Companies Swap Seed Oils for Butter and Beef Tallow as 8 Oils Face Health Backlash
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Updated · The New York Times · May 19
Companies Swap Seed Oils for Butter and Beef Tallow as 8 Oils Face Health Backlash
4 articles · Updated · The New York Times · May 19
Sprouts Farmers Market recently asked Olivia’s Croutons to remake its supermarket croutons without canola oil or other seed oils, reflecting a broader shift by food companies toward butter and beef tallow.
RFK Jr.’s public attacks helped turn seed oils into a flashpoint, with the Make America Healthy Again movement casting the “hateful eight” oils as contributors to obesity and chronic disease.
The pressure is spreading beyond rhetoric: Louisiana last year passed a law requiring restaurants to disclose seed-oil use by 2028.
Federal messaging has added momentum, with the 2025 White House MAHA report saying industrial refining strips micronutrients and describing seed oils as an ongoing area of inflammation research.
As global demand for seed oils hits records, is the U.S. consumer movement a costly health crusade?
Tallow or canola oil? As experts clash, how can you choose the truly healthier fat for your family?
Is swapping seed oils for beef tallow a healthy choice for us but a harmful one for the planet?