List of vegetable oils

The following is intended to be a comprehensive list of oils that extracted from plants. Although few plants are entirely without oil, the oil from a relatively small set of plants has become widely used and traded. Oils can be classified in several ways, for example:

By source - most, but not all vegetable oils are extracted from the fruits or seeds of plants. One classification might group oils from similar plants, e.g. "Nut oils".
By use - oils from plants are used in cooking, for fuel, for cosmetic and medical purposes, and for other industrial purposes.

This list groups the oils by what seems to be the most common classes. Note that some plants are used to make both pressed oils (obtained by placing the respective part of the plant under pressure, to squeeze out the oil) and essential oils (obtained by dissolving parts of plants in water or another medium, and distilling out the oil). The oils produced by these methods often have quite different properties and used, and are considered separately.

Edible oils

Major oils

Coconut oil, a cooking oil, high in saturated fats, particularly used in baking and cosmetics.
Corn oil, one of the most common, and inexpensive cooking oils.
Cottonseed oil, a major food oil, often used in industrial food processing.
Canola oil/Rapeseed, one of the most widely used cooking oils, from a (trademarked) cultivar of rapeseed.
Olive oil, used in cooking, cosmetics, soaps and as a fuel for traditional oil lamps
Palm oil, the most widely produced tropical oil. Also used to make biofuel.
Peanut oil/Ground nut oil, mild-flavored cooking oil.
Safflower oil, a flavorless and colorless cooking oil.
Sesame oil, used as a cooking oil, and as a massage oil, particularly in India.
Soybean oil, accounts for about half of worldwide edible oil production.
Sunflower oil, a common cooking oil, also used to make biodiesel.

Nut oils

Almond oil, used as a substitute for olive oil. Also used as an emollient.
Cashew oil
Hazelnut oil, used for its flavor. Also used in skin care, because of its slight astringent nature.
Macadamian nut oil
Pecan oil
Pistachio oil
Walnut oil, used for its flavor, also used by Renaissance painters in oil paints

Food supplements

Black currant seed oil, used as a food supplement, because of high content of omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids. Also used in cosmetics.
Borage seed oil, similar to black currant seed oil, used primarily medicinally.
Evening Primrose Oil, used as a food supplement for its purported medicinal properties.
Perilla seed oil, high in omega-3 fatty acids. Used as a food supplement and in skin care products.

Other edible oils

Amaranth oil, high in squalene and unsaturated fatty acids, used in food and cosmetic industries.
Apricot oil, a cooking oil from certain cultivars.
Argan oil, a food oil from Morocco that has also attracted recent attention in Europe.
Avocado oil, used a substitute for olive oil. Also used in cosmetics and skin care products.
Babassu oil, similar to, and used as a substitute for coconut oil.
Camellia oil/Tea oil, widely used in southern China as a cooking oil. Also used in making soaps, hair oils and a variety of other products.
False flax oil (made of the seeds of Camelina sativa), Common cooking oil. Also commonly used in oil lamps.
Carob pod oil/Algaroba oil, used medicinally.
Coriander seed oil, used medicinally. Also used as a flavoring agent in pharmaceutical and food industries.
Grape seed oil, suitable for cooking at high temperatures. Also used as a salad oil, and in cosmetics.
Hemp oil, a high quality food oil.
Kapok seed oil, used as an edible oil, and in soap production.[1]
Meadowfoam seed oil, highly stable oil, with over 98% long-chain fatty acids. Competes with rapeseed oil for industrial applications. [2]
Moringa/Ben oil, extremely stable edible oil. Also suitable for biofuel.
Mustard oil (pressed), used in India as a cooking oil. Also used as a massage oil.
Pine seed oil. an expensive food oil, used in salads and as a condiment. [3]
Poppy seed oil, used for cooking, moisturizing skin, and in paints, varnishes and soaps.
Prune kernel oil, marketed as a gourmet cooking oil [4]
Pumpkin seed oil, a specialty cooking oil, produced in Austria and Slovenia.
Rice bran oil, suitable for high temperature cooking. Widely used in Asia.
Wheat germ oil, used as a food supplement, and for its "grainy" flavor. Also used medicinally. Highly unstable.

Essential oils

Essential oils are extracted by distillation. The principal uses of essential oils are as flavoring agents, and medical and aromatherapy applications. Essential oils should also not be confused with infusions. Tarragon oil, for example is oil distilled from the tarragon plant. Tarragon leaves in olive oil are sometimes used in cooking, and can also be called tarragon oil.

