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Oils & cooking fats syn values

Cooking oils are stealth syn-bombs — a tablespoon is 5–7 syns regardless of which oil you pour. Frylight cooking spray (free in all varieties) replaces oil for frying, roasting and baking, and is the single highest-leverage swap most members make.

9 foods indexed 1 free

Lowest-syn oils & cooking fats on Slimming World

Ranked by lowest available portion. Portion size matters — the same food at a larger serving will sit higher.

  1. 1
    Rapeseed Oil
    per 1 tsp (5ml)
    2 syns
  2. 2
    Sesame Oil
    per 1 tsp (5ml)
    2 syns
  3. 3
    Sunflower Oil
    per 1 tsp (5ml)
    2 syns
  4. 4
    Vegetable Oil
    per 1 tsp (5ml)
    2 syns
  5. 5
    Coconut Oil
    per 1 tsp (5ml)
    2.5 syns
  6. 6
    Ghee
    per 1 tsp (5g)
    2.5 syns
  7. 7
    Lard
    per 1 tsp (5g)
    2.5 syns
  8. 8
    Suet
    per 1 tbsp (15g)
    5 syns

Free oils & cooking fats on Slimming World

No syns to count — eat to satisfaction as part of your Food Optimising plan.

All oils & cooking fats A–Z

Full list of 9 foods in this category, with syn value at the primary portion size shown.

Food Syns
Coconut Oil 2.5
Frylight Cooking Spray Free
Ghee 2.5
Lard 2.5
Rapeseed Oil 2
Sesame Oil 2
Suet 5
Sunflower Oil 2
Vegetable Oil 2

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