Choosing the right cooking oil

With such a range of cooking oils on supermarket shelves, which are better for what purpose?
 
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03.Nutritional information table

 

 
Cooking oil results
Brand/type Total Fat (g/100ml) Saturated fat (per 100ml) Polyunsaturated fat (per 100ml) Monounsaturated fat (per 100ml) Trans fat _(per 100ml) Size (ml) Price _($ per 100ml)
MUSTARDSEED OIL (low, medium temperature oil)
Naturally from Nature Mustard seed oil 91 5.5 ns ns 0 375 1.86
ALMOND OIL (low temperature oil)
Classique Gourmet Almond Oil Virgin Pure Bio Cold-pressed 92 7 23 62 ns 250 3.4
CANOLA OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Black and Gold Canola Oil Monounsaturated 92 8 26 58 <1 750 0.42
Crisco Canola Oil 92 8 27.5 55.6 0.8 750 0.51
Dick Smith Foods Canola Oil 92 7.4 27.6 57 <1 750 0.39
Family choice Canola Oil Monounsaturated 91.5 6 28.8 52.4 <0.5 2000 0.35
Gold'n Canola Canola Oil 92 8 27.6 55.6 0.8 750 0.63
Home Brand Canola Oil 92 7.4 26 58 0.6 1000 0.35
Kebia Canola Oil High quality monounsaturated cholesterol free 92 7.4 27.6 56.1 0.9 2000 0.4
Pure Vita Canola Oil 92 7.4 26.7 57.2 0.7
1000 0.44
Gina Olio Australian Canola Oil 92 7 63 30 0.8 2000 0.35
You'll Love Coles Canola Oil 92 10 18 46 0.92 750 0.44
Brand/type Total Fat (g/100ml) Saturated fat (per 100ml) Polyunsaturated fat (per 100ml) Monounsaturated fat (per 100ml) Trans fat _(per 100ml) Size (ml) Price _($ per 100ml)
GRAPESEED OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Azalea Grapeseed Oil 92.9 9 60 23 0.9 500 1.08
CORN OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Gina Choice Olio Corn Oil 92 11.5 53.1 22 0.8 2000 0.5
AVOCADO OIL (low, medium temperature oil)
Grove Avocado Oil Extra Virgin Cold-press 90 13 8 69 0 250 3.79
EXTRA LIGHT OLIVE OIL (low, medium temperature oil)
Always Fresh Olive Oil Spanish Extra Light 91 14.3 8.8 67.4 0.5
1000 1
Bertolli Olive Oil Extra Light 100 17 13 70 0.2 500 1.38
Black and Gold Olive Oil Extra Light 93 13 10 67 0 500 1.08
Carbonell Olive Oil Extra Light Ligero 91 12 7 72 0.25 500 1.3
Coles Extra Light Olive Oil 91.6 12.8 8.2 70.5 <0.1 500 1.15
Home Brand Olive Oil Extra Light 91.6 11 7.3 73.3 0.2 500 0.94
La Espanola Olive Oil Mild & Light 91.6 12.8 8.2 70.5 <0.1 500 1.17
Lupi Olive Oil Extra Light 92 12 12 68 0.5 500 1.36
# Moro Extra Light Olive Oil 92 13 9 70 0 500 1.42
# Vetta Olive Oil Light Taste (Spanish olive oil) 92 18.4 4.6 50.6 0.5 500 ns
Brand/type Total Fat (g/100ml) Saturated fat (per 100ml) Polyunsaturated fat (per 100ml) Monounsaturated fat (per 100ml) Trans fat _(per 100ml) Size (ml) Price _($ per 100ml)
SUNFLOWER OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Black and Gold Sunflower Oil 92 12 60 20 <1 750 0.67
Golden Fields Sunflower Oil Cholesterol Free 92 10.8 59.7 20.7 <1 2000 0.49
Home Brand Sunflower Oil 92 9.6 51.5 30.4 0.5 1000 0.45
Kebia Sunflower Oil high quality polyunsaturated 91.9 10.9 57.9 18.5 0.6 2000 0.4
