corn oil
noun
: a yellow fatty oil obtained from the germ of corn kernels and used chiefly as salad oil, in soft soap, and in margarine
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Sales of Mazola corn oil have dropped among Hispanic consumers in the South, parent company Associated British Foods said last month on an earnings call.
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Canola and corn oils have a low omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, about 2:1.8
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—Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2025
The law, which took effect in 2005, requires that diesel fuel contain at least 2% biodiesel — made from soybean oil, corn oil or waste oil.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Linoleic acid is found in seed oils such as soybean and corn oil, as well as plant foods, according to a press release from the American Society for Nutrition.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Canola and corn oils have a low omega-6 to omega-3 ratio, about 2:1.8
3.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 30 Sep. 2025
The law, which took effect in 2005, requires that diesel fuel contain at least 2% biodiesel — made from soybean oil, corn oil or waste oil.
—Scott Cohn, CNBC, 22 July 2025
Linoleic acid is found in seed oils such as soybean and corn oil, as well as plant foods, according to a press release from the American Society for Nutrition.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
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“Corn oil.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn%20oil. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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