Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening

Name: Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening
Brand: Food Lion

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Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening healthy?

Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening scores 18/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening?

Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening lists 3 ingredients, starting with Liquid and Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil, Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil and Vegetable Mono- and Diglycerides. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening contain seed oils?

Yes. Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening lists Liquid and Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil and Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil in its ingredients.

How processed is Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening?

We don’t have a NOVA classification on file for Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening yet, so the processing axis scores it neutrally.

How does Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening compare to other oils & vinegars?

At 18/100 Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening scores worse than most oils & vinegars we have scored. A higher-scoring option in oils & vinegars is Blueprint Extra Virgin Olive Oil at 100/100.

Is Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening organic?

Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening is not certified organic in our data.

Has Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Food Lion All-Purpose Shortening, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

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