ATLANTA — Chick-fil-A has announced it has eliminated artificial trans fat from its entire menu.
Chick-fil-A's core menu items have been free of trans fat since their respective introductions, dating as far back as the chain's first restaurant opening 41 years ago. The chain's signature entrees, Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, Chick-fil-A Nuggets and Chick-fil-A Chick-n-Strips, are pressure cooked in 100-percent refined peanut oil, which is naturally trans fat-free.
Chick-fil-A has spent the last two years working to remove trans fat from the few remaining products, including its Waffle Potato Fries, dessert items and, most recently, its breakfast biscuits. The chain is depleting its current biscuit recipe supply and anticipates its restaurants nationwide will be serving the trans fat-free recipe by the end of October.
All of the company's sauces and condiments are free of trans fat. The only item left on the menu to have a small amount of trans fat is the Chick-fil-A Cheesecake, which has 0.5 grams of naturally occurring trans fat (and zero grams of artificial trans fat).
