-coffee-company"},{"chain":"KFC","country":"ZA","slug":"kfc","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.441,"menu_items_scored":123,"cooking_oil":"palmolein (palm olein) in the restaurant fryers for chicken, wings, strips, pops; chips 'Potatoes, Vegetable Oil (Palm Fruit)' finished in the same palmolein; sunflower seed oil in the Colonel dressing, coleslaw dressing, seasonings and milk & egg mix","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/kfc"},{"chain":"Kauai","country":"ZA","slug":"kauai","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.682,"menu_items_scored":139,"cooking_oil":"not stated: Kauai South Africa's menu pages print ingredients and a nutrition table but name no cooking or frying oil (fried items are the chickpea falafel and crispy onions; dressings and mayos are oil-based). South Africa's commodity vegetable oil is sunflower-led, so unnamed oil is modelled as vegetable oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/kauai"},{"chain":"Nando's","country":"ZA","slug":"nando-s","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":4.71,"menu_items_scored":130,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Nando's SA; its own fatty-acid panels print poly-unsaturated fat at about half of the fat in the chips and wedges (10 g fat, 2 sat, 3 mono, 5 poly per 100 g) and 60-64% in the PERinaise and Creamy dips, a sunflower-oil profile (South Africa's default frying oil); chicken is flame-grilled, not fried, and basted with PERi-PERi sauce","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/nando-s"},{"chain":"Panarottis","country":"ZA","slug":"panarottis","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.358,"menu_items_scored":107,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain publishes no cooking or frying oil for South Africa (its ZA site, menu PDFs and FAQ checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant frying oil (palm-olein blends also common); sunflower taken per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/panarottis"},{"chain":"Burger King","country":"ZA","slug":"burger-king","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.41,"menu_items_scored":144,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Burger King South Africa; palm-rich frying fat by evidence (fries panels 47% saturated: Medium Fries 3.33 g of 7.11 g fat); modelled as palm plus an unnamed vegetable oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/burger-king"},{"chain":"Barcelos","country":"ZA","slug":"barcelos","grade":"B","risk":"Medium Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":5.421,"menu_items_scored":31,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed; chicken is flame-grilled and basted with peri-peri sauce; fries, poppers and loaded fries are fried in an unnamed vegetable oil (South African default sunflower or palm olein); estimates lean sunflower per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/barcelos"},{"chain":"Roman's Pizza","country":"ZA","slug":"roman-s-pizza","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.062,"menu_items_scored":101,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: Roman's Pizza publishes no frying-oil, ingredient or current nutrition statement (romanspizza.co.za, its FAQ and its ordering API checked 2026-10-02). Estimated as sunflower oil, the dominant frying and baking oil in South African food service, for the dough, the fried Chicken Pops/Strips and the mayo-type bases and dressings; cheese as dairy fat. Low confidence, higher-PUFA reading kept per house rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/roman-s-pizza"},{"chain":"Ocean Basket","country":"ZA","slug":"ocean-basket","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.197,"menu_items_scored":119,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain publishes no cooking or frying oil for South Africa (its ZA site, menu PDFs and FAQ checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant frying oil (palm-olein blends also common); sunflower taken per the higher-PUFA rule. Note: Ocean Basket's Mauritius site lists palm oil in its fish & chips ingredients (mauritius.oceanbasket.com/menu-item/famous-fish-chips-200g/); the South African site states nothing and another country's record is not copied","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/ocean-basket"},{"chain":"Debonairs Pizza","country":"ZA","slug":"debonairs-pizza","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.334,"menu_items_scored":99,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Debonairs Pizza (nutritional & allergen guide names no oil); pizza fat is mostly cheese; undisclosed vegetable oil in dough, sauces and fried sides; confidence low","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/debonairs-pizza"},{"chain":"Doppio Zero","country":"ZA","slug":"doppio-zero","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":6.587,"menu_items_scored":116,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; the chain publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement. South African restaurant kitchens and fryers run on sunflower oil or palm olein; estimates use sunflower (the higher-PUFA candidate) per the higher-number rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/doppio-zero"},{"chain":"Galito's","country":"ZA","slug":"galito-s","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.013,"menu_items_scored":32,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed; chicken is flame-grilled and basted in piri-piri sauce, chips are fried in an unnamed vegetable oil (South African fryers are typically sunflower or palm olein); estimates assume sunflower for the fryer and sauces per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/galito-s"},{"chain":"Pizza Perfect","country":"ZA","slug":"pizza-perfect","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.151,"menu_items_scored":195,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: Pizza Perfect publishes no frying-oil, ingredient or nutrition statement (pizzaperfect.co.za, its June 2026 PDF menus and its YUMBI ordering API checked 2026-10-02). Estimated as sunflower oil, the dominant frying and baking oil in South African food service, for chips, crumbed strips/wings and fried fillets, the dough and the mayonnaise; the garlic bread is brushed with olive oil per the chain's own menu text ('garlic & olive oil'). Low confidence, higher-PUFA reading kept per house rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/pizza-perfect"},{"chain":"Pedros","country":"ZA","slug":"pedros","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.198,"menu_items_scored":44,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed; chicken is flame-grilled and basted, chips, wedges, nuggets, rissoles and onion rings are fried in an unnamed vegetable oil (South African default sunflower or palm olein); estimates lean sunflower