Updated 2026-05-05
Jack in the Box
Check what is in the current Jack in the Box menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
73
Menu items that contain additives
93%
Menu items that contain seed oils
75%
Additives
List of additives used at Jack in the Box
Xanthan GumLimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 58 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimited · Restricted - Canada meat restrictionUsed in 47 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Pending - Federal reassessment billUsed in 44 menu itemsEDTALimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 41 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - TX school meals + FDA reviewUsed in 39 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 37 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 37 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerateUsed in 33 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimited · Pending - CA school-food rulemakingUsed in 30 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 28 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 26 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimited · Banned - Specific flavors delistedUsed in 25 menu itemsMonosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 24 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 21 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLow · Restricted - US use limitsUsed in 17 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerate · Restricted - High-purity sale restrictedUsed in 17 menu itemsTertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Banned - JapanUsed in 17 menu itemsDATEMLimited · Restricted - Texas label lawUsed in 15 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 12 menu itemsPolysorbate 80Limited · Pending - CA school UPF reviewUsed in 12 menu itemsButylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - FDA review; LA school limitUsed in 10 menu itemsTitanium dioxideHigh · Banned - EUUsed in 10 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 7 menu itemsCarrageenanLimited · Restricted - EU jelly-cup restrictionUsed in 7 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimited · Restricted - Codex review requestedUsed in 7 menu itemsButylated hydroxyanisoleHigh · Banned - State bans enactedUsed in 4 menu itemsPropyl gallateLimited · Pending - Pending state billsUsed in 4 menu itemsSucraloseLimited · Restricted - LA school-food restrictionUsed in 3 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Jack in the Box
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 54 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LA seed-oil noticeUsed in 19 menu itemsCanola OilLow · Restricted - LA seed-oil disclosureUsed in 6 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimited · Restricted - LA seed-oil noticeUsed in 2 menu items