Industrial seed oils

Is seed oil clean?

No. Our rubric flags seed oil under industrial seed oils (evidence: preference). Highly refined oil rich in omega-6 linoleic acid; large studies link linoleic acid with lower heart risk, so this is a preference for less-processed fats.

Industrial seed oils Preference

Penalty 10 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Highly refined oil rich in omega-6 linoleic acid; large studies link linoleic acid with lower heart risk, so this is a preference for less-processed fats.

Source: Marklund M et al., Biomarkers of dietary omega-6 fatty acids and incident cardiovascular disease and mortality, Circulation (2019)

Also on labels as

vegetable oil, cooking oil, frying oil

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

Related ingredients

Canola oil
Soybean oil
Sunflower oil
Safflower oil
Corn oil
Cottonseed oil
Rice bran oil
Grapeseed oil

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.