(Headline article below) This is the same problem with buying oils and honey products off the shelf, as there are large organizations in the supply chain that adulterate them. In this case I think the chip and mayo companies are probably paying more to their supplier thinking they’re getting the real thing for their customers, but they were had like us when buying the oils off the shelf. Consequently, you can find videos on how to make sure you’re buying real oils off the shelf, with olive oil being one that is really adulterated in most products. And if you want to know just how morally corrupt corporations are, see the series on Honey/PayPal, where PayPal dragged it out to keep making money instead of fixing the platform and doing what was ethically right. And even contesting it currently in the class action lawsuit instead of making it right and compensating those they stole from…
Why I’m Not Leaping to Conclusions About the Science, However
Now for the part that might surprise you: I am not leaping to conclusions about every brand named in this mess. I run a food science lab. I have seen accredited labs produce results that were off by an order of magnitude because someone used the wrong standard, the wrong column, or the wrong calibration curve. That does not make the avocado oil scandal imaginary. It means the details must be checked before a company’s reputation is destroyed. Verification is the difference between journalism and mob justice.
We already know how easy it is for supposedly reputable oil producers to cut corners. “Be careful, however — most commercial olive oil products today are so oxidized,” notes the book Radical Metabolism. [4] If the same pattern has infected avocado oil, the answer is not to ignore it, and it is also not to assume every label is equally guilty. Some companies are crooks. Some are innocent victims of dishonest suppliers. Both realities demand the same response: independent testing.
I want to see lot-specific certificates of analysis. I want to see raw chromatograms, calibration standards, and chain-of-custody documentation. I want to interview the researchers and the brands that claim they are innocent. This is the discipline that separates real verification from a frenzy of uncheckable accusations.
https://www.naturalnews.com/2026-08-11-avocado-oil-fraud-questions-surface.html
By Tyler Durden
A new University of California, Davis, study found that a shocking number of avocado oil-labeled chips at the supermarket, marketed as a healthier alternative to toxic seed-oil chips, might not be made with pure avocado oil and, in fact, contain other oils.
UC Davis researchers tested 54 avocado oil-labeled products purchased from California supermarkets and online retailers in 2025 and 2026 and found that 48, or 89%, contained cheaper oils despite being labeled as containing premium avocado oil. The failure rate included 93% of chips, and beyond the snack aisle, 71% of mayonnaise products and 100% of salad dressings tested also failed.
“Consumers are increasingly paying a premium for products made with avocado oil or olive oil,” lead author Selina Wang, Professor of Cooperative Extension in the UC Davis Department of Food Science and Technology, stated in a press release. “They deserve to get what they pay for and food manufacturers deserve confidence that the ingredients they purchase from suppliers are authentic.”
The Trump administration helped propel the MAHA movement into the mainstream, prompting millions of consumers to reevaluate what’s actually in their food, including the widespread use of seed oils amid study after study showing potential health effects:
Results by brand:
There is only one real solution here: take control of what you eat. We’ve long believed that winning the information war starts with properly fueling the brain, which means getting back to real food and cutting out as much ultra-processed junk as you can.
And if you’re still going to snack on a bag of chips, why not just keep it super simple? Potatoes cooked the old-fashioned way in actual grass-fed beef tallow. No mystery oils. No ingredient-label guessing games. Just a better chip.