Soybean 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 soybean oil

2,052 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list soybean oil. The 12 most scanned:

• Ancient Grains Probiotic Granola Kirkland Signature · 35.3 oz (1 kg) Score 28 out of 100 Poor
• Pumpkin Seed + Flax Granola Nature's Path Organic · 35.3 oz (2 lb 3.3 oz) 1 kg Score 38 out of 100 Poor
• Peanut Butter Pretzels Kirkland Signature · 55 oz Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Honey Wheat Bread Nature's Own · 20 oz Score 30 out of 100 Poor
• English Muffins Thomas' · 13 oz, 6 muffins Score 47 out of 100 Okay
• Honey Maid Graham Crackers Honey Maid · 14.4 oz (408 g) Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Madras Lentils Tasty Bite · 285 g Score 92 out of 100 Excellent
• Extra Crunchy Peanut Butter Jif · 16 oz (1 lb) 454 g Score 32 out of 100 Poor
• Simply Granola Oats, Honey, Raisins & Almonds Quaker · 1.95 kg Score 19 out of 100 Bad
• Artesano bakery bread Sara Lee · 567 g Score 47 out of 100 Okay
• Honey Wheat Bread Sara Lee · 567 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor
• Pumpkin Seed + Flax Granola Nature's Path Organic · 115 oz Score 38 out of 100 Poor

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.