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Oat oil

Avena sativa

What oat oil has been studied for

1 association assessed — none with dependable human evidence behind them yet. Strongest first.

  • 1 Insufficient
3 things to know first — allergies, interactions and intake limits

About oat oil

Oil extracted from oat groats or oat bran, distinctive among cereal oils for its high polar lipid content, which is why it is used industrially as an emulsifier and in skin products more often than as a cooking oil. Oats are unusually oil-rich for a cereal, but the oil is a niche product.

Also known as Avena oil, Oat lipid extract

Heart Health

The evidence in depth

Best supported: Insufficient

What each association actually rests on, and the papers behind it. A rating describes the state of the research, not how impressive the food is. How we rate evidence.

Blood lipid profile

Heart Health
Insufficient evidence

Evidence is limited for oat oil. The well-established oat cholesterol finding belongs to beta-glucan fibre, which the oil does not contain, and no human trial has tested oat oil as an intervention.

Insufficient evidence. Not enough human research to say anything useful yet.

1 source

Deep research mode adds each paper’s own conclusion and stated limitations.

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Key nutrients

Nutrient content per 100 grams
NutrientAmount% DV
Macronutrients
Calories884 kcal44%
Protein0 g0%
Total fat100 g128%
Carbohydrate0 g0%
Fibre0 g0%
Total sugars0 g—
Water0 g—
Fats
Saturated fat19.6 g98%
Monounsaturated fat35.1 g—
Polyunsaturated fat40.9 g—
Cholesterol0 mg0%
Linoleic acid (omega-6)39.1 g—
Vitamins
Vitamin A0 µg0%
Vitamin C0 mg0%
Vitamin E14.4 mg96%
Vitamin K24.7 µg21%
Thiamin (B1)0 mg0%
Riboflavin (B2)0 mg0%
Niacin (B3)0 mg0%
Pantothenic acid (B5)0 mg0%
Vitamin B60 mg0%
Folate0 µg0%
Vitamin B120 µg0%
Minerals
Calcium0 mg0%
Iron0 mg0%
Magnesium0 mg0%
Phosphorus0 mg0%
Potassium0 mg0%
Sodium0 mg0%
Zinc0 mg0%
Copper0 mg0%
Manganese0 mg0%
Selenium0 µg0%
Other measured compounds
Beta-carotene0 µg—
Alpha-carotene0 µg—
Lycopene0 µg—
Lutein + zeaxanthin0 µg—
Caffeine0 mg—
Ash0 g—

Nutrient values are per 100 g of the USDA reference entry named on this page and vary with variety, growing conditions, storage and preparation.

Source record: Oil, oat (USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 173576).

% DV uses the FDA Daily Values for adults and children aged 4 and over. A dash means no Daily Value has been established for that nutrient.

How preparation changes things

Only effects with real support are listed. If a preparation method is missing, it is because nothing dependable is documented — not because it makes no difference.

Nothing dependable is recorded about how preparation changes this food’s nutritional properties. Rather than guess, this section stays empty.

Things to know

Allergies, interactions and intake concerns. Every food gets this section — a reference where everything is uniformly good is not a reference.

  • Worth knowing

    The oat beta-glucan is not in the oil

    Everything the oat literature says about cholesterol rests on beta-glucan, a water-soluble fibre in the bran. It does not partition into the oil at all. Oat oil carries none of the evidence that oats carry.

  • Allergy

    Oat and gluten cross-contact

    Oats are commonly harvested and milled alongside wheat, barley and rye, so oat-derived ingredients are not gluten-free unless specifically certified. Oat protein sensitivity itself is uncommon but documented.

  • Worth knowing

    Mostly not sold as a food

    Retail oat oil is generally a cosmetic or ingredient-industry product. Food-grade availability is limited and the USDA record here describes the oil rather than any particular retail bottle.