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Seed Oil Free Restaurants · California · San Jose

Seed oil free restaurants in San Jose

Local spots in San Jose that cook in real fats instead of seed oils, verified by Seed Oil Tracker, plus the cleanest national chains you will find around town.

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Verified local spots

Sixth Street Burger

Cooks in: beef tallow

The Farmers Union

Cooks in: beef tallow (some dishes)

Chains around San Jose that fry in beef tallow or other real fats

Each chain's own records say its fryer runs on beef tallow or another real fat. Sauces and dressings can still carry seed oils, so tap a chain for the item by item numbers.

Cleanest places to eat in San Jose

Chains graded A or B on their food (drinks, desserts and sauces left out) with locations in the San Jose area, from OpenStreetMap data. See the full rankings.

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The ones to skip in San Jose

Graded D or F, over 8g of estimated seed oil per average item. Tap a chain for its full item-level breakdown.

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