What does the Whataburger ingredient report show?

Check what is in the current Whataburger menu before you order. The current report covers 38 menu items.

Updated 2026-06-21

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Q: List of additives used at Whataburger

Mono- and diglycerides (used in 24 menu items), Artificial flavouring (used in 23 menu items), Beta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenal (used in 22 menu items), Calcium propionate (used in 20 menu items), Potassium sorbate (used in 20 menu items), Sodium benzoate (used in 20 menu items), High-fructose corn syrup (used in 19 menu items), Tertiary-butylhydroquinone (used in 17 menu items).

Q: List of seed oils used at Whataburger

Soybean Oil (used in 35 menu items), Cottonseed Oil (used in 3 menu items), Canola Oil (used in 2 menu items), Sunflower Oil (used in 1 menu item).

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Menu items in current report

Menu items that contain additives

92%

Menu items that contain seed oils

92%

Additives

List of additives used at Whataburger

Mono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 24 menu items Artificial flavouringLimitedUsed in 23 menu items Beta-carotene / β-apo-8′-carotenalLimitedUsed in 22 menu items Calcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 20 menu items Potassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 20 menu items Sodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 20 menu items High-fructose corn syrupModerate · Restricted - CodexUsed in 19 menu items Tertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Restricted - JapanUsed in 17 menu items Calcium phosphatesLimitedUsed in 16 menu items Monocalcium phosphateLimitedUsed in 16 menu items DATEMLimitedUsed in 15 menu items Sodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 15 menu items Sodium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 15 menu items Calcium peroxideHighUsed in 14 menu items Calcium stearoyl lactylateLimitedUsed in 14 menu items Modified food starchLimitedUsed in 14 menu items DextroseModerateUsed in 13 menu items Artificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 10 menu items EDTALimitedUsed in 10 menu items Paprika and turmeric oleoresinsLimitedUsed in 9 menu items Polysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 8 menu items Sodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 8 menu items Sodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 8 menu items Xanthan GumLimitedUsed in 8 menu items Guar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 7 menu items Sodium nitriteModerateUsed in 7 menu items Sodium erythorbateLimitedUsed in 6 menu items Caramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 5 menu items CarrageenanLimitedUsed in 5 menu items Monosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - US-GUUsed in 5 menu items Silicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 5 menu items AnnattoLimitedUsed in 4 menu items Dipotassium phosphateModerateUsed in 3 menu items MaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 3 menu items Potassium iodateHighUsed in 3 menu items NatamycinLimitedUsed in 2 menu items Butylated hydroxyanisoleHigh · Banned - West VirginiaUsed in 1 menu item Butylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - Use limits in CanadaUsed in 1 menu item CarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 1 menu item Polysorbate 60LimitedUsed in 1 menu item Titanium dioxideHigh · Banned - Revoked in EUUsed in 1 menu item

Seed oils

List of seed oils used at Whataburger

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 35 menu items Cottonseed OilLimitedUsed in 3 menu items Canola OilLowUsed in 2 menu items Sunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 1 menu item