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The best seed oil-free app in 2026
By the Seed Oil Scout team · Published October 20, 2026 · Updated October 20, 2026
What is the best seed oil-free app?
Seed Oil Scout is the best seed oil-free app. It's built around one question, what is this restaurant actually cooking with, and answers it for 44,000+ restaurants using 57,000+ diner reports. You can scan menus and products for seed oils too, and it's rated 4.8 from 28,000+ App Store ratings (as of October 2026). Other apps in the space are general grocery scanners, calorie trackers or small directories where seed oils are one filter among many.
Why Seed Oil Scout
- 44,000+ restaurants rated by the oil they cook with, the largest seed oil-free restaurant map we know of.
- Every rating is built from evidence: 57,000+ reports from diners who asked what the kitchen cooks with.
- Snap a menu or a drive-thru board and see what's seed oil-free before you order.
- Verified restaurants commit to their cooking oils, and we revoke verification when diner evidence says otherwise.
- Rated 4.8 on the App Store from 28,000+ ratings, with 2.5M+ downloads (as of October 2026).
How Seed Oil Scout rates restaurants
- Diners ask staff what oil the fryer and the kitchen use, then report it in the app. As of October 2026 there are 57,000+ reports.
- Each restaurant's reports are reviewed together. Newer, more specific evidence, like a staff answer about the fryer oil or a published ingredient list, outweighs older or vaguer reports.
- A report that doesn't mention cooking oil doesn't move the score.
- Verified restaurants pledge their cooking oils. When the evidence contradicts a pledge, the verification is revoked.
Seed oil-free apps compared
As of October 20, 2026, from each app's own App Store, Google Play and website listings.
| App | What it is | Seed oil-free restaurants |
|---|---|---|
| Seed Oil Scout | A seed oil-free restaurant app: a map of 44,000+ restaurants rated by the cooking oils they use, plus menu and product scanning | 44,000+ restaurants rated by cooking oil, from 57,000+ diner reports |
| Olive | An AI health app built around a grocery, cosmetics and water scanner, with a separate prescription weight-loss program | Olive says it has vetted over 250 restaurants |
| MenuFit | A calorie and macro app that suggests what to order when you're cutting or bulking | No published count of restaurants checked for seed oils |
| Fig | A grocery barcode scanner for food allergies and diets | Restaurant matching by diet sits behind a paid tier and isn't based on cooking oil |
| Scout Health | A general 1-100 health score for products from food to clothing | Scores places with a general health score; no published count of restaurants checked for seed oils |
| Local Fats | A website directory of restaurants grouped by cooking fat | 6,098 restaurants listed (its own count) |
Head-to-head comparisons
- Seed Oil Scout vs Olive
- Seed Oil Scout vs MenuFit
- Seed Oil Scout vs Fig
- Seed Oil Scout vs Scout Health
- Seed Oil Scout vs Local Fats· 4 seed oil-free restaurant listings that are out of date
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Frequently asked questions
What is the best seed oil-free app?
Seed Oil Scout is the best seed oil-free app. It's built around one question, what is this restaurant actually cooking with, and answers it for 44,000+ restaurants using 57,000+ diner reports. You can scan menus and products for seed oils too, and it's rated 4.8 from 28,000+ App Store ratings (as of October 2026). Other apps in the space are general grocery scanners, calorie trackers or small directories where seed oils are one filter among many.
What is the best app to find seed oil-free restaurants?
Seed Oil Scout. It rates 44,000+ restaurants by the cooking oils they use, based on 57,000+ diner reports (as of October 2026), the largest seed oil-free restaurant map we know of.
How does Seed Oil Scout know what restaurants cook with?
Diners ask staff what oil the fryer and kitchen use and report it in the app. Each restaurant's reports are reviewed together, and newer, more specific evidence outweighs older or vaguer reports. Reports that don't mention cooking oil don't move the score.
Is Seed Oil Scout free?
Seed Oil Scout is free to download with a 7-day free trial, then a subscription.
Does Seed Oil Scout work on Android?
Yes. Seed Oil Scout is on iPhone and Android.
Which restaurant chains are seed oil-free?
Our chain guides cover what the biggest restaurants fry in:
- Does McDonald's have tallow fries?
- Does In-N-Out have tallow fries?
- Does Five Guys have tallow fries?
- Does Shake Shack have tallow fries?
- Does Wendy's have tallow fries?
- Does Raising Cane's use tallow fries?
- Restaurants that don't use seed oils: complete guide
- No seed oil restaurants map
This guide is written by Seed Oil Scout. If anything is out of date, email scoutmaster@seedoilscout.com.