Chick-fil-A's peanut-oil reputation is real only for the pressure-cooked chicken; the breading, bun, sauces and waffle fries all carry soybean or canola oil, and 337 of 479 ingredient statements contain a seed oil while 414 of 479 contain an additive. Its no-artificial-dye reputation is also overstated, with dyes in 67 statements including the Spicy Filet and every milkshake.
Chick-fil-A's peanut-oil reputation does not survive its own ingredient statements. The chicken is pressure-cooked in "fully refined, heat-processed peanut oil", but the same filet and nugget breading also lists soybean oil, the bun lists soybean oil plus a buttered flavored oil of soybean and palm kernel oil, and the waffle fries are "canola oil (high oleic canola oil with dimethylpolysiloxane added as an anti-foaming agent), vegetable oil (canola, palm, soy)" while their own FAQ says "Chick-fil-A uses highly refined soybean oil in our Waffle Fries." 337 of 479 statements contain a seed oil, and of the 142 that don't, 122 are beverages; only 20 food items are clean and all are sides or sauces. 414 of 479 carry an additive: dimethylpolysiloxane 228, sodium benzoate 205, maltodextrin 188, modified starch 181, mono-and-diglycerides 173. Dyes appear in 67 statements including Spicy Filet (yellow #6), tortilla strips (red 40, blue 1) and all five milkshakes.