Vegan Options at Chick-fil-A

Availability based on location.

Breakfast

Hash Browns fried in canola/vegetable oil that Waffle Fries are fried in.

• Hash Browns
• Fruit Cup

Salads

• Spicy Southwest Salad. Order with NO chicken, NO cheese and SUB the dressing with a vegan-friendly one … comes with lettuce mix, grape tomato, corn & black bean mix, chili lime pepitas and tortilla strips.
• Market Salad. Order with NO chicken, NO cheese and SUB the dressing for a vegan-friendly one. ^The granola contains honey … comes with lettuce mix, apples, strawberries, blueberries, granola^, raisins^, cranberries^ and sweet nut mix.

^Along with the granola containing honey, the raisins and cranberries are coated with glycerin. From our research, this is most likely to be a plant-sourced glycerin but we are not sure 100%. You choose your level of comfort.

Sides

Waffle Fries fried in a canola oil/vegetable oil blend (animal menu items fried separate in peanut oil). Ingredient lists for both salads and waffle fries in FAQ.

• Chick-fil-A Waffle Potato Fries
• Fruit Cup
• Kale Crunch Salad
• Waffle Potato Chips … original and Chick-fil-A sauce flavors
• Buddy Fruits Apple Sauce
• Side Salad. Order with NO cheese. SUB the dressing with a vegan-friendly one (see below) … comes with lettuce mix, grape tomatoes and crispy red bell pepper.

Sauces/Dressings

Accidentally vegan sauces & dressings.

• Polynesian Sauce
• BBQ Sauce
• Ketchup
• Sweet & Spicy Sriracha
• Mustard
• Hot Sauce
• Light Balsamic Dressing
• Light Italian Dressing

Other Items

Ingredient lists for the Buttery White Bun (and Multigrain Brioche Bun) in FAQ.

• Buttery White Bun
• Lettuce
• Tomato
• Pickles

*As with any restaurant that is not 100% vegan or does not offer a designated cooking space for their vegan options, cross-contamination can occur and fryers/grills may be shared with animal products. You can choose what your level of comfort is with these potential issues.

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Chick-fil-A Vegan FAQ

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Kale Crunch Salad?

According to Chick-fil-A’s kale crunch salad ingredient list, they are:

Green cabbage, kale, soybean oil, apple juice concentrate, maple syrup, apple cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, water, extra virgin olive oil, salt, mustard seed, white wine, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate added as preservatives, citric acid, natural flavor, spice, tartaric acid, xanthan gum, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor, almonds, sea salt

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Polynesian Sauce?

According to their website, the ingredients listed are:

Sugar, soybean oil, water, corn syrup, corn cider vinegar, distilled vinegar, tomato paste, salt, paprika, mustard seed, modified cornstarch, beet juice (color), onion*, garlic*, xanthan gum, propylene glycol alginate, natural flavor *dehydrated

We consider this sauce to be accidentally vegan.

Is Chick-fil-A’s Southwest Veggie Wrap vegan-friendly?

Flatbread (water, bread base [wheat gluten, corn starch, oat fiber, soy protein isolate, soybean oil, defatted soy flour, salt, sesame flour, whole wheat flour, calcium propionate [mold inhibitor], potassium sorbate, mono-diglycerides, sucralose, dextrose, l-cysteine], enriched wheat flour [wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], flax flour, contains less than 2% of: ascorbic acid, calcium propionate [mold inhibitor], canola oil, fumaric acid, L-cysteine, yeast)

What are the ingredients in the Crispy Red Bell Pepper’s in Chick-fil-A’s Side Salad?

According to the ingredient list online, they are:

crispy red bell pepper (red bell peppers, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil, seasoning [tomato powder, salt, onion powder, sugar, chili pepper, garlic powder, yeast extract, citric acid, malic acid, natural and artificial flavors {with modified corn starch, succinic acid}, extractive of paprika {color}, natural smoke flavors])

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Waffle Fries?

