Is Costco Canola oil cooking spray ultra-processed?
Yes, it's ultra-processed
- 1 Unprocessed
- 2 Kitchen staple
- 3 Processed
- 4 Ultra-processed
Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:
- 2 ingredients
- 2 additives
- Nutri-Score D
Less processed canola oils
Ingredients
Ultra-processing Processing
Canola Oil, Soy Lecithin (ultra-processing marker)
Additives: E322 Lecithins , E322i Lecithin
As written on the pack
Canola Oil, Soy Lecithin. CONTAINS: Soy.
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.
- E322 Lecithins Lecithins are fatty substances extracted mostly from soybeans, sunflower seeds or eggs, used as emulsifiers to keep fat and water mixed, for example in chocolate.
Among 12 canola oils
From least to most processed, this one ranks 12th. 8% of the canola oils here are ultra-processed.
About this information
- Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0096619206841, last edited 18 March 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 D (from A, best, to E).
- General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.