Vegetable oils are produced by process of refining one or more types of raw vegetables. They are subjected to oxidative and hydrolytic changes by undergoing elevated temperature, light and increased humidity. Oils are of great essence to human beings and no product can fully replace their function. The objective of this thesis is monitoring the consumption of vegetable oils on the areas of Požeško-slavonske county. 100 random passers-by of various ages, sexes and degrees of education were submitted to our test. The survey is consisted of questions about the consumption of different kinds of vegetable oils as well as of different sorts of parameters which influence individual oil sorts. 46% of interviewers were men and 54% of them were women, most of them between the ages of 18 to 29. The majority of respondents are high school educated (67,03%), with monthly income in half of the respondents varies between 4000 kn and 7000 kn. Sunflower oil is bought and consumed by the majority of the respondents in quantities between one to three litters per month. According to consumption, olive oil is the second most used kind of oil. Other oils fall greatly behind.