How to find palm-oil-free products
Palm oil is the world's most widely used vegetable oil, found in everything from chocolate spreads to shampoo. Many people avoid it for environmental reasons, and it's high in saturated fat.
Names to look for
- Palm oil, palm fat, palm kernel oil
- Palmolein, palm stearin
- 'Vegetable oil' or 'vegetable fat,' which may include palm
Set a palm-oil-free alert
Turn on the palm-oil-free preference and Novaz flags foods whose ingredients include palm oil. When a product lists only 'vegetable oil,' check the package or look for a palm-free label.
FAQ
- Is certified sustainable palm oil flagged too?
- Yes. Certification such as RSPO aims to limit deforestation, but the palm-oil-free alert flags palm oil either way so you can decide.
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