Cottonseed 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 cottonseed oil

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

• Creamy Peanut Butter Skippy · 16.3 oz Score 57 out of 100 Okay
• Creamy Peanut Butter Skippy · 1.36 kg Score 76 out of 100 Good
• Creamy Peanut Butter Skippy · 40 oz Score 57 out of 100 Okay
• Peanut Butter Skippy · 48 oz Score 55 out of 100 Okay
• Original Light Pringles · 5.5 oz / 158 g Score 15 out of 100 Bad
• Instant Lunch, Ramen Noodles With Vegetables, Chicken Maruchan · 2.25 oz/64 g Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Original Potato Crisps Pringles · 5.2 oz Score 56 out of 100 Okay
• Extra Crunchy Super Chunk Peanut Butter Skippy · 16.3 oz Score 57 out of 100 Okay
• Creamy Peanut Butter Peanut Delight · 1130 g Score 38 out of 100 Poor
• Creamy Peanut Butter Great Value · 40 oz/1.13 kg Score 31 out of 100 Poor
• Creamy Peanut Butter Skippy · 28 oz Score 57 out of 100 Okay
• Peanut Butter Skippy · 1.3 kg Score 57 out of 100 Okay

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.