Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
A new UC Davis study tested 54 avocado oil products — chips, mayo, salad dressings — and 48 of them came back inconsistent with real avocado oil. 71% of the mayonnaises failed. But before you pick a villain, flip the jar over and read the fine print. One word: distributed. Not manufactured. That's a legal distinction meaning the brand on the front didn't make what's inside — and the researchers themselves think the oil is being swapped upstream at the supplier level. Published in Applied Food Research. Results apply to the specific lots tested.
What does the back of your jar say?
#avocadooil #seedoils #foodlabels
A new UC Davis study tested 54 avocado oil products — chips, mayo, salad dressings — and 48 of them came back inconsistent with real avocado oil. 71% of the mayonnaises failed. But before you pick a villain, flip the jar over and read the fine print. One word: distributed. Not manufactured. That's a legal distinction meaning the brand on the front didn't make what's inside — and the researchers themselves think the oil is being swapped upstream at the supplier level. Published in Applied Food Research. Results apply to the specific lots tested.
What does the back of your jar say?
#avocadooil #seedoils #foodlabels
