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Wesson Vegetable Oil
Cooking & Baking
📊 NOVA 2🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free

Wesson Vegetable Oil

Wesson
128 foz
Available at Foodtown
130
Calories
0g
Protein
0mg
Sodium
2
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Wesson Vegetable Oil (128 fl oz) is a familiar, utility-focused cooking oil you’ll find in the cooking oil aisle of most American grocery stores, often shelved near other large-format vegetable and canola oils, shortening, and bulk baking staples. The one-gallon plastic jug with a handle and pour-friendly cap signals a pantry-ready product bought for heavy home use or large households. Shoppers reach for it when stocking up for frying, baking, or everyday sautéing — think holiday fry-days, weeknight stir-fries, and busy meal-prep sessions. Positioned as an accessible, all-purpose brand, Wesson trades on Americana reliability: economical, widely recognized, and marketed toward practical cooks who want neutral flavor that doesn’t compete with other ingredients. Labeling leans on simple health halos — "Pure & 100% Natural," "0g Trans Fat per serving," and "Cholesterol free" — without organic certification or overt kid-targeted graphics. The ingredient declaration is short and direct: soybean oil. In plain processing terms, this is a refined vegetable oil: the soybean is industrially processed to extract, clarify, and deodorize the oil so it has a light taste and high heat tolerance. Sensory experience is utilitarian — a clear, pale-golden liquid with a slippery mouthfeel and very mild scent that lets other flavors dominate. Rituals around the bottle are straightforward: measuring tablespoons for dressings, filling a skillet for frying, or scooping for baking. In American grocery culture it sits between an everyday kitchen staple and a bulk-value purchase — not a specialty item, but a dependable workhorse that keeps home cooks moving through recipes with a neutral, forgiving fat source.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1.0 tbsp
Servings per Container: 252
Calories130
% 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

Soybean, Oil..

Flagged Ingredients:

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

Dietary Labels

This product is not 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 vegetable oil used as a culinary ingredient; it undergoes industrial extraction and refining but is not a multi-ingredient formulated product, so it aligns with NOVA group 2 (processed culinary ingredient).

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Common Questions about Wesson Vegetable Oil

The healthiness of Wesson Vegetable Oil really depends on your perspective and dietary needs. It’s 100% soybean oil, which means it’s high in polyunsaturated fats, including omega-6 fatty acids. While these can be beneficial in moderation, a diet too high in omega-6s compared to omega-3s can lead to inflammation. So, if you're focusing on a balanced fat intake, it’s worth considering how it fits into your overall diet.

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