Updated 2026-05-31
Subway
Check what is in the current Subway menu before you order.
Menu items in current report
160
Menu items that contain additives
95%
Menu items that contain seed oils
81%
Additives
List of additives used at Subway
DextroseModerateUsed in 126 menu itemsSodium phosphateModerate · Restricted - USUsed in 104 menu itemsMono- and diglyceridesLimitedUsed in 90 menu itemsSodium nitriteModerateUsed in 70 menu itemsMaltodextrinLimitedUsed in 65 menu itemsXanthan GumLimitedUsed in 56 menu itemsEDTALimitedUsed in 51 menu itemsSodium benzoateLimited · Restricted - CanadaUsed in 26 menu itemsPotassium sorbateLimitedUsed in 19 menu itemsCarboxymethylcelluloseLimited · Restricted - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 16 menu itemsSulfitesModerate · Restricted - AUUsed in 8 menu itemsCaramel colourLimited · Restricted - CaliforniaUsed in 5 menu itemsSilicon dioxideLimitedUsed in 5 menu itemsCalcium propionateLimited · Restricted - CA use limitsUsed in 4 menu itemsGuar gumLimited · Banned - EU infant-use restrictedUsed in 4 menu itemsSodium aluminum phosphateLimitedUsed in 4 menu itemsPolysorbate 80LimitedUsed in 3 menu itemsPropylene glycol alginateLowUsed in 3 menu items
Seed oils
List of seed oils used at Subway
Soybean OilLimited · Restricted - Broad use is allowed; Louisiana requires a future food-service disclosure notice for seed oils, including soybean oil, but no sale ban was found.Used in 115 menu itemsCanola OilLowUsed in 40 menu itemsSunflower OilLimited · Restricted - LouisianaUsed in 17 menu items