Updated 2026-05-05
Subway
Check what is in the current Subway menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
160
Menu items that contain additives
95%
Menu items that contain seed oils
81%
Additives
List of additives used at Subway
DextroseModerateUsed in 126 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 104 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimited · Pending - CA school-food rulemakingUsed in 90 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerate · Restricted - High-purity sale restrictedUsed in 70 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 65 menu itemsXanthan GumLimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 56 menu itemsEDTALimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 51 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Pending - Federal reassessment billUsed in 26 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimited · Restricted - Canada meat restrictionUsed in 19 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 16 menu itemsSulfitesModerate · Restricted - Restricted on raw produceUsed in 8 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - TX school meals + FDA reviewUsed in 5 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimited · Restricted - Codex review requestedUsed in 5 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 4 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimited · Restricted - Use limits; FSANZ reviewUsed in 4 menu itemsPolysorbate 80Limited · Pending - CA school UPF reviewUsed in 3 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLow · Restricted - US use limitsUsed in 3 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Subway
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 115 menu itemsCanola OilLow · Restricted - LA seed-oil disclosureUsed in 40 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LA seed-oil noticeUsed in 17 menu items