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
~32% PUFASoybean oil
~60% PUFAVegetable oil
~58% PUFACorn oil
~60% PUFASunflower oil
~68% PUFASafflower oil
~80% PUFACottonseed oil
~54% PUFAGrapeseed oil
~70% PUFARice bran oil
~38% 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
~32% PUFASoybean oil
~60% PUFAVegetable oil
~58% PUFACorn oil
~60% PUFASunflower oil
~68% PUFASafflower oil
~80% PUFACottonseed oil
~54% PUFAGrapeseed oil
~70% PUFARice bran oil
~38% 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
~11% PUFAOlive oil
~12% PUFAAvocado oil
~16% PUFACoconut oil
~2% PUFAButter
~5% PUFAGhee
~5% PUFABeef tallow
~5% PUFALard
~21% PUFA
~11% PUFAOlive oil
~12% PUFAAvocado oil
~16% PUFACoconut oil
~2% PUFAButter
~5% PUFAGhee
~5% PUFABeef tallow
~5% PUFALard
~21% PUFA
Want every seed oil in one table? See the seed oils list, or read what seed oils are and why people avoid them.