Dairy Ingredients in Food
Milk-derived ingredients include milk, cream, cheese, whey and casein. Milk is one of the nine major food allergens that must be declared on US food labels.
Cream And Milk
Cream and milk are dairy products derived from the milk of cows, goats, or sheep. Milk is the liquid produced …
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Pasteurized Sheep's Cow's Milk
This ingredient is milk from sheep and cows that has been pasteurized. Pasteurization is a process that heats milk to …
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Pasteurized Grade "a" Whole Cow's Milk
Pasteurized Grade "A" whole cow's milk is milk from cows that has been heated to a specific temperature for a …
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Quesadilla Cheese
Quesadilla cheese is a type of cheese blend specifically formulated for making quesadillas. It typically includes a mix of cheeses …
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Parmesan Cheese Blend
Parmesan cheese blend is a mixture of cheeses, often including Parmesan, that is designed to mimic the flavor and texture …
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Whey Product
Whey is a liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. It is formed when milk is coagulated and strained. The remaining liquid, whey, …
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Sweet Buttermilk
Sweet buttermilk is the liquid remaining after butter is churned from cream. It is a fluid dairy product that is …
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X000d_contains: Milk
Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. In the US, the term typically refers …
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Milk Product
Milk products are foods made from the milk of mammals, most commonly cows. They include fluid milk, butter, cheese, yogurt, …
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Lowfat Cottage Cheese
Lowfat cottage cheese is a fresh cheese product made from cow's milk. It is produced by curdling milk with a …
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Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
Buttermilk ranch dressing is a popular salad dressing made from buttermilk, mayonnaise, and seasonings like garlic, onion, and herbs. The …
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Cheese: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by coagulating milk, …
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Romano Cheese Solids From Cow's Milk
Romano cheese solids are made from cow's milk, similar to traditional Romano cheese. The milk is processed to remove most …
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Grade A Organic Milk
Grade A Organic Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid produced by cows that meets specific quality and sanitation standards (Grade A). …
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Lactis And L
Lactis And L is a term used on US food labels to refer to milk or milk-derived ingredients. It is …
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Enzyme-modified Cheddar Cheese And Butter
Enzyme-modified Cheddar cheese and butter is a dairy product created by using enzymes to break down the fats and proteins …
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Parmesan Cheese And Enzyme Modified Cheese
Parmesan cheese is a hard, dry cheese made from cow's milk, aged for at least 10 months. Enzyme modified cheese …
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Parmesan Romano Cheese Blend
Parmesan Romano Cheese Blend is a mixture of hard, granular cheeses, primarily Parmesan and Romano. Both cheeses are made from …
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Smoked Provolone
Smoked provolone is a semi-hard, Italian-style cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced similarly to regular provolone, but it …
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Fresh Mozzarella Cheese
Fresh mozzarella cheese is a soft, white, unripened cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo milk, though cow's milk is also …
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Hard Cheese
Hard cheese is a type of cheese that has been aged for a long time, typically from several months to …
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Dulce De Leche
Dulce de leche is a confection made by slowly heating sweetened milk until it thickens and turns a caramel color. …
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Whey Milk Powder
Whey milk powder is a dried form of whey, a liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. It is produced by removing water …
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Pasteurized Processed Cheese
Pasteurized processed cheese is a food product made from one or more cheeses, blended with emulsifying agents, and then pasteurized. …
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Cheddar Cheese Solids
Cheddar cheese solids are a concentrated form of cheddar cheese, made by removing most of the water and fat. They …
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Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese
Parmesan and Cheddar are types of cheese made from cow's milk. Parmesan is a hard, granular cheese, typically aged for …
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Pasteurized Nonfat Milk And Milkfat
This ingredient is milk from which the fat has been removed and then pasteurized. Pasteurization is a process that heats …
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Pasteurized Part-skimmed Milk
Pasteurized part-skimmed milk is milk from which some of the fat has been removed, then heated to kill harmful bacteria. …
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Organic Non Fat Milk
Organic nonfat milk is milk from cows raised on organic feed, without the use of synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The …
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Dehydrated Sour Cream
Dehydrated sour cream is a powdered form of sour cream. It is made by removing the water content from regular …
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Toppings: Low Moisture Mozzarella Cheese
Low-moisture mozzarella is a type of cow's milk cheese that has had most of its water removed. This process makes …
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Cultured Grade A Ultra-filtered Non Fat Milk
This is milk that has been filtered to remove most of the water and lactose, concentrating the protein and calcium. …
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Dried Skimmed Milk
Dried skimmed milk is a dairy product made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. The process leaves a powder …
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Powdered Whey
Powdered whey is a byproduct of cheesemaking. It is made by removing fat and water from liquid whey, which is …
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Dehydrated Cheese
Dehydrated cheese is cheese that has had most of its water removed. This is often done through spray drying, freeze …
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Organic Grade A Low Fat Milk
Organic Grade A Low Fat Milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed and has been …
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Pasteurized Cultured Goats' Milk
Pasteurized cultured goat's milk is milk from goats that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial …
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Organic Asiago Cheese
Asiago cheese is a semi-hard or hard Italian cheese, traditionally made from cow's milk. When labeled 'organic,' it means the …
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Organic Provolone Cheese
Organic Provolone cheese is a semi-hard Italian cheese that originated in southern Italy. It is made from cow's milk that …
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Dried Dairy Blend
Dried Dairy Blend is a mixture of dried dairy-derived ingredients, such as milk solids, whey, and cheese powders. These components …
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Dry Nonfat Milk
Dry nonfat milk, also called skim milk powder, is made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. The process typically …
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Yogurt Cultures: L
Yogurt cultures are live bacteria, typically Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus. These bacteria are added to milk to ferment lactose …
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Pasteurized Grade A Whole Milk
Pasteurized Grade A whole milk is cow's milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then cooled. 'Grade …
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Pasteurized Low-fat Milk
Pasteurized low-fat milk is cow's milk that has had its fat content reduced and has been heated to kill harmful …
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Organic Milk Powder
Organic milk powder is made by removing water from pasteurized organic milk. The milk comes from cows raised according to …
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Butter Sauce
Butter sauce is a creamy sauce made primarily from butter, often combined with other ingredients like milk, cream, flour, and …
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Fresh Mozzarella
Fresh mozzarella is a soft, white, unripened cheese traditionally made from Italian buffalo milk or cow's milk. It is made …
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Cultured Pasteurized Milk And Part Skim Milk
This ingredient is a blend of milk from cows that has been pasteurized and then cultured. Culturing involves adding beneficial …
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Dried Sweet Whey
Dried sweet whey is a byproduct of cheesemaking, specifically from cow's milk. It is the liquid remaining after milk has …
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Romano And Parmesan Cheese
Romano and Parmesan are hard, granular cheeses typically made from cow's milk (Parmesan) or sheep's milk (Romano). They are aged …
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.