Frypedia at a glance.
Visual references for fast-food fries. Same 60 chains, organized for different decisions: by ingredient count, by cooking oil, by allergen status, by dietary verdict. Filterable, scannable, designed for the moment you're standing at the counter.
The Ingredient Grid
All 60 chains ranked by ingredient count, from Shake Shack's 2 to Taco Bell's 25. Color-coded for cleanliness, filterable for wheat-coated, beef-derived, single-source oil, and the under-5 club.
60 chains · sortable 02The Cooking Oil Map
60 chains organized into 9 oil-family sections, with a proportional bar showing the full U.S. fast-food cooking oil landscape. Filter for peanut-free, soy-free, plant-based only, dedicated fryer.
9 oil families 03The Allergen Heatmap
60 chains × 9 FDA top allergens on a single scannable matrix. Multi-allergen filter for real-world dietary planning: combine "safe for milk" + "safe for soy" + "safe for wheat" and see exactly which chains pass all three.
486 cells · multi-filter 04The State Map
A US tile map showing how many fast-food chains in each state serve fries free of each FDA Top-9 allergen. Toggle between allergens to see your state's safe-fry landscape. Tap any state for the per-chain breakdown.
50 states · 9 allergens 05The Fryer Architecture Diagram
An illustrated explainer for what "shared fryer" actually means — with side-by-side cross-sections of the two architectures, per-allergen pathway analysis, and which chains use which setup. The visual answer to the cross-contact question.
explainer · 9 pathways 07The food dye tracker
The FDA's Red 3 ban takes effect January 15, 2027. Six more petroleum dyes are on a voluntary HHS phase-out plan targeting end of 2026. Chain-by-chain status on which fast-food chains use which artificial colorings — updated as announcements come in. Fries are mostly clean. The problem lives in shakes, sauces, and drinks.
06The Fry History Timeline
71 years of fast-food fry recipe changes on a single horizontal scroll. Five color-banded eras — from the 1955 beef tallow standard through the 1990 vegetable oil switch, the trans-fat reckoning, the premium-oil branding era, and the 2024–2025 tallow reversion. 25 events, each linkable to the relevant Dip read.
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