# You'll Love Coles Sunflower Oil 92 13.8 46 13.8 1.8 750 0.62
Gina Olio Sunflower Oil Australian 92 11.5 66 23.8 0.6 2000 0.4
Crisco Sunflower Oil 92 13.8 max
46 min 13.8 min 0.9 max 750 0.67
OLIVE OIL (low, medium temperature oil)
Altis Olive Oil Classic 91.6 12.8 8.3 70.5 <0.1 750 1.24
Always Fresh Olive Oil 100% Pure Spanish 91 13 7.4 70.1 0.5
1000 1.05
Bella Italia Olive Oil 91.3 13 69.3 9 0 1000 1.1
Bertolli Olive Oil Pure Classico Mild Taste 100 17 13 70 0.2 500 1.49
Black and Gold Olive Oil Pure 93 13 10 67 0 500 1.16
Carbonell Olive Oil Equlibrio 91 12 7 72 0.25 500 1.3
Casa Barelli Olive Oil 100% Pure 90.5 14 12 64.5 <0.1 750 0.8
Colavita Olive Oil 100% Pure 91 12 8 71 0 500 1.6
Coles Smart Buy Olive Oil 100 14 9 75 0 1000 0.8
Dante Olive Oil 100% pure 92 12 12 68 0.5 500 1.28
Home brand Olive Oil Pure 91.6 11 7.3 73.3 0.2 500 0.94
La Espanola Olive Oil 91.6 12.8 8.2 70.5 <0.1 500 1.26
Lupi Olive Oil 100% Pure 92 12 12 68 0.5 500 1.3
Moro Pure Olive Oil (A) 92 13 9 70 0 500 1.29
# Oroysol Olive Oil 100% Pure 91.6 12.8 8.2 70.5 0.1 4000 0.55
Remano Olive Oil Pure 90.5 14 12 64.5 0.1 4000 0.55
Vetta Pure Olive Oil 100% Spanish Olive Oil (A) 92 18.4 4.6 50.6 0.5 500 1.26
You'll Love Coles Pure Olive Oil 96.1 12.8 8.2 70.5 <0.1 500 1.15
Brand/type Total Fat (g/100ml) Saturated fat (per 100ml) Polyunsaturated fat (per 100ml) Monounsaturated fat (per 100ml) Trans fat (per 100ml) Size (ml) Price ($ per 100ml)
MACADAMIA OIL (low, medium temperature oil)
Suncoast Vitality Macadamia Oil Extra Virgin 92 14 5 73 0 500 1.3
Classique Gourmet Macadamia Oil Virgin Pure Bio Cold-pressed 92 14 5 73 ns 250 2.8
CANOLA & RED PALM FRUIT OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Carotino Canola & Red Palm Fruit Oil 92 14.5 26.7 50.8 0 500 0.86
PEANUT OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Chefol Peanut Oil Cholesterol Free 92 18.4 max 10 min 36.8 min 0.9 max 750 0.8
Classique Gourmet Peanut Oil Virgin Pure Bio Cold-pressed 92 14 32 46 ns 250 2.23
Crisco Peanut Oil 92 18.4 4.6 36.8 0.9 750 0.82
Coles Peanut Oil 91.5 17.2 26.1 43.8 0.5 750 0.67
VEGETABLE OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Black and Gold Vegetable Blended 92 12 30 40 <1 750 0.43
Coles Vegetable Oil 92 14 35 30 0.92 750 0.44
Crisco Vegetable Oil 92 18.4 max 18.4 max 36.8 min 0.9 max 750 0.51
Gina Olio Vegetable Oil Australian Blended 92 7.8 63 30 0.8 2000 0.35
Golden Fields Vegetable Oil Cholesterol Free 92 10 43 39 <1 2000 0.39
Home Brand Vegetable Oil Blended 92 10.3 42 39.2 0.5 1000 0.32
Kebia Vegetable Oil high quality blended 91.8 10.4 42.7 33.8 0.6 2000 0.35
Coles Smart Buy Cooking Oil 92 18.4 58.1 20.5 0.46 750 0.33
Pure Vita Vegetable Oil Blended 92 11 41.1 39.1 0.7 2000 0.27
RICE BRAN OIL (high, medium, low temperature oil)
Alfa one Rice Bran Oil 92 21 32 39 0 500 0.78
Pietro Coricelli Rice Bran Oil 92 22 31 39 0 1000 0.7

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