Best Of
Best Clean Pantry Staples — Oils, Spices, Flour & More
The best clean pantry brands for cooking oils, spices, flour, honey, and everyday staples. No seed oils, no fillers, no shortcuts.
Best Clean Pantry Staples
Your pantry is the foundation of your kitchen. Industrial pantry staples are where the worst ingredients hide—seed oils marketed as "heart healthy," spices cut with fillers and anti-caking agents, honey diluted with corn syrup, and flour stripped of all nutrition then "enriched" with synthetic vitamins. These brands bring integrity back to the basics.
What We Look For
- Cooking oils — Cold-pressed or expeller-pressed from quality sources. No hexane extraction, no deodorizing, no bleaching. Extra virgin olive oil that's actually extra virgin, not blended with cheaper oils
- Spices and seasonings — Single-origin when possible, no silicon dioxide fillers, no "natural flavors," and ideally tested for heavy metals
- Flour and grains — Stone-ground from heritage or heirloom varieties, freshly milled to retain nutrients, sourced from known farms
- Honey — Raw, unfiltered, unheated, with verifiable apiary sourcing. No ultra-filtered commodity honey laundered through multiple countries
- Nut butters and spreads — Single ingredient or close to it. No palm oil, no added sugars, no hydrogenated anything
Our Standards
Every pantry brand here meets our baseline for clean ingredients plus category-specific standards.
- No seed oils (canola, soybean, sunflower, safflower, corn, cottonseed)
- No artificial preservatives, colors, or flavors
- Traceable sourcing with named farms, regions, or cooperatives
Good food starts with good ingredients. These pantry brands make it easy to cook clean without compromise.
How we vet
What we look for
Cooking oils
Cold-pressed or expeller-pressed from quality sources. No hexane extraction, no deodorizing, no bleaching. Extra virgin olive oil that's actually extra virgin, not blended with cheaper oils
Spices and seasonings
Single-origin when possible, no silicon dioxide fillers, no "natural flavors," and ideally tested for heavy metals
Flour and grains
Stone-ground from heritage or heirloom varieties, freshly milled to retain nutrients, sourced from known farms
Honey
Raw, unfiltered, unheated, with verifiable apiary sourcing. No ultra-filtered commodity honey laundered through multiple countries
Nut butters and spreads
Single ingredient or close to it. No palm oil, no added sugars, no hydrogenated anything
Quick picks
Fast picks from this list
Best for nationwide shipping
Fly By Jing
Ships nationwide, making this pick accessible beyond local markets.
Best budget pick
Redmond Real Salt
Offers a lower price point without dropping out of the vetted clean-brand set.
Most credentialed pick
Frontier Co-op
Stacks the strongest third-party certification footprint in this set.
Directory matches
The brands on this list
Artisana Organics
Sacramento, CAArtisana Organics produces certified organic raw nut and seed butters, committed to providing the purest food to fuel healthy living. They focus on organic …
Beekeeper's Naturals
Toronto,Beekeeper's Naturals was founded in 2016 by Carly Stein, who discovered the healing power of bee propolis while studying abroad in Italy and suffering from a …
Bob's Red Mill
Milwaukie, ORBob's Red Mill is an employee-owned natural foods company producing over 400 whole grain products including flours, cereals, grains, and baking mixes. Founded …
Burlap & Barrel
New York, NYA Certified B Corporation sourcing exceptional single-origin spices directly from smallholder farmers around the world. Burlap & Barrel pays farmers an average …
Chomps
Chicago, ILChomps produces clean protein snacks made from 100% grass-fed and grass-finished beef, venison, and free-range turkey. Their meat sticks are free from fillers, …
Chosen Foods
San Diego, CAChosen Foods specializes in avocado-based products, including avocado oil, mayo, and cooking sprays. Their 100% pure avocado oil is expeller-pressed from …
Fatworks
Seattle, WAFatworks produces premium cooking fats from organic and pasture-raised/grass-fed animals, including beef tallow, pork lard, duck fat, and ghee. They focus on …
Fly By Jing
Los Angeles, CAWoman-owned Sichuan condiment company founded by Jing Gao, inspired by the "fly restaurants" of her hometown Chengdu. Fly By Jing sources authentic ingredients …
Frontier Co-op
Norway, IAMember-owned cooperative with over 40,000 member-owners, Frontier Co-op is one of the largest suppliers of organic and natural herbs, spices, and botanicals in …
Hu Kitchen
New York, NYHu Kitchen creates simple, delicious snacks with minimal ingredients, starting with their organic chocolate bars made without refined sugar, dairy, or …
Jacobsen Salt Co.
