I thought I'd answered it. I'd go to a health food store and see if they can make it without vegetable oil, but, vegetable oil is part of the overall plan but NOT related to sugar. That is, it's not addictive and doesn't affect your weight directly. It helps cause cancer, which is no small thing, but, you can have a bit of vegetable oil more readily than you can have a bit of sugar ( won't stop withdrawal, is not addictive, won't mess up your appetite control, etc ).