Nicholson's UK Seed Oil Report Card
Based on our menu research, Nicholson's UK cooks with: rapeseed oil and vegetable oil blend. Across the 152 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).
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Safest Orders at Nicholson's UK
Learn this once: a salad with grilled protein and the dressing left off is nearly always the lowest seed oil order anywhere. So the list below sticks to real meals, salads included, never just a water.
Cleanest full order: Padrón Peppers + Spinach & Falafel Burger (Vegan) + Americano, 3.4g total
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| House Salad | 0.1g |
| Lightly Dusted Calamari | 0.6g |
| Traditional Bacon Sandwich | 1.5g |
| Grilled Chicken & Red Pepper Skewers | 2.2g |
| Tomato & Basil Soup (Vegetarian) | 2.4g |
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| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Nut & Root Vegetable Roast (Vegetarian) | 34.5g |
| Nut & Root Vegetable Roast (Vegan) | 30.1g |
| Mushroom & Spinach Suet Pie (Vegan) | 27.8g |
| Garlic Chicken Schnitzel | 19.7g |
| Roast Chicken | 19.4g |
Every Nicholson's UK item, ranked
All 152 items we have for Nicholson's UK, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.
| Item | PUFA |
|---|---|
| Americano | 0.0g |
| Peach Iced Tea | 0.0g |
| Green Tea | 0.0g |
| Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Fentiman's Ginger Beer | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree White Grape & Apricot Soda | 0.0g |
| Espresso | 0.0g |
| Pineapple Juice | 0.0g |
| J2O Apple & Mango 275ml | 0.0g |
| Lucky Saint 0.5% Lager | 0.0g |
| Apple Juice | 0.0g |
| Bitter Orange Spritz | 0.0g |
| Pepsi Max | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Raspberry & Orange Blossom Soda | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Sparkling Raspberry Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Ginger & Lime | 0.0g |
| Earl Grey | 0.0g |
| Cranberry Juice | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Pink Grapefruit Soda | 0.0g |
| Peppermint Tea | 0.0g |
| Orange Smooth Squeezed | 0.0g |
| Pepsi Diet | 0.0g |
| Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime 0.0% | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Sicilian Lemonade | 0.0g |
| Lucky Saint Alcohol Free Hazy IPA | 0.0g |
| Proper Job 0.5% IPA | 0.0g |
| Peroni 0.0% Alcohol Free Lager | 0.0g |
| J2O Orange & Passionfruit 275ml | 0.0g |
| Guinness 0.0% | 0.0g |
| Juniper & Tonic | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Ginger Ale | 0.0g |
| Fever-Tree Ginger Beer | 0.0g |
| House Salad | 0.1g |
| Elderflower, Lime & Mint | 0.1g |
| Breakfast Tea | 0.1g |
| Flat White | 0.1g |
| White Americano | 0.1g |
| Latte | 0.2g |
| Cappuccino | 0.2g |
| Padrón Peppers | 0.2g |
| Mocha | 0.3g |
| Hot Chocolate | 0.3g |
| Children's Chargrilled Chicken Breast | 0.3g |
| Children's Wholetail Scottish Scampi | 0.5g |
| Lightly Dusted Calamari | 0.6g |
| Children's Strawberries & Cream | 1.1g |
| Children's Mac & Cheese | 1.4g |
| Children's Garlic Ciabatta | 1.4g |
| Traditional Bacon Sandwich | 1.5g |
| Children's Hand-Battered Fish | 1.6g |
| Children's Fresh Veg & Guacamole | 1.7g |
| Children's Bourbon Vanilla Ice Cream | 1.7g |
| Cauliflower Cheese | 1.9g |
| Grilled Chicken & Red Pepper Skewers | 2.2g |
| Children's Cheeseburger | 2.2g |
| Mac & Cheese (Side) | 2.3g |
| Tomato & Basil Soup (Vegetarian) | 2.4g |
| Long-Stem Broccoli | 2.5g |
| Garlic Ciabatta | 2.6g |
| Hand-Cut Nachos (Small) | 2.7g |
| Nicholson's Prawn Cocktail | 2.7g |
| Oven-Baked Camembert | 2.9g |
| Yorkshire Puddings | 3.0g |
| King Prawn & Smoked Scottish Salmon Cocktail | 3.1g |
| Spinach & Falafel Burger (Vegan) | 3.2g |
| Hand-Cut Pork Crackling Straws | 3.3g |
| Fish Finger Sandwich | 3.4g |
| Roast Potatoes | 3.4g |
| Tomato & Basil Soup (Vegan) | 3.4g |
| Children's Creamy Tomato Soup | 3.5g |
| Pulled Beef Rib Croquettes | 3.8g |
| Crème Brûlée | 3.9g |
| Crispy Calamari | 3.9g |
| Halloumi Fries | 4.0g |
| Honey Glazed British Pork Sausages | 4.0g |
| Smashed Avocado & Poached Eggs | 4.0g |
| Chargrilled Sirloin Steak Sandwich | 4.1g |
| Sticky Toffee Pudding | 4.3g |
| Scotch Egg | 5.0g |
| Hand-Cut Nachos (Large) | 5.1g |
| Children's Boneless Chicken Bites | 5.3g |
| Mushroom & Black Garlic Arancini | 5.7g |
| Sticky Chicken | 5.9g |
| Zesty Lemon Tart | 6.0g |
| Mac & Cheese (Main) | 6.2g |
| Grilled Halloumi Sandwich | 6.3g |
| Beef Brisket Nachos (Small) | 6.5g |
| Nicholson's Fish & Chips (Regular) | 6.6g |
| Nicholson's Fish & Chips (Large) | 6.9g |
| Nicholson's Club Sandwich | 7.0g |
| Chunky Chips | 7.0g |
| Creamy Garlic Mushrooms | 7.1g |
| Fish Pie | 7.4g |
| Ocean Fish & Chips | 7.5g |
