Palm oil
What the research shows
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A vegetable oil made from the fruit of the African oil palm.
It keeps flavor and texture steady in heavily processed foods.
Written from English Wikipedia1
What research says
Studies in people
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No harm found
Cancer risk in people2
Scientists found no evidence linking palm oil consumption to higher cancer risk, incidence, or death in humans.
The signal at the top counts the findings in people and in animal and lab studies. A concern in studies of people outranks animal and lab studies, and “No concerns” needs at least two findings in people. Findings whose study type is not stated are shown but not counted. This page is a reference, not medical advice. It describes what regulators and published research say. Talk to a doctor or dietitian about your own diet.
Products
The 6 most-scanned of 51,110 products on Open Food Facts that list palm oil.
- Prince Goût Chocolat au blé complet Mondelez · 300 g 3 additives
- Nutella nutella · 1 kg 2 additives
- Tonik tonik · 22 g 0 additives
- Nutella Plant-Based Ferrero · 350 g 2 additives
- Nutella nutella · 750 g 1 additive
- Biscuits croquants au coeur onctueux de Nutella® nutella · 304 g 5 additives
References
- 1Palm oil. Wikipedia. Accessed September 25, 2026.
- 2Gesteiro E, Guijarro L, Sánchez-Muniz FJ, et al. Palm Oil on the Edge. Nutrients. 2019;11(9). doi:10.3390/nu11092008