KFC South Africa Seed Oil Report Card

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Safest Orders at KFC South Africa

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: 2 Strips + Bonaqua Still Spring Water 500Ml, 2.6g total

Item	PUFA
Sweet Chilli Twister	2.4g
2 Strips	2.6g
2 Zinger Strips	2.6g
Brekkie Crunch Wrapsta	2.7g
Small Pops	2.8g

What to Avoid at KFC South Africa

Item	PUFA
21 Piece Bucket	65.1g
15 Piece Bucket	46.5g
9 Piece Bucket	27.9g
Double Crunch Burger	19.0g
6 Strips and Dips	13.8g

Around the world: KFC

Double Crunch Burger has 11.0g of PUFA in Botswana but 19.0g in South Africa. Same chain.

We have KFC in 37 countries. Here is what it cooks with in each one, and how the same menu items compare.

Items are matched by name, so portions and recipes can differ between countries. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item. Oil notes are as each country's chain discloses them.

Every KFC South Africa item, ranked

All 123 items we have for KFC South Africa, safest first. Values are estimated grams of seed-oil PUFA per item.

Item	PUFA
Cappy Juice	0.0g
Black Coffee	0.0g
Cherry Boba Refresher	0.0g
Strawberry Boba Refresher	0.0g
Cloudy Sparkling Lemonade	0.0g
Strawberry Sparkling Lemonade	0.0g
1.5 Litre Coke - No Sugar	0.0g
Bonaqua Still Spring Water 500Ml	0.0g
Coke SF Sml	0.0g
1.5 Litre Coke - Sugar	0.0g
Coke SF Lrg	0.0g
Coke Zero SF Sml	0.0g
Coke SF Reg	0.0g
Coke Zero SF Lrg	0.0g
Coke Zero SF Reg	0.0g
Fanta Orange SF Sml	0.0g
Fanta Orange SF Reg	0.0g
Sprite SF Reg	0.0g
Stoney No Sugar SF Reg	0.0g
Sprite SF Lrg	0.0g
Sprite SF Sml	0.0g
Fanta Orange SF Lrg	0.0g
Stoney No Sugar SF Lrg	0.0g
Stoney No Sugar SF Sml	0.0g
White Coffee	0.1g
Mixed Berry Sundae	0.1g
Latte Coffee	0.2g
Chocolate Sundae	0.2g
Iced Matcha Latte	0.2g
Matcha Latte	0.2g
Sweet Chilli Dip Pot	0.2g
Iced Coffee	0.2g
Salted Caramel Iced Coffee	0.2g
Iced Latte	0.2g
Hazelnut Iced Coffee	0.2g
Vanilla Iced Coffee	0.2g
Caramel Iced Latte	0.2g
Mocha Iced Latte	0.2g
Cappuccino	0.3g
BBQ Dip Pot	0.3g
Soft Twirl	0.3g
Soft Twirl With Choc	0.4g
Large Mash and Gravy	0.4g
Chocolate Kit Kat Sundae	0.5g
Regular Mash and Gravy	0.6g
Strawberry Milkshake	0.8g
Chocolate Milkshake	0.8g
Mini Loaf	1.0g
Caramel Krunch Shake	1.0g
Chips Small	1.2g
Strawberry Shortcake Krunch Shake	1.2g
Chocolate Krunch Shake	1.2g
Colonel Dip	1.5g
Hot and Spicy Dip	1.5g
Regular Chips	1.8g
Chips Large	2.1g
Sweet Chilli Twister	2.4g
2 Strips	2.6g
2 Zinger Strips	2.6g
Mega Chips	2.6g
Brekkie Crunch Wrapsta	2.7g
Small Pops	2.8g
2 Dunked Strips	2.8g
Brekkie Delux Burger- NO EGG	3.0g
Original Wrapsta	3.0g
Colonel Dip Pot	3.0g
Hot and Spicy Dip Pot	3.0g
Buffalo Dip Pot	3.0g
1 Piece Chicken	3.1g
Classic Twister	3.2g
Boxmaster	3.5g
Boxmaster Zinger	3.7g
Portuguese Prego Twister	3.8g
K-Dunked Twister	3.8g
Dunked Twister	3.8g
New Colonel Burger	4.0g
Strips Snack Burger	4.0g
Jalapeno loaded fries	4.0g
Ranch Dip Pot	4.0g
Brekkie Delux Burger	4.2g
The Big Cheese Twister	4.2g
Regular Sprinkle Pops	4.3g
4 Zinger Wings	4.5g
Buffalo Ranch Dunked Twister	4.5g
Argentinian Chimichurri Twister	4.5g
4 Dunked Wings	4.6g
K-Dunked Wings - 4	4.8g
Regular Coleslaw	5.0g
Streetwise Two With Chips	5.6g
4 Dunked Zinger Strips	5.6g
K-Dunked Strips - 4	5.6g
Large Pops	5.8g
Hash Veggie Burger	6.0g
Dunked Pops	6.2g
K-Dunked Pops	6.2g
Streetwise Two With Reg Pap	6.4g
New Zinger	6.5g
Double Colonel Burger	6.6g
Dunked Zinger Burger	7.0g
K-Dunked Burger	7.0g
The Big Cheese Burger	7.5g
Buffalo Ranch Dunked Burger	8.0g
4 Zinger Strips Buffalo Ranch	8.2g
4 Strips Buffalo Ranch	8.2g
4 Strips and Dip	8.2g
Buffalo Ranch Dunked Strips	8.2g
4 Zinger Strips and Dip	8.2g
Crunch Burger	8.4g
Streetwise Three With Reg Pap	8.6g
Streetwise Three With Chips	8.7g
Brekkie Crunch Burger	9.0g
Dunked Crunch Burger	9.0g
Portuguese Prego Crunch Master	9.5g
Argentinian Chimichurri Crunch Master	10.0g
Double Dunked Burger	10.5g
10 Zinger Wings	11.1g
10 Dunked Wings	11.4g
K-Dunked Wings - 10	12.0g
6 Strips and Dips	13.8g
Double Crunch Burger	19.0g
9 Piece Bucket	27.9g
15 Piece Bucket	46.5g
21 Piece Bucket	65.1g

Frequently asked

Does KFC South Africa use seed oils?

Based on our menu research, KFC South Africa cooks with: palm oil. Across the 123 menu items we analyzed, it averages 4.4g estimated PUFA per item, earning a seed-oil grade of B (Medium Risk).

What oil does KFC South Africa cook with?

Our research indicates: 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. Preparation can vary by location, so treat PUFA numbers as estimates.

Does KFC South Africa use beef tallow?

No. Our research indicates KFC South Africa cooks with palm oil, not beef tallow. For chains that fry in tallow or other real fats, see Tallow Watch.

Is KFC South Africa seed oil free?

No. Our research indicates KFC South Africa cooks with 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, which includes seed oils. See the lower-PUFA orders above for the cleanest picks.

What is the safest thing to order at KFC South Africa?

2 Strips is the lowest-PUFA item we analyzed at KFC South Africa, at an estimated 2.6g PUFA. See the Safest Orders list on this page for more options.

What should I avoid at KFC South Africa?

21 Piece Bucket is the highest-PUFA item we analyzed at KFC South Africa, at an estimated 65.1g PUFA. Fried items and creamy, mayo-based sauces are usually the heaviest.

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