Is it a seed oil?
A seed oil is an oil pressed or solvent-extracted from a plant seed, then refined. Most are high in polyunsaturated fat (PUFA), which is unstable when heated. Below is a plain yes, no or borderline for 29 oils and fats, with the PUFA share of each and what it is called on an ingredient label.
Yes, it is a seed oil (18)
Oils pressed or extracted from seeds, plus the margarine and shortening made from them.
Canola oil
~28% PUFASoybean oil
~58% PUFAVegetable oil
~55% PUFACorn oil
~55% PUFASunflower oil
~65% PUFASafflower oil
~75% PUFACottonseed oil
~52% PUFAGrapeseed oil
~70% PUFARice bran oil
~37% PUFAFlaxseed oil
~66% PUFAMargarine
PUFA not publishedShortening
PUFA not publishedHigh-oleic sunflower oil
~10% PUFAHigh-oleic safflower oil
~13% PUFAMustard oil
~21% PUFAHemp seed oil
~78% PUFAPumpkin seed oil
~43% PUFAPoppy seed oil
~62% PUFA
~28% PUFASoybean oil
~58% PUFAVegetable oil
~55% PUFACorn oil
~55% PUFASunflower oil
~65% PUFASafflower oil
~75% PUFACottonseed oil
~52% PUFAGrapeseed oil
~70% PUFARice bran oil
~37% PUFAFlaxseed oil
~66% PUFAMargarine
PUFA not publishedShortening
PUFA not publishedHigh-oleic sunflower oil
~10% PUFAHigh-oleic safflower oil
~13% PUFAMustard oil
~21% PUFAHemp seed oil
~78% PUFAPumpkin seed oil
~43% PUFAPoppy seed oil
~62% PUFA
Borderline (3)
Fats the seed-oil-free community genuinely splits on.
No, it is not a seed oil (8)
Pressed from a fruit, or rendered from an animal or dairy fat.
Palm oil
~10% PUFAOlive oil
~10% PUFAAvocado oil
~14% PUFACoconut oil
~2% PUFAButter
~3% PUFAGhee
~3% PUFABeef tallow
~3% PUFALard
~11% PUFA
~10% PUFAOlive oil
~10% PUFAAvocado oil
~14% PUFACoconut oil
~2% PUFAButter
~3% PUFAGhee
~3% PUFABeef tallow
~3% PUFALard
~11% PUFA
Want every seed oil in one table? See the seed oils list, or read what seed oils are and why people avoid them.