Counted under: Seed oils

Soybean oil

What counts on a label: Any oil phrase that names “soybean”, “soy” or “soya”: on its own, with a qualifier such as high oleic, expeller pressed or hydrogenated, as one of an either-or list (“… and/or … oil”), or inside the brackets after “vegetable oil” or “shortening”.

Any one of these anywhere in the ingredient list fails the seed oils check.

In this list

Foods that list it
175
Of all foods
897
Aisles
14

Cereal4 of 60

Chocolate candy2 of 46

Chips and salty snacks18 of 65

Crackers, pretzels and popcorn18 of 49

Cookies and snack cakes16 of 40

Snack bars and fruit snacks6 of 51

Ice cream and frozen treats8 of 48

Bread, buns and tortillas17 of 43

Condiments, dressings and sauces17 of 56

Boxed meals, noodles and soup10 of 48

Frozen meals, pizza and nuggets27 of 48

Peanut butter, spreads and syrups5 of 37

Toaster pastries, waffles and oatmeal20 of 40

Baking mixes, frosting and sprinkles7 of 33

Also counted under seed oils

Canola oilCorn oilCottonseed oilSunflower oilSafflower oilGrapeseed oilRice bran oilVegetable oil (not named)