Many oils that we cook with wreak havoc on our health. Instead, reach for these healthy, high heat cooking oils and fats that are better for you and the soil.
Our team vetted and built this guide to spotlight the everyday fats we cook with—oils, tallow, and ghee—chosen for their positive impact on soil health, farmers, and your favorite dishes.
fruit, seed, nut oils
La Tournagelle’s wide range of oils include Pumpkin Seed Oil, Avocado Oil, and Regenerative Organic Certified Sunflower Oil. Each oil has its own recipe list.
Olive Oil
Burroughs Family Farm uses regenerative farming practices to craft olive oil, guaranteeing traceability and purity.
Olive Oil
From 150-year old trees on a multi-generational family-run farm, Flamingo Estate’s olive oil is made by Philip Asquith, fourth-generation Olive farmer. He presses the olives right after harvest and uses the paste as a natural compost to fertilize his trees.
Olive Oil
Damya is run by a team of skilled indigenous Berber women, using five generations of farming wisdom to create rich, peppery olive oil.
Olive Oil
California Olive Ranch’s organic olive oil is tested by team experts and external certifiers to make sure it meets the highest standards for human health.
The “smoke point” is the temperature at which an oil begins to smoke. Cooking above it can degrade flavor and create harmful compounds. With high smoke points (around 400–450°F), ghee and tallow are ideal for high-heat cooking.
Avocado Oil
West Bourne’s avocado oil is 100% pure. It has the highest smoke point of all oils, so it’s great for various cooking methods.
Coconut Oil
Dr. Bronner’s coconut oil is derived from Sri Lankan regenerative organic farms, implementing practices like mulching, composting, and intercropping.
Coconut Oil
Sol Spring’s coconuts are opened and cold pressed within 48 hours of harvesting, ensuring tasty and healthy coconut oil.
Ghee and tallow have been used for thousands of years. When sourced from regeneratively raised animals, they can help heal grasslands. High-quality beef tallow comes from suet—the nutrient-rich fat around a cow’s kidneys—rendered into a clean, stable, and flavorful cooking fat.
Tallow
Tallow is an animal-based cooking fat. Lineage Provisions crafts tallow from regenerative grass-finished cattle, rich in fat soluble vitamins.
Tallow
Alysa Seeland, founder of Fond, grew up playing on her grandparent’s conventional farm. She set out to change the narrative and created the first verified regenerative tallow.
Tallow
One awesome burger bite led to Epic Provisions. Their beef tallow is 100% grass-fed and the key ingredient to their website recipes like roasted cauliflower and shepard’s pie.
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Ghee
Pacha’s Full Circle Ghee is grass-fed. It can be used to sauté, sear, or pair with Pacha Bread.
Ghee
Origin’s A2 Guernsey Ghee is known for its sweet, rich and nutty taste and is handcrafted in Pennsylvania.
Ghee
In 1988, Organic Valley began with Midwest family farmers fed up with the American agriculture system. The company is committed to protecting organic farmland.
What you cook your food in or on matters. Opt for pans made from stainless steel or cast iron, and avoid “non-stick” materials like teflon, as they can release toxic gases into the air and chemicals into your food that can harm your health.
Ghee
Ancient Organics sources dairy from cows on family farms. Each cow has free access to grassy pastures each day of the year.
Ghee
Each product Nalwaya Foods wife and husband duo create, including ghee, are grounded in regenerative farming, traditional fermentation, and modern science.
Goat Ghee
Mt. Capra’s family-run farm has been operating since 1928. Their ghee comes from grass-fed goats raised in grassy hills of the Pacific Northwest.
Ghee
With a high smoke point of 485°F, 4th & Heart’s ghee is a versatile product for all kinds of cooking and baking. It is also lactose-free and full of Vitamin A.
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