Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is investigating whether consumers who purchased certain bettergoods products from Walmart marketed as made with avocado oil received products containing the type of oil represented on their labels.
bettergoods is a Walmart private-label food brand that offers a variety of premium and specialty foods, including products marketed as containing avocado oil.
Consumers purchasing these products may specifically choose them because avocado oil appears on the label or ingredient list. The use of avocado oil may also distinguish these products from less expensive alternatives made with conventional vegetable oils.
A 2026 study from researchers at the University of California, Davis raises questions about the authenticity of avocado oil used throughout the processed-food industry.
Researchers tested 54 chips, mayonnaises, and salad dressings whose labels identified avocado oil as their only oil ingredient.
They found that 48 of the 54 products tested—approximately 89%—contained other oils and were inconsistent with authentic avocado oil.
The researchers reported widespread problems in every product category studied:
- 93% of avocado-oil chip samples contained other oils;
- 71% of avocado-oil mayonnaise samples contained other oils; and
- 100% of avocado-oil salad-dressing samples contained other oils.
Why Consumers May Have Been Misled
Consumers purchasing a bettergoods product whose label identifies avocado oil may reasonably expect that authentic avocado oil is actually being used as represented.
That representation may be important to consumers who:
- specifically seek products made with avocado oil;
- attempt to avoid soybean, canola, sunflower, or other vegetable oils;
- rely on ingredient labels when making dietary choices;
- perceive avocado oil as a premium ingredient; or
- are willing to pay more for products marketed as using avocado oil.
If an avocado-oil-labeled product contained another undisclosed oil, consumers may have paid more for the product than they otherwise would have.
Researchers Found Problems Throughout the Avocado Oil Supply Chain
UC Davis researchers analyzed fatty acids and sterols in oil extracted from finished foods to determine whether those oils matched the chemical profile expected from authentic avocado oil.
Researchers separately tested whether frying, blending, and emulsification could account for the discrepancies and found only minimal changes to the important authenticity markers.
They also allowed a 10% margin for natural variations in avocado oil.
Even after those allowances, nearly nine out of every ten avocado-oil processed-food samples tested failed.
UC Davis researchers caution that food manufacturers may not necessarily know they are purchasing adulterated oil. Companies often obtain avocado oil through third-party brokers or multiple suppliers, and adulteration may occur farther upstream.
At the same time, researchers have stated that food companies can take additional steps to test and verify the authenticity of the avocado oil they purchase.
We Are Interested in Hearing From Consumers Who
- purchased a bettergoods product from Walmart marketed as made with avocado oil;
- purchased bettergoods avocado-oil dressing, mayonnaise, chips, or another processed food;
- relied on avocado oil being identified on the product label;
- specifically sought to avoid other vegetable or seed oils;
- paid a premium for an avocado-oil product;
- purchased the product repeatedly;
- still possess packaging showing a UPC, expiration date, or lot code;
- have Walmart receipts, online order histories, photographs, or other purchase records; or
- would have paid less—or purchased another product—had they known the oil might not match the product’s representations.
Because the UC Davis research tested individual products and samples rather than every product sold under a particular brand, the exact bettergoods product, purchase date, UPC, expiration date, and lot number may be particularly important in evaluating potential claims.
If you purchased bettergoods products from Walmart marketed as made with avocado oil and believe you may not have received what you paid for, we would like to hear from you.
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Migliaccio & Rathod LLP is a Washington, D.C.-based law firm that represents consumers in class-action litigation nationwide.