Bergamot oil, used in aromatherapy and in perfumes.
Buchu oil, made from the buchu shrub. Considered toxic and no longer widely used. Formerly used medicinally.
Carraway seed oil.
Carrot seed oil (essential oil), used in aromatherapy.
Cedarwood oil
Chamomile oil
Cinnamon oil, used for flavoring.
Clove leaf oil, used as a topical anesthetic to relieve dental pain.
Cranberry seed oil, equally high in omega-3 omega-6 fatty acids, primarily used in the cosmetic industry.
Cumin seed oil/Black seed oil, used as a flavor, particularly in meat products. Also used in veterinary medicine.
Dill seed oil, chemically almost identical to carraway seed oil. High carvone content.
Eucalyptus oil
Fennel seed oil, used medicinally, particularly for treating colic in infants.
Fenugreek oil, used medicinally and for cosmetics from ancient times.
Geranium oil, used medicinally, particularly in aromatherapy.
Ginger oil, used medicinally in many cultures.
Grapefruit oil, extracted from the peel of the fruit. Used in aromatherapy. Contains 90% limonene. [5]
Juniper berry oil, used as a flavor. Also used medicinally, including traditional medicine.
Lavender oil, used primarily as a fragrance. Also used medicinally. [6]
Lemon oil
Litsea cubeba oil
Melissa oil (lemon balm), sweet smelling oil used primarily medicinally, particularly in aromatherapy.
Mentha arvensis oil
Mugwort oil, used in ancient times for medicinal and magical purposes. Currently considered to be a neurotoxin. [7]
Mustard oil (essential oil), containing a high percentage of allyl isothiocyanate or other isothiocyanates, depending on the species of mustard
Myrrh oil, warm, slightly musty smell. Used medicinally.
Orange oil
Oregano oil, contains thymol and carvacrol, making it a useful fungicide. Also used to treat digestive problems. [8]
Patchouli oil, very common ingredient in perfumes.
Penny royal oil, highly toxic. An abortifacient and can even in small quantities cause acute liver and lung damage. [9]
Peppermint oil, used in a wide variety of medicinal applications.
Pine oil, used as a disinfectant, and in aromatherapy.
Rose oil, distilled from rose petals, Used primarily as a fragrance.
Rosehip oil, distilled from the seeds of the Rosa rubiginosa or Rosa Mosqueta. Used medicinally.
Rosemary oil, distilled from the flowers of Rosmarinus officinalis. Used in aromatherapy, topically to sooth muscles, and medicinal for its antibacterial and antifungal properties. [10]
Rosewood oil, used primarily for skin care applications. Also used medicinally.
Sage oil, used medicinally.
Savory oil, from Satureja species. Used in aromatherapy, cosmetic and soap-making applications.
Schisandra oil, from the Schisandra chinensis, used medicinally. [11]
Spearmint oil
Star anise oil, highly fragrant oil using in cooking. Also used in perfumery and soaps, has been used in toothpastes, mouthwashes, and skin creams. [12]
Tarragon oil, distilled from Atremisia dracunculus, used medicinally.
Tea tree oil, used medicinally.
Thyme oil, used medicinally.

Oils used for biofuel

Other oils

Amur cork tree fruit oil, pressed from the fruit of the Phellodendron amurense, used medicinally. [13]
Carrot seed oil (pressed), used in skin care products.
Castor oil, with many industrial and medicinal uses.
Cumaru/Tonka bean oil, used for flavoring tobacco and snuff.
Jojoba oil, alternative to whale oil spermaceti. Used in cosmetics.
Kukui nut oil, produced in Hawai'i, used primarily for skin care products.
Linseed oil, used in paints, also suitable for human consumption
Neem oil, used in cosmetics and for medicinal purposes.
Palm kernel oil, extracted from the kernel of the palm fruit. Used to make soaps.
Rosehip seed oil, used primarily in skin care products.
Sandalwood oil, used primarily as a fragrance, for its pleasant, woody fragrance.
Sea buckthorn oil, derived from Hippophae rhamnoides, produced in northern China, used primarily medicinally.
Shea butter, used primarily in skin care products. [14]
Snowball seed oil (Viburnum oil), from Viburnum opulus seeds. High in tocopherol, carotinoides and unsaturated fatty acids. Used medicinally [15]
Tamanu oil, originates in Tahiti, from the Calophyllum tacamahaca, used for skin care and medicinally.
Tung oil, used in wood finishing.