Is Cooking spray ultra-processed?

Vegetable oils Sold in the United States

Pack of Cooking spray

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 11 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score B

Less processed vegetable oils

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

canola oil, palm oil, coconut oil, lecithin from soybeans (non-stick agent), dimethyl silicone (for anti-foaming (ultra-processing marker)), rosemary extract (preservative), also contains propellant to dispense spray, adds a trivial amount of fat

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

canola oil*, palm oil*, coconut oil*, lecithin from soybeans (non-stick agent), dimethyl silicone (for anti-foaming), rosemary extract (preservative), contains: soy, also contains propellant to dispense spray, *adds a trivial amount of fat,

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 359 vegetable oils

From least to most processed, this one ranks 330th. 10% of the vegetable oils here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 359 vegetable oils, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0064144030316, last edited 21 January 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of B (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.