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Healthiest Oil for Frying, Ranked by Label and USDA Data

Audio from the Clean Food Score video of the same name; the video shows the labels and scores on screen.

Compare every cooking oil label we checked
The healthiest oil for frying is not just the one with the highest smoke point. We test frying oils three ways, by label score, by USDA FoodData Central fat profile and by the USDA frying guide, and rank avocado, olive, peanut, canola, corn and soybean oil (as of October 2026).

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Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Nutiva Organic Virgin Coconut Oil — 100/100
• Chosen Foods Refined Avocado Oil — 71/100
As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Chapters
0:00 The Short Answer
0:25 Test One: The Label
1:08 Test Two: The Fat Inside
2:11 Test Three: The Heat
3:12 The Ranking
4:33 Fry Smarter
5:16 Your Turn

Product scores are Clean Food Score's 0–100 label scores as shown on cleanfoodscore.com on 2026-10-16. Recipes change, so read the package you buy. We read labels; this is not medical advice.

Music
"Fresh Air" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Carefree" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.

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