Coconut Oil Canola Oil Soybean Oil

Coconut oil is a fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. Canola oil is made from the seeds of the canola plant, a variety of rapeseed. Soybean oil is pressed from the seeds of the soybean plant.

These oils are used as cooking oils and as ingredients in a wide variety of processed foods. They provide flavor, texture, and help with cooking processes like frying and baking.

Coconut oil is high in saturated fat. Canola and soybean oils are primarily unsaturated fats. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) lists these oils as Generally Recognized As Safe (GRAS). The Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) has evaluated these oils. Evidence on the health effects of dietary fats is ongoing and complex, with recommendations often focusing on overall dietary patterns.