Updated 2026-05-05
Whataburger
Check what is in the current Whataburger menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
38
Menu items that contain additives
90%
Menu items that contain seed oils
92%
Additives
List of additives used at Whataburger
Mono- and diglyceridesLimited · Pending - CA school-food rulemakingUsed in 24 menu itemsArtificial flavouringLimited · Banned - Specific flavors delistedUsed in 23 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 20 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimited · Restricted - Canada meat restrictionUsed in 20 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Pending - Federal reassessment billUsed in 20 menu itemsHigh-fructose corn syrupModerateUsed in 19 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 18 menu itemsTertiary-butylhydroquinoneHigh · Banned - JapanUsed in 17 menu itemsDATEMLimited · Restricted - Texas label lawUsed in 15 menu itemsDextroseModerateUsed in 13 menu itemsArtificial food colouringHigh · Banned - Red 3 revoked; school bansUsed in 10 menu itemsEDTALimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 10 menu itemsPolysorbate 80Limited · Pending - CA school UPF reviewUsed in 8 menu itemsSodium acid pyrophosphateModerate · Restricted - Allowed with use limitsUsed in 8 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimited · Restricted - Use limits; FSANZ reviewUsed in 8 menu itemsXanthan GumLimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 8 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerate · Restricted - High-purity sale restrictedUsed in 7 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - TX school meals + FDA reviewUsed in 5 menu itemsCarrageenanLimited · Restricted - EU jelly-cup restrictionUsed in 5 menu itemsMonosodium glutamateLimited · Restricted - EU use limitsUsed in 5 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimited · Restricted - Codex review requestedUsed in 5 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 3 menu itemsButylated hydroxyanisoleHigh · Banned - State bans enactedUsed in 1 menu itemButylated hydroxytolueneLimited · Restricted - FDA review; LA school limitUsed in 1 menu itemCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 1 menu itemTitanium dioxideHigh · Banned - 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 itemsCottonseed OilLimited · Restricted - LA seed-oil noticeUsed in 3 menu itemsCanola OilLow · Restricted - LA seed-oil disclosureUsed in 2 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LA seed-oil noticeUsed in 1 menu item