| Fisherman's Pie | 7.5g |
| Traditional Steak & Kidney Pie | 7.6g |
| BBQ Pulled Pork Hand-Cut Nachos (Small) | 7.7g |
| Skin-On Fries | 7.8g |
| Crispy Cauliflower Florets | 8.0g |
| Chicken, Mushroom & Cider Pie | 8.0g |
| Mushroom, Red Wine & Tarragon Suet Pie | 8.0g |
| Pulled Beef Brisket Sandwich | 8.0g |
| Children's Roast Rump of Beef | 8.0g |
| Children's Triple Chocolate Brownie | 8.0g |
| Loaded Chunky Chips | 8.1g |
| Pigs In Blankets | 8.1g |
| Crispy Buttermilk Chicken Sandwich | 8.2g |
| Nourish Bowl Salad | 8.7g |
| Chargrilled Chicken & Chorizo | 8.7g |
| Pesto, Cheese & Spinach Gnocchi | 9.1g |
| Apple & Cinnamon Crumble Pie | 9.1g |
| 8oz Chargrilled Sirloin Steak | 9.2g |
| The Nicholson's Breakfast | 9.2g |
| Slow-Cooked Pork Ribs | 9.5g |
| Pesto, Cheese & Spinach Gnocchi with Chicken | 9.6g |
| Pan-Roasted Salmon Fillet | 9.9g |
| Traditional Sausage Roll | 10.4g |
| British Steak & Nicholson's Pale Ale Pie | 10.6g |
| Traditional Sausage Sandwich | 10.6g |
| Double Chocolate Brownie | 10.8g |
| Bourbon-Glazed Gammon Shank | 10.8g |
| Spinach & Falafel Burger | 10.9g |
| Chicken Breast & Avocado Sandwich | 11.0g |
| Cheddar & BBQ Pulled Pork Fries | 11.2g |
| Sausage & Mash | 11.4g |
| Children's Roast Chicken | 11.5g |
| Nicholson's Vegetarian Breakfast | 11.6g |
| Puy Lentil & Vegetable Cottage Pie | 11.6g |
| Truffle & Parmesan Fries | 11.8g |
| Sirloin Steak Sandwich | 11.8g |
| Vegetarian Sausage Sandwich | 12.1g |
| Beef Brisket Nachos (Large) | 12.6g |
| Classic Cheese & Bacon Burger | 13.0g |
| Scrambled Eggs with Smoked Scottish Salmon | 13.3g |
| Roast Beef | 13.8g |
| Beef Rib, Shin & Brisket Pie | 13.9g |
| Chicken Caesar Salad | 13.9g |
| Chicken, Leek & Tarragon Pie | 14.3g |
| BBQ Pulled Pork Hand-Cut Nachos (Large) | 14.7g |
| Triple Chocolate Brownie | 15.0g |
| Salmon & Dill Fishcakes | 15.2g |
| Mushroom & Spinach Suet Pie (Vegetarian) | 15.3g |
| Vegetarian Sausage & Mash | 16.2g |
| The Nicholson's Burger | 16.9g |
| Beef Brisket Burger | 17.1g |
| Duck & Wild Mushroom Pie | 17.4g |
| Buttermilk Chicken Burger | 18.4g |
| Roast Chicken | 19.4g |
| Garlic Chicken Schnitzel | 19.7g |
| Mushroom & Spinach Suet Pie (Vegan) | 27.8g |
| Nut & Root Vegetable Roast (Vegan) | 30.1g |
| Nut & Root Vegetable Roast (Vegetarian) | 34.5g |
Frequently asked
Does Nicholson's UK use seed oils?
Based on our menu research, Nicholson's UK cooks with: rapeseed oil and vegetable oil blend. Across the 152 menu items we analyzed, it averages 6.1g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of C (High Risk).
What oil does Nicholson's UK cook with?
Our research indicates: rapeseed (vegetable) oil in the fryers, the Mitchells & Butlers estate standard; chunky chips, skin-on fries, hand-battered haddock, scampi, halloumi fries, calamari and the garlic chicken schnitzel all come out of the same rapeseed fryers, and the mayonnaise, tartare sauce and basil pesto are rapeseed-oil emulsions, so the fried plates plus the mayo-dressed sandwiches carry nearly all of the PUFA; pies, mash, gravy and the chargrilled steak are butter/beef-fat led and score much lower. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.
Does Nicholson's UK use beef tallow?
No. Our research indicates Nicholson's UK cooks with rapeseed oil and vegetable oil blend, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.
Is Nicholson's UK seed oil free?
No. Our research indicates Nicholson's UK cooks with rapeseed oil and vegetable oil blend, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.
What is the safest thing to order at Nicholson's UK?
House Salad is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at Nicholson's UK, at an estimated 0.1g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.
What should I avoid at Nicholson's UK?
Nut & Root Vegetable Roast (Vegetarian) is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at Nicholson's UK, at an estimated 34.5g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.
What are seed oils?
Seed oils — canola, soybean, sunflower, corn, and similar vegetable oils — are extracted from seeds using high heat and chemical solvents. They are very high in polyunsaturated fats (PUFAs), which are unstable at cooking temperatures and can oxidize easily. Many health-conscious eaters choose to minimize seed oils and prefer foods cooked in beef tallow, butter, coconut oil, or olive oil instead. This page shows estimated PUFA grams per menu item to help you make more informed choices. These are estimates — actual values vary by preparation and location. New to the topic? Start with what seed oils are and the complete list, or read the evidence on why people avoid them.
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