| Type of Oil or Fat | Saturated | Mono- unsaturated |
Poly- unsaturated |
Smoke point | Uses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butter | 66% | 30% | 4% | 150°C (302°F) | Cooking, baking, condiment, sauces, flavoring |
| Ghee, Clarified butter | 65% | 32% | 3% | 190-250°C (375-485°F) | Deep frying, cooking, sautéeing, condiment, flavoring |
| Canola oil | 6% | 62% | 32% | 242°C (468°F) | Frying, baking, salad dressings |
| Coconut oil | 92% | 6% | 2% | 177°C (350°F) | Commercial baked goods, candy and sweets, whipped toppings, nondairy coffee creamers, shortening |
| Corn oil | 13% | 25% | 62% | 236°C (457°F) | Frying, baking, salad dressings, margarine, shortening |
| Cottonseed oil | 24% | 26% | 50% | 216°C (420°F) | Margarine, shortening, salad dressings, commercially fried products |
| Grape seed oil | 12% | 17% | 71% | 204°C (400°F) | Cooking, salad dressings, margarine |
| Lard | 41% | 47% | 12% | 138-201°C (280-395°F)[5] | Baking, frying |
| Margarine, hard | 80% | 14% | 16% | 150°C (320°F)[6] | Cooking, baking, condiment |
| Margarine, soft | 20% | 47% | 33% | 150-160°C (300-320°F) | Cooking, baking, condiment |
| Diacylglycerol (DAG) oil | 3.5% | 37% | 59% | 215°C (420°F) | Frying, baking, salad oil |
| Olive Oil (Extra Virgin) | 14% | 73% | 11% | 190°C (375°F) | Cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Olive oil (Virgin) | 14% | 73% | 11% | 215°C (420°F) | Cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Olive Oil (Refined) | 14% | 73% | 11% | 225°C (438°F) | Sautee, stir frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Olive Oil (Extra Light) | 14% | 73% | 11% | 242°C (468°F) | Sautee, stir frying, frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Palm oil | 52% | 38% | 10% | 230°C (446°F) | Cooking, flavoring, vegetable oil, shortening |
| Peanut oil | 18% | 49% | 33% | 231°C (448°F) | Frying, cooking, salad oils, margarine |
| Rice bran oil | 20% | 47% | 33% | 254°C (490°F) | Cooking, stir frying, deep frying |
| Safflower oil | 10% | 13% | 77% | 265°C (509°F) | Cooking, salad dressings, margarine |
| Sesame oil (Unrefined) | 14% | 43% | 43% | 177°C (350°F) | Cooking, deep frying |
| Sesame oil (Semi-refined) | 14% | 43% | 43% | 232°C (450°F) | Cooking, deep frying |
| Soybean oil | 15% | 24% | 61% | 241°C (466°F) | Cooking, salad dressings, vegetable oil, margarine, shortening |
| Sunflower oil | 11% | 20% | 69% | 246°C (475°F) | Cooking, salad dressings, margarine, shortening |
