Seed Oil Guide

Brand Reviews

Is this brand seed oil free?

We check the ingredient labels so you don't have to. Green = seed oil free. Red = contains seed oils. No brand pays us for their verdict.

Primal Kitchen
Mostly Clean

Primal Kitchen

Most products pass, but the ranch dressing and some sauces still use sunflower oil. Full product-by-product breakdown.

Chosen Foods
Mixed

Chosen Foods

The 100% pure avocado oil products are good. The blended sprays are not. Know which SKUs to buy.

Fatworks
Clean

Fatworks

The gold standard for rendered animal fats. Pasture-raised tallow, lard, and duck fat, all clean.

Hellmann's
Contains Seed Oil

Hellmann's

Soybean oil is the first ingredient in Real Mayonnaise. The best-selling mayo brand isn't a clean one.

Duke's Mayonnaise
Contains Seed Oil

Duke's Mayonnaise

Same story as Hellmann's: soybean oil first on the label, despite the Southern-purist reputation.

Sir Kensington's
Mixed

Sir Kensington's

Two mayo recipes under one name. Classic is 100% sunflower oil. Avocado Oil Mayo is clean. Check the label.

Ken's Steakhouse
Contains Seed Oil

Ken's Steakhouse

Soybean oil is the first ingredient in Ken's Ranch. One of the most widely distributed dressings isn't a clean one.

Tessemae's Avocado Ranch
Contains Seed Oil

Tessemae's Avocado Ranch

The name says avocado. The oil is high oleic sunflower oil. Avocado is just a flavor ingredient here.

Bragg
Clean

Bragg

Organic extra virgin olive oil, no seed oil on the label. The cleanest dressing brand we checked.

Brianna's
Mixed

Brianna's

The standard line is canola oil. The separate Avocado Oil collection is clean. Check the label.

Siete
Clean

Siete

Tortilla chips, corn chips, and potato chips, all fried in avocado oil. No seed oil across the lineup.

Boulder Canyon
Clean

Boulder Canyon

Kettle-cooked potato chips fried in 100% avocado oil across every flavor we checked.

Jackson's Honest
Clean

Jackson's Honest

Potato and sweet potato chips kettle fried in organic coconut oil, not a seed oil.

Lay's
Contains Seed Oil

Lay's

Classic chips list a canola/corn/soybean/sunflower oil blend. The best-selling chip brand isn't a clean one.

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