soybean oil
Soybean oil is a commodity plant oil for essential fatty acids at low cost. How Bowlmark treats it today.
Also appears on labels as: soy oil · soya oil
What it is
Soybean oil is pressed from soybeans — a commodity oil with a reasonable linoleic acid content and a long history in feed. Refined oil carries essentially none of the soy protein that concerns allergic pets, though that judgment belongs to your vet for a truly soy-allergic animal.
Why it's in pet food
It is an economical way to meet fatty-acid requirements, common in budget and mid-tier formulas. As with corn oil, the molecule is fine and the choice is a budget signal.
How Bowlmark scores it
Scores are deterministic math over the printed label — the rules below apply to every product identically, and nothing estimates or fills in a blank.
Soybean oil carries no standing flag: it is not on the whole-foods bonus list, takes no deduction of its own, and the corn/wheat/soy first-ingredient rule concerns a dry formula's lead ingredient — a slot no oil realistically occupies. Neutral to the engine in practice.
Foods that list soybean oil
Ranked by score where scores exist. Placement here is never sold.
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Sensitive Stomach & Skin Chicken & Barley Recipe93
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Chicken & Barley Recipe91
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Large Breed Lamb Meal & Brown Rice Recipe91
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Light Small Bites Chicken Meal & Barley Recipe91
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe90
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe90
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Chicken & Barley Recipe90
- Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight & Joint Support Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe90
Compare foods that list soybean oil
Same species, same form, both scored — closest scores first, so the comparison is a real one.
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe vs Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Chicken & Barley Recipe
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 6+ Large Breed Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Perfect Weight & Joint Support Chicken & Brown Rice Recipe
- Hill's Science Diet Adult 7+ Chicken Meal, Barley & Rice Recipe vs Hill's Science Diet Adult Chicken & Barley Recipe
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Cite this page
Bowlmark. "Soybean oil in pet food — what it is and how it scores." https://www.bowlmark.com/ingredient/soybean-oil
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