Updated 2026-05-26

IHOP
Check what is in the current IHOP menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
188
Menu items that contain additives
84%
Menu items that contain seed oils
77%
Additives
List of additives used at IHOP
Artificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 125 menu itemsTertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Restricted - JapanUsed in 125 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 121 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 94 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 86 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 84 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 83 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 81 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 67 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 56 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 51 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 50 menu itemsButylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - Use limits in CanadaUsed in 49 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 49 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 48 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 48 menu itemsSulfitesModerate · Restricted - AUUsed in 46 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 35 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 31 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 24 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 19 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 16 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 11 menu itemsDATEMLimitedUsed in 9 menu itemsPropyl gallateLimitedUsed in 8 menu itemsTitanium dioxideHigh · Banned - Revoked in EUUsed in 8 menu itemsPolysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 6 menu itemsRed 3 (Erythrosine)High · Banned - FDA revocation 2027Used in 5 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at IHOP
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 140 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 41 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 11 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 11 menu itemsCorn OilLimitedUsed in 8 menu itemsHigh oleic sunflower oilLow · Restricted - State notice ruleUsed in 1 menu item