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Oils & Fats substitutes

Cooking oils and fat substitutes. 66 ingredients, each with the best swap and the amount to use.

IngredientBest substituteOptions
Almond OilWalnut Oil6
Argan OilToasted Sesame Oil, Diluted6
Avocado OilOlive Oil3
Bacon DrippingsLard6
Black Seed OilWhole nigella seeds warmed in a mild oil6
Browned ButterPlain melted butter6
Butter for OilGhee5
Canola OilVegetable Oil3
Caul FatThin sheets of bacon or pancetta6
Chili Crisp OilSriracha3
Chili OilHomemade Chili Oil (neutral oil plus red pepper flakes)6
Clarified ButterGhee6
Coconut OilButter7
Cooking SprayAny oil, wiped on with a paper towel6
Corn OilCanola oil6
Cottonseed OilPeanut oil6
Dende OilAnnatto Oil plus Virgin Coconut Oil6
Duck FatLard6
Extra Virgin Olive OilRegular Olive Oil6
FatbackSalt pork6
Flaxseed OilWalnut Oil6
Garlic-Infused OilHomemade garlic-infused oil (the real answer)6
GheeButter7
Goose FatDuck Fat6
Grapeseed OilCanola Oil6
Hazelnut OilWalnut Oil6
Hemp Seed OilExtra virgin olive oil6
LardVegetable Shortening8
Leaf LardStandard rendered lard (non-hydrogenated)6
Lemon OilLemon Zest3
Light Olive OilAny neutral oil (canola, sunflower, grapeseed, refined avocado)6
Linseed OilFlaxseed Oil6
Macadamia OilAvocado Oil6
MCT OilCoconut oil, virgin or refined6
Mustard OilNeutral oil plus mustard seeds and mustard powder6
Neutral OilCanola oil6
Niger Seed OilSunflower oil6
Niter KibbehHomemade Niter Kibbeh (Best Option)6
Olive OilCanola Oil9
Olive Pomace OilRefined olive oil ("olive oil" or "light olive oil")6
Palm Kernel OilRefined coconut oil6
Palm OilCoconut Oil6
Peanut OilVegetable Oil6
Pecan OilMacadamia oil6
Perilla OilToasted sesame oil6
Pistachio OilWalnut Oil6
Pumpkin Seed OilToasted Walnut Oil6
RayuHomemade sesame chilli oil6
Rice Bran OilCanola Oil6
Sacha Inchi OilFlaxseed oil (linseed oil)6
Safflower OilCanola Oil6
SchmaltzDuck Fat6
Sesame OilToasted Sesame Oil5
Shea Butter (Cooking Grade)Refined Coconut Oil6
Soybean OilCanola oil6
SuetVegetable Shortening6
Sunflower OilCanola Oil7
TallowLard6
Tea Seed OilRefined avocado oil6
Toasted Sesame OilRegular Sesame Oil6
Truffle OilGround dried porcini plus good olive oil6
Vegetable GheeVegetable shortening (Crisco, Trex, Dalda-style white fat)6
Vegetable OilCanola Oil12
Vegetable ShorteningButter5
Vegetable SuetFrozen grated vegetable shortening (Crisco, Trex, white vegetable fat)6
Walnut OilHazelnut Oil6

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