Active Culture
Use CautionCooking oil audit across 5 locations
Oil Breakdown
What the Rating Means
Active Culture is rated Use Caution. Use Caution means: seed oils or unconfirmed answers in several areas, often including the fryer.
At Active Culture: 1 area confirmed seed-oil free (cooking fats) and 4 areas not confirmed (fryer oil, dressings, bread and sauces).
Oil Watch audits five areas and weights them: fryer oil 35%, cooking fats 25%, dressings 15%, bread 15% and sauces 10%. A confirmed seed-oil-free area scores in full, a confirmed seed oil scores nothing, an unconfirmed area counts half and an area that doesn't apply is left out. A weighted score of 85 or more is Seed Oil Free, 70 to 84 is Mostly Clean, 40 to 69 is Use Caution and anything lower is Contains Seed Oils. How Oil Watch works
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Active Culture use seed oils?
No seed oils confirmed so far. Active Culture is rated Use Caution by Oil Watch: the cooking fats are seed-oil free. The fryer oil, dressings, bread and sauces are not confirmed yet.
What does Active Culture cook with?
Seed-oil-free fats. Oil Watch's audit found Active Culture doesn't cook with seed oils. The audit notes: olive oil.
What hasn't Oil Watch confirmed at Active Culture?
Fryer oil, dressings, bread and sauces are not confirmed yet, so ask staff about them before you order.
How many Active Culture locations does Oil Watch list?
Oil Watch lists 5 Active Culture locations in 5 cities across 3 states. All of them share the same rating: Use Caution.
All Locations
05Cities: Bend, OR, Laguna Beach, CA, New York, NY, Novato, CA, San Clemente, CA