According to Chick-fil-A’s website, the ingredients listed are:

Potatoes, canola oil (high oleic canola oil with dimethylpolysiloxane added as an anti-foaming agent), vegetable oil (canola, palm, soy), modified food starch (corn, potato, tapioca), rice flour, salt, leavening (disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate, sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dextrin, xanthan gum, dextrose, disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate (to maintain natural color)

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s modified vegan-friendly Southwest Salad?

When ordering Chick-fil-A’s Southwest Salad, we have to modify it by ordering with NO chicken, NO cheese, and SUB the dressing with a vegan-friendly one. This leaves the following salad mix:

Romaine lettuce, green cabbage, green and red leaf lettuce, grape tomato, corn and black bean mix (roasted corn, black bean, red bell pepper, poblano pepper), chili lime pepitas (pumpkin seeds, vegetable oil [may contain one or more of the following: peanut oil, canola oil and/or sunflower oil], chipotle lime seasoning [salt, chipotle pepper, tomato powder, jalapeño powder, onion powder, garlic powder, citric acid, spice extractives [including paprika], lime oil, cilantro, natural smoke flavor), tortilla strips (corn masa flour, sunflower, safflower and/or canola oil, seasoning [lactose, salt, maltodextrin, corn syrup solids, sugar, citric acid, malic acid, lime juice solids, natural flavors, dehydrated parsley, onion powder, garlic powder, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate], red 40, blue 1).

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Light Balsamic Dressing?

Light Balsamic Vinaigrette dressing (water, balsamic vinegar [contains sulfites], sugar, vegetable oil [soybean and/or canola], white balsamic vinegar, orange juice concentrate [orange juice concentrate, natural flavor, ascorbic acid], distilled vinegar, salt, onion*, xanthan gum, garlic*, sodium benzoate and potassium sorbate added as preservatives, spice, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor) *dehydrated

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Light Italian Dressing?

Light Italian dressing (water, white wine vinegar, sugar, distilled vinegar, salt, soybean oil, garlic including dehydrated, xanthan gum, spice, onion*, natural flavor, potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate [preservatives], annatto extract [color], caramel color, canola oil, olive oil, calcium disodium EDTA added to protect flavor) *dehydrated

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Multigrain Brioche Bun?

brioche bun (water, enriched flour [wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid], grain blend [whole wheat flour, whole grain yellow corn flour, organic whole grain oat flour, whole grain barley flour, whole grain triticale flour, whole grain rye flour, salt], sugar, yeast, soybean oil, honey, wheat gluten, cultured wheat flour blend [wheat flour, cultured wheat flour], salt, monoglyceride, guar gum, rolled baby oats, degerminated yellow corn flour, dextrose, wheat starch, vinegar, wheat bran topping, wheat flour, maltodextrin, acetic acid, pea protein, cornstarch, enzymes, ascorbic acid [dough conditioner], canola oil, natural flavor, paprika, calcium carbonate, calcium sulfate, medium chain triglycerides, organic rice concentrate, turmeric, sunflower oil, potato protein, faba bean protein, gum arabic, citric acid)

What are the ingredients in Chick-fil-A’s Buttery White Bun?

bun (bleached and unbleached enriched flour [wheat flour {malted barley flour, reduced iron, niacin, thiamin mononitrate (Vitamin B1), riboflavin (Vitamin B2), folic acid}], water, sugar, yeast, soybean oil, vital wheat gluten, salt, cultured wheat flour, vinegar, calcium propionate [preservative], organic acids, monoglycerides, sesame flour, DATEM, soy lecithin, enzymes, wheat flour, calcium carbonate, ascorbic acid [dough conditioner], wheat starch, citric acid, potassium iodate, buttered flavored oil [soybean oil, palm kernel oil, soy lecithin, natural flavor, beta carotene])

More Info and Links:

• To check out Chick fil-A’s full menu, head over to Chick-fil-A’s website.
• Information for this guide was pulled from Chick-fil-A’s Nutrition and Allergens Guide and the ingredient lists shared on each individual menu item on Chick-fil-A’s site.
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