per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/pedros"},{"chain":"Mike's Kitchen","country":"ZA","slug":"mike-s-kitchen","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.253,"menu_items_scored":98,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; the chain publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement. South African restaurant kitchens and fryers run on sunflower oil or palm olein; estimates use sunflower (the higher-PUFA candidate) per the higher-number rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/mike-s-kitchen"},{"chain":"John Dory's","country":"ZA","slug":"john-dory-s","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.356,"menu_items_scored":87,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain publishes no cooking or frying oil for South Africa (its ZA site, menu PDFs and FAQ checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant frying oil (palm-olein blends also common); sunflower taken per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/john-dory-s"},{"chain":"Spur","country":"ZA","slug":"spur","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":7.619,"menu_items_scored":156,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain publishes no cooking or frying oil for South Africa (its ZA site, menu PDFs and FAQ checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant frying oil (palm-olein blends also common); sunflower taken per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/spur"},{"chain":"Steers","country":"ZA","slug":"steers","grade":"C","risk":"High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.001,"menu_items_scored":89,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Steers (steers.co.za nutritional and allergen guide names no frying oil); undisclosed vegetable oil assumed, confidence low","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/steers"},{"chain":"Mochachos","country":"ZA","slug":"mochachos","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.51,"menu_items_scored":58,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; the chain publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement. South African restaurant kitchens and fryers run on sunflower oil or palm olein; estimates use sunflower (the higher-PUFA candidate) per the higher-number rule (the chain says its chicken is flame-grilled, never fried; the fryer serves chips, strips, crumbed burgers and churros)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/mochachos"},{"chain":"RocoMamas","country":"ZA","slug":"rocomamas","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.561,"menu_items_scored":81,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: the chain publishes no cooking or frying oil for South Africa (its ZA site, menu PDFs and FAQ checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant frying oil (palm-olein blends also common); sunflower taken per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/rocomamas"},{"chain":"Pizza Hut","country":"ZA","slug":"pizza-hut","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":8.796,"menu_items_scored":107,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed: Pizza Hut South Africa publishes no frying-oil, ingredient or nutrition statement (FAQ, menu API and item pages checked 2026-10-02). Estimated as sunflower oil, the dominant frying and baking oil in South African food service, for the pan-crust dough/pan oil, chips, Chicken Nugz and Cheezy Grillerz; mozzarella and cheddar as dairy fat. Low confidence, higher-PUFA reading kept per house rule.","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/pizza-hut"},{"chain":"Col'Cacchio","country":"ZA","slug":"col-cacchio","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":10.821,"menu_items_scored":117,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed for the kitchen and fryer; Col'Cacchio's own menu names sunflower oil in its wheat & gluten-free pizza base and olive oil in its carb-conscious vegetable base. South African kitchens default to sunflower oil, so panels are split with sunflower against the dish's dairy fat (higher-PUFA rule)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/col-cacchio"},{"chain":"Chicken Licken","country":"ZA","slug":"chicken-licken","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.712,"menu_items_scored":59,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed vegetable frying oil; Chicken Licken publishes no ingredient or oil statement. South African chicken fryers run on palm olein or sunflower oil; estimates take a palm-sunflower middle leaning high per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/chicken-licken"},{"chain":"Hungry Lion","country":"ZA","slug":"hungry-lion","grade":"D","risk":"Very High Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":11.958,"menu_items_scored":46,"cooking_oil":"not disclosed; fried chicken, wings, fingers and chips in an unnamed vegetable frying oil (South African fryers run on sunflower or palm olein); estimates lean sunflower-high per the higher-PUFA rule","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/hungry-lion"},{"chain":"Mugg & Bean","country":"ZA","slug":"mugg-bean","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":12.166,"menu_items_scored":245,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed: Mugg & Bean South Africa publishes no cooking or frying oil (nutrition guide, menus and site checked 2026-10-02). Best guess sunflower oil, the default South African restaurant oil; the guide's fries carry 35% saturates, which suggests a sunflower / palm-olein frying blend","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/mugg-bean"},{"chain":"Simply Asia","country":"ZA","slug":"simply-asia","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":13.144,"menu_items_scored":74,"cooking_oil":"undisclosed; the chain publishes no frying-oil or ingredient statement. South African restaurant kitchens and fryers run on sunflower oil or palm olein; estimates use sunflower (the higher-PUFA candidate) per the higher-number rule (wok-fried and deep-fried dishes; coconut milk in the curries, peanuts and cashews in several sauces)","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/simply-asia"},{"chain":"Wimpy","country":"ZA","slug":"wimpy","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":14.438,"menu_items_scored":120,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Wimpy South Africa (wimpy.co.za allergen and menu pages name no frying oil); modelled as an unnamed vegetable oil","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/wimpy"},{"chain":"Fishaways","country":"ZA","slug":"fishaways","grade":"F","risk":"Extreme Risk","avg_pufa_per_item":15.854,"menu_items_scored":202,"cooking_oil":"not stated by Fishaways (fishaways.co.za allergen & nutri guide names no frying oil); undisclosed vegetable oil assumed, confidence low","seed_oil_free_verified":false,"report_card":"https://seedoiltracker.com/za/chains/fishaways"}]}