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

Pure Wesson Natural Vegetable Oil

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

What You Should Know

Pure Wesson Natural Vegetable Oil is a familiar, value-oriented cooking oil you’ll typically find on a supermarket shelf in the cooking oils & baking aisle, grouped with other vegetable oils, canola, corn oil, and adjacent to spray oils, shortenings, and vinegar. Packaged in a tall plastic bottle with a pour spout and bold brand crest proclaiming “Est. 1899 Memphis USA,” its label leans on heritage and simplicity rather than trendy certifications. Shoppers reach for it on weeknight grocery runs, for holiday-baking stock-ups, or when planning a weekend fry-up — it fits occasions from everyday meal-prep to game-day snacks and large family gatherings. The brand positions itself as an all-purpose, no-frills kitchen staple: classic American, broadly accessible, and aimed at practical home cooks who want dependable performance and value rather than premium boutique oils. The front label uses a “natural” wording and nostalgic founding date to create a health-halo of tradition and purity, though it doesn’t carry organic or specialty certifications and contains no child-focused graphics. In plain terms, this is a refined vegetable oil (soybean) sold as a cooking ingredient — a processed culinary ingredient rather than a finished food product. Sensory-wise it is neutral-flavored with a light, almost slippery mouthfeel and a high smoke point; rituals around it include measuring tablespoons for dressings, filling a pan for stir-fries, or tipping the bottle into a fryer. Its story in American grocery culture is as a dependable workhorse: unobtrusive in flavor, economical in price, and present in kitchens where versatility and familiarity matter most.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 tbsp
Servings per Container: 47
Calories120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat14g18%
Saturated Fat2g10%
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%, Soybean, Oil..

Flagged Ingredients:

  • soybean 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 single-ingredient, refined cooking oil (soybean) used as a culinary ingredient, which fits NOVA group 2 (processed culinary ingredients) rather than an ultra-processed food.

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Common Questions about Pure Wesson Natural Vegetable Oil

Healthiness can be a bit subjective, right? Pure Wesson is 100% soybean oil, which is high in unsaturated fats, but it’s not exactly a nutritional powerhouse. If you’re looking for a cooking oil that's versatile and can handle high heat, it fits the bill, but if you're aiming for whole foods or richer nutrient profiles, you might want to explore alternatives like olive oil or avocado oil.

Perfect For

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game-day-prep
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