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High Heat Cooking Oils: The USDA Smoke Point Chart

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

Check the high heat oil labels we scored
High heat cooking oils, by the USDA smoke point chart: peanut, safflower and soybean at about 450°F down to corn, olive and sunflower at about 410°F. We explain why refining moves the numbers, cover avocado and coconut oil with USDA FoodData Central data, and read real labels and scores (as of October 2026).

Check any ingredient list free

Products featured (Amazon links, with our 0–100 label score):
• Chosen Foods Organic Avocado Oil — 100/100
• 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 How Hot Is Your Pan
0:24 The USDA Chart
1:05 Why the Numbers Move
1:45 Missing From the Chart
2:31 Labels on the High Heat Shelf
3:21 Is It Done
3:54 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
"Reminiscing" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Friday Morning" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Almost Bliss" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Sound effects: Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.

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