You have a big choice each time you cook or bake: which fat will you use? So far, we’ve poured out all of the need-to-know info about various types of oils, dished up the difference between margarine ...

Butter, with its rich flavor and creamy texture, is a staple in kitchens worldwide. But in a market where cost-cutting is common, not all that is golden is pure butter. Some products can be ...

Serge Wich is a professor at Liverpool John Moores University. He receives funding from United Nation Environmental Programme (UNEP) under the Global Environment Facility (GEF) Congo Basin Impact ...

Fried chicken, brownies from a box and stir-fried veggies—very different foods that, nevertheless, share a common ingredient: vegetable oil. Its omnipresence might suggest otherwise, but don’t be ...

Butter is a dairy product, made from the milk or cream of a cow. Margarine is made from vegetable oil. They may look similar ...

Sarah Todd returned to reporting in January 2025 after being assignment editor at STAT since October 2022. You can reach Sarah on Signal at sarahlizchar.47. Using certain vegetable oils instead of ...

Seed oils are just what they sound like: cooking oils that come from seeds. There are many types of seed oil, and each one has its own flavor and aroma. They have high smoke points, which means ...