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Mazola Oil Corn & Canola
Cooking & Baking
📊 NOVA 2🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Mazola Oil Corn & Canola

Mazola
40 foz
Available at Foodtown
120
Calories
0g
Protein
0mg
Sodium
4
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Mazola Corn & Canola Oil is a large 40 fl oz plastic bottle of neutral, golden cooking oil marketed as a family-friendly, everyday staple. You'd find it in the oils & vinegars/condiments aisle, shelved near other vegetable oils, shortening and spray oils, often next to other blended and single-source cooking oils. The bottle’s label leans on a practical, value-oriented message — “Corn Plus!” and claims like “naturally cholesterol free” and mentions limited evidence about corn oil’s unsaturated fats and heart disease, giving it a mild health-halo without organic or specialty certification. It’s aimed at budget-conscious home cooks, busy parents, and anyone looking for an all-purpose frying and baking oil rather than a gourmet olive-oil audience. Packaging is utilitarian: a tall, squeezable or pour-spout plastic jug for easy measuring and stovetop use. Sensory notes: light, smooth texture with a neutral aroma and clear-golden appearance; it doesn’t impart distinct flavor, so it’s used for frying, sautéing, baking, or everyday dressings. Rituals around the product are pragmatic—measuring tablespoons for recipes, adding a splash to a skillet for weeknight dinners, or filling a deep fryer for game-day wings. Label characteristics include simple ingredient listing (Corn Oil, Canola Oil), consumer-facing language about heart-healthy unsaturated fats alongside an FDA caveat, and no organic, non-GMO, or “cold-pressed” claims. In plain terms, this is a refined vegetable oil blend: a processed culinary ingredient rather than a fresh whole food, designed for convenience and broad home cooking use.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tbsp
Servings per Container: 80
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat14g18%
Saturated Fat1.5g8%
Sodium0mg0%
Total Carbohydrate0g0%
Protein0g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Corn, Oil,, Canola, Oil..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • corn oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
  • canola oil - Seed oil high in omega-6 fatty acids
No Seed Oil

Dietary Labels

This product is vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:2 / 4

Processed Ingredients

Why this score?

This product is a processed culinary ingredient (refined vegetable oils only) with no added flavorings or preservatives, fitting NOVA group 2 as an extracted oil used in home cooking.

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Common Questions about Mazola Oil Corn & Canola

The healthiness of Mazola Oil really depends on how you plan to use it. It’s a blend of corn and canola oil, which offer a good source of unsaturated fats. While it doesn't pack a punch in terms of vitamins or minerals, it can be a suitable choice for frying or baking when used in moderation — just keep in mind that it's not a substitute for whole food fats like olive oil or avocado oil in a balanced diet.

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