Portland, ORAward-winning artisan salt company hand-harvesting pure flake sea salt from Netarts Bay on the Oregon Coast. Jacobsen Salt Co. has become America's premier sea …
Janie's Mill
Ashkum, ILHarold Wilken had a problem he couldn't shake. He was watching tons of his certified organic wheat from Janie's Farm load onto a semi, headed 700 miles away to …
JEM Organics
Bend, ORJEM Organics is a small-batch organic nut butter company based in Bend, Oregon, co-founded by Jen Moore (CEO) and Jim Bednark. The company pioneered sprouted, …
Jovial Foods
North Stonington, CTJovial Foods is a family-owned business specializing in einkorn wheat products, organic Italian foods, and high-quality olive oil. They work directly with …
Kasandrinos Olive Oil
Tampa, FLKasandrinos produces single-source organic extra virgin olive oil from family farms in Greece. Their olive oil is made from hand-picked Koroneiki and Athinolia …
LesserEvil
Danbury, CTLesserEvil creates organic, better-for-you snacks that are free from vegetable oils and crafted with clean, familiar ingredients. All products are independently …
Local Hive Honey
Salt Lake City, UTLocal Hive produces raw, unfiltered honey from regional beekeepers across the United States, promoting local honey consumption for seasonal allergy support and …
Once Again Nut Butter
Nunda, NYOnce Again is a 100% employee-owned company producing organic nut and seed butters, representing some of the highest social and environmental standards in the …
One Degree Organic Foods
Abbotsford, BCOne Degree Organic Foods is an independent family-owned company committed to 100% transparency, allowing customers to trace every ingredient back to the …
Paleovalley
Las Vegas, NVPaleovalley produces 100% grass-fed beef sticks naturally fermented with organic spices. Their products are free from GMOs, gluten, dairy, soy, and antibiotics, …
Primal Fat & Tallow
Eugene, ORPrimal Fat & Tallow produces grass-fed beef tallow for cooking and skincare, sourced from 100% grass-fed and grass-finished cattle. Their tallow is rendered …
Primal Palate
Los Angeles, CAIndependent spice company specializing in organic, paleo-friendly spice blends free from additives, anti-caking agents, and fillers. Founded by real food …
Really Raw Honey
Baltimore, MDReally Raw Honey is a family business producing truly raw, unprocessed honey that's never heated, filtered, or strained. Their honey retains all the natural …
Redmond Real Salt
Heber City, UTRedmond Real Salt is America's only unrefined ancient sea salt, mined from a single source in central Utah. The salt comes from an ancient sea bed that's been …
Roaring Fork Mill
Carbondale, CORoaring Fork Mill is a family-run stone flour mill founded by Jacob Trumbull in 2019 in Carbondale, Colorado, at the heart of the Roaring Fork Valley. After …
Tessemae's
Baltimore, MDFamily-founded company creating clean-ingredient salad dressings, marinades, and condiments. Started by Tesse, a mother of three, who made homemade dressings to …
Two Moms in the Raw
Seattle, WATwo Moms in the Raw creates organic, raw, gluten-free snack bars and granola made from simple, wholesome ingredients. Started by two mothers seeking better …
Yellowbird Foods
Austin, TXIndependent hot sauce company founded by Erin and George in Austin, Texas. What started as a homegrown habanero sauce from their backyard garden has become a …
FAQ
Questions shoppers usually ask
How do you choose the best clean pantry staples?
We combine the page filter with our editorial standards: ingredient quality, sourcing transparency, certifications, and ownership context all matter.
How many brands currently match this list?
28 brands currently match this page’s criteria in the directory, and the set updates as new brands are vetted.
Does being listed here mean every product from a brand is perfect?
No. These pages are a starting point for cleaner options, but formulas, sourcing, and product lines can change. Always verify the current label and ownership context before buying.
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