Corn oil

What the evidence says

• Omega-6 fats (mixed evidence)Emerging evidence

  High in omega-6 linoleic acid. Re-analyses of two old trials questioned whether replacing saturated fat with linoleic acid lowers heart deaths; cohort meta-analyses and the American Heart Association support it. [1][2][3][4]

• Seed oil (personal preference)Preference

  Many people choose to avoid industrially refined seed oils; use the Real Food lens for this standard.

Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.

Popular products that list corn oil

178 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list corn oil. The 12 most scanned:

• Crunchy Cheetos · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 52 out of 100 Okay
• Nacho Cheese Flavored Doritos Doritos · 9.25 oz (262.2 g) Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Baked Original Lay's Score 27 out of 100 Poor
• Garden Salsa Flavored Sun Chips · 42.5 g Score 22 out of 100 Poor
• Nacho Cheese Flavored Tortilla Chips Doritos · 411 g Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Classic Lay's · 13 oz Bag (368.5 g) Score 71 out of 100 Good
• Aged White Cheddar Rice & Corn Puffs Pirate's Booty · 14 g Score 65 out of 100 Good
• Doritos Cool Ranch flavored Doritos Tortilla Chips · 1 oz (28.3 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• The Original Corn Chips Fritos · 28.3 g ( 1 oz) Score 79 out of 100 Good
• Jalapeño Flavored Kettle Cooked Potato Chips Miss Vickie's Score 39 out of 100 Poor
• Scoops! Corn Chips Fritos · 262 g Score 79 out of 100 Good
• Café Style On The Border · 11 oz Score 71 out of 100 Good

Diets and allergens

Vegan

Yes

Vegetarian

Yes

Gluten-free

Yes

For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.