Online Materials Used:
Allergen List: https://www.wendys.com/food/pdf/us/allergen_list.pdf
Ingredient List: https://www.wendys.com/food/Nutrition.jsp
Restaurant Visit:
Wendy’s fries in a vegetable blend oil that contains soy. I was told, before their “Natural cut with salt french fries” they fried in 100% soybean oil.
Notes:
Wendy’s represents what is tragically the classic restaurant response to soybean oil. They note items that contain soy, but do not include items containing or fried in soybean oil.
Two examples:
Allergen list says no soy in Hamburger Jr. but according to ingredient list, Sandwich Bun includes: Vegetable Oil (contains one or more of the following: soybean, cottonseed, canola)
Allergen list says no soy in Classic Single Burger but according to ingredient list, Sandwich Bun includes: Soy and/or Canola Oil
What we order:
The kids meal with the cheeseburger, oranges, and chocolate milk. Wendy’s American Cheese has soy, while their Swiss Cheese does not. For restaurants that have Swiss Cheese, we would get a cheeseburger with Swiss. For restaurants that did not have Swiss Cheese, we get a hamburger. We’ve only recently discovered that there is soybean oil in their buns (contrary to their allergen information), so we now bring our Nickles One Buns.
Chick fila uses 100% refined peanut oil. My son is allergic to peanuts and he has always been fine with chic fil a. Refined soybean oil is safe for most people with soy allergies as well. Ask your allergist.
Please note: Anyone with a Soy concern should investigate GMOs and products labeled to contain ‘natural flavorings’.
Just found out that Chik-fil-a does not fry in soybean oil. According to one of the workers there whose friend has a soybean allergy (and avoids soybean oil too, just for the record) they use canola oil.
Sorry, the website says refined peanut oil, not canola oil.
We found out it depends on the franchise location the chik Fi lay close to us uses 100% soybean oil