The origin traceability of edible oil is an effective way to protect the legitimate rights and interests of producers and consumers. This review briefly summarizes research progress on origin traceability technologies for edible oils including stable isotope ratio mass spectrometry, mineral element fingerprint analysis, organic component fingerprint analysis, near-infrared spectroscopy, nuclear magnetic resonance technology and biochemical anal-ysis. Moreover, the development trends in edible oil origin traceability technology were proposed.