Arby's
A curly-fry icon — and an unexpected gluten-free trap.
At a glance
Ingredients, line by line
Curly Fries — annotated
- Potatoes Fine
- Vegetable oil Soy — Canola, palm, soybean, and/or sunflower oil.
- Enriched wheat flour Wheat · Gluten — The seasoned batter that gives curly fries their texture.
- Modified corn starch, corn meal Fine
- Salt, spices, garlic powder, onion powder, dried yeast Fine
- Leavening, oleoresin paprika Fine
Crinkle Fries — annotated
- Potatoes, vegetable oil, salt Cleaner base — Crinkle fries skip the wheat flour batter that curly fries use.
Crinkle fries do not contain wheat as an ingredient. However, Arby's cooks them in the same oil as items containing wheat — making them not safe for celiac disease.
Oil & fryer setup
A note on shared fryers
Arby's fries the bulk of its menu — fries, mozzarella sticks, jalapeño bites, fish — in the same oil. Even if you order the wheat-free crinkle fries specifically to avoid gluten, the oil itself has been in contact with breaded items containing wheat. For someone with celiac disease, this counts. For someone with a milder gluten sensitivity, it may or may not — that's a question for your doctor, not a website.
Top-9 allergen status
Per the FDA's nine major allergens, as disclosed by Arby's for Arby's Curly Fries & Crinkle Fries.
Wheat status reflects Curly Fries; Crinkle Fries do not contain wheat as an ingredient but share the fryer with wheat items. Fish: shared fryer with breaded fish products at most locations.
In the wild
A side-by-side of curly vs. crinkle would help readers see what they're actually ordering.
Sources
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