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

Wesson Canola Oil

Wesson
128 foz
Available at Foodtown
120
Calories
0g
Protein
0mg
Sodium
3
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Wesson Canola Oil (128 fl oz) reads like a pantry workhorse: a one-gallon jug of pale, neutral oil that belongs on the lower shelves of the cooking oils aisle, alongside vegetable oils, olive oil bottles, shortening tubs and vinegars. You’ll spot it near bulk baking supplies and frying sprays in mainstream supermarkets and big-box grocers. It fits grocery trips focused on stocking essentials — restocking pantry staples for weekly meal prep, prepping for holiday baking and heavy-duty game-day frying. Wesson positions itself as an old-school American brand (Est. 1899 Memphis USA), leaning on heritage and everyday reliability rather than premium or specialty cues; the marketing angle is value and versatility for home cooks who want an unobtrusive, multipurpose oil. The front label emphasizes “100% Canola Oil” and a short “pure and simple” tagline, which creates a light health-halo without organic or non-GMO certification marks; there’s no child-oriented branding or gimmicks. In plain language, the oil is produced as a culinary ingredient — seed-derived and refined to be neutral in flavor and aroma — intended for cooking rather than ready-to-eat snacking. Sensory details: it’s smooth and slick, low-viscosity and pale yellow, almost odorless in the bottle; the ritual is practical and tactile — pour from the handled plastic jug into a measuring spoon, pour into a pan for stir-frying or a fryer for crisping. The package suggests utility: large-capacity, screw-top or spout for measured pouring, designed for families, frequent cooks, or anyone who needs a reliable frying and baking oil rather than a statement ingredient.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 tbsp
Servings per Container: 252
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat14g18%
Saturated Fat1g5%
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

100%, Canola, Oil..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • canola - 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 is a processed culinary ingredient (100% canola oil) made from extracted/refined seed oil, so it falls under NOVA group 2 rather than ultra-processed. The ingredient list is a single, non-composite ingredient without additives.

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Common Questions about Wesson Canola Oil

Wesson Canola Oil is a versatile cooking oil that’s low in saturated fat and has no trans fats, making it a decent choice for many recipes. However, 'healthy' can be subjective — it really depends on your overall diet and what you're comparing it to. If you're frying up veggies or baking a cake, this oil can fit right in without too much fuss.

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