	Name	Purchased for ($)	Purchased for, Per Piece ($)	Link	Made In
	Cocoa Cleaner Pro	$27.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Top granular performer: 128.67g of oil and 237.67g of antifreeze absorbed per cup, plus the cleanest floor pickup of the group. 100% organic and rated for kitchen spills as well as garage floors.
	Pig Mat	$43.00	$2.15	Search on Amazon	USA
20-count 15x20-in mats, the best pad overall: 256.59g of oil, 260.59g of antifreeze, 262 oz dry and 260 oz wet tear strength, and 55 abrasion passes.
	Zorbent	$25.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Fine, easy-spreading powder that absorbed 104.22g of oil and 141.22g of antifreeze — the second-best granule overall. Claims to be 16 times more absorbent than other powders.
	Spill Fighter	$43.00	$0.43	Search on Amazon	USA
Highest oil capacity of any pad at 279.67g, with 205 oz dry tear strength and 27 abrasion passes. The 100-pack works out to about $1.21 per quart of oil absorbed.
	ZEP	$41.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Absorbed 96.45g of oil and 146.45g of antifreeze. Sold in bulk as six 3-lb bags, working out to roughly $1.79 per quart of oil absorbed.
	Spill Hero	$14.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Lightweight granules at 37.35g per cup that absorbed 92.65g of used motor oil and 105.65g of antifreeze mix. Among the best granules at lifting oil off a concrete floor.
	Flashdry	$19.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
100% organic granules resembling coffee grounds that absorbed 95.51g of oil and 141.21g of antifreeze mix. Marketed as five to seven times more absorbent than clay.
	Oil Dri	$43.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Clay-based granules weighing 171.36g per cup that absorbed only 40.65g of oil — last among the granules. It did better on the thinner antifreeze mix at 83.64g.
	Pig Granules	$59.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
Absorbed 99.61g of oil and 134.61g of antifreeze, made with 47% recycled content from the papermaking process. Sold as a 22-lb bulk bag.
	Dr. Elsey's Cat Litter	$21.00	$	Search on Amazon	USA
A 40-lb bag at about 53 cents per pound, but a cup weighs 306g and absorbed just 59g of oil. Far better on antifreeze at 142g, though the cost works out to roughly $2.62 per quart of oil absorbed.
	Oil Eater Grey	$10.00	$1.67	Search on Amazon	USA
Six-pack of 15x18-in pads that absorbed 89.62g of oil and 79.62g of antifreeze. Weakest pad in the lineup at 51 oz tear strength and three abrasion passes.
	Oil Eater White	$12.00	$2.00	Search on Amazon	USA
Six-pack of 15x18-in pads that absorbed 187.47g of oil but, being built to repel water, took on just 29.47g of antifreeze mix. Tore at 53 oz dry and 49 oz wet.
	Starbrite	$16.00	$3.20	Search on Amazon	USA
Thick five-pack of 15x19-in pads: 252.43g of oil absorbed, 174 oz dry tear strength, and 50 abrasion passes. Repels water, so antifreeze absorption was just 29.43g.
	Aim Pads	$25.00	$0.50	Search on Amazon	China
50-pack of 20x15-in pads that absorbed 201.26g of oil and finished second at lifting oil off concrete. The bulk pricing works out to about 87 cents per quart of oil absorbed.
	Auckland	$32.00	$0.32	Search on Amazon	China
100-pack of 10x13-in three-layer polypropylene pads that absorbed 166.86g of oil and 133.86g of antifreeze — third best among pads on the antifreeze test. Wore through after six abrasion passes.
	Flash Dry Pad	$50.00	$0.50	Search on Amazon	USA
Lightweight 100-pack of 17.5x13.5-in pads that absorbed 126.92g of oil yet did the best job lifting oil off concrete. Like the other white pads, it floated on the antifreeze mix, absorbing 22g.

Rank	Product	Result
1	Cocoa Cleaner Pro	128.67
2	Zorbent	104.22
3	Pig Granules	99.61
4	ZEP	96.45
5	Flashdry	95.51
6	Spill Hero	92.65
7	Dr. Elsey's Cat Litter	59
8	Oil Dri	40.65

Rank	Product	Result
1	Cocoa Cleaner Pro	237.67
2	ZEP	146.45
3	Dr. Elsey's Cat Litter	142
4	Zorbent	141.22
5	Flashdry	141.21
6	Pig Granules	134.61
7	Spill Hero	105.65
8	Oil Dri	83.64

Rank	Product	Result
1	Cocoa Cleaner Pro	29.33
2	Zorbent	31.78
3	Spill Hero	37.35
4	ZEP	40.55
5	Flashdry	47.79
6	Pig Granules	69.39
7	Oil Dri	171.36
8	Dr. Elsey's Cat Litter	306

Rank	Product	Result
1	Spill Fighter	279.67
2	Pig Mat	256.59
3	Starbrite	252.43
4	Aim Pads	201.26
5	Oil Eater White	187.47
6	Auckland	166.86
7	Flash Dry Pad	126.92
8	Oil Eater Grey	89.62

Rank	Product	Result
1	Pig Mat	260.59
2	Spill Fighter	198.67
3	Auckland	133.86
4	Oil Eater Grey	79.62
5	Oil Eater White	29.47
6	Starbrite	29.43
7	Aim Pads	23.26
8	Flash Dry Pad	22

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