Updated 2026-05-17
Wendy's
Check what is in the current Wendy's menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
82
Menu items that contain additives
98%
Menu items that contain seed oils
81%
Additives
List of additives used at Wendy's
Mono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 55 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 47 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 40 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 33 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 32 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 31 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 25 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 24 menu itemsCarrageenanLimitedUsed in 23 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 23 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 20 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 19 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 16 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 15 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 14 menu itemsPolysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 12 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 12 menu itemsMonosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 6 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 2 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 1 menu item
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Wendy's
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 63 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 25 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 15 menu itemsCottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 7 menu items