SAMA HOOLE: Seed oils appear in foods you'd never suspect. Chocolate. Most brands use soybean oil because cocoa butter costs more. Your "dark chocolate" is seed oil with cocoa powder. Salad dressings obviously, but also the pre-made guacamole.

Seed oils appear in foods you'd never suspect.

Chocolate. Most brands use soybean oil because cocoa butter costs more. Your "dark chocolate" is seed oil with cocoa powder. Salad dressings obviously, but also the pre-made guacamole. Hummus from the supermarket. Nut butters that…

— Sama Hoole (@SamaHoole) February 7, 2026

Seed oils appear in foods you'd never suspect. Chocolate. Most brands use soybean oil because cocoa butter costs more. Your "dark chocolate" is seed oil with cocoa powder. Salad dressings obviously, but also the pre-made guacamole. Hummus from the supermarket. Nut butters that aren't just ground nuts. Bread from bakeries using "vegetable oil" in the dough. Rotisserie chicken from the supermarket is basted in soybean oil. The "healthy" protein box from Pret. Those raw bars with dates and nuts. Protein bars. Nutrition bars. Energy balls. Mayo, unless you make it yourself or buy specific brands. Pesto in jars. Those marinated olives. The anchovies packed in "olive oil" that's actually 90% sunflower oil with 10% olive for the label. Restaurant food universally. Virtually every single restaurant. Including the expensive ones.