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.
Reduced Fat Milk
Reduced-fat milk is cow's milk from which some of the milk fat has been removed. It typically contains 2% milk …
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Asiago Cheese
Asiago cheese is a firm, Italian cow's milk cheese. It originated in the Veneto region of Italy. It is made …
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Non Fat Milk
Nonfat dry milk is made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. It is a dairy product that contains protein, …
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Condensed Milk
Condensed milk is milk from which about 60% of the water has been removed. It is typically made from cow's …
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Dried Whey
Dried whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, typically during cheesemaking. It is then dried …
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Yogurt Powder
Yogurt powder is made by drying liquid yogurt until it becomes a powder. This process concentrates the flavor and nutrients …
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Cultured Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
This ingredient starts with milk from cows, goats, or sheep that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria. "Part-skim" means …
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Evaporated Milk
Evaporated milk is a shelf-stable dairy product made by heating cow's milk to remove about 60% of its water. This …
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American Cheese
American cheese is a type of processed cheese product, often made from a blend of cheeses like Colby and cheddar, …
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Reduced Lactose Whey
Reduced lactose whey is a byproduct of cheese production. It is made by removing most of the lactose (milk sugar) …
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Sweet Cream
Sweet cream is the rich, fatty portion skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. It contains a higher percentage …
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Cultured Whey
Cultured whey is a dairy ingredient made from whey, a liquid byproduct of cheese or casein production. It is fermented …
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Cow's Milk
Cow's milk is the lacteal secretion from the mammary glands of domestic cows. It is a nutrient-rich liquid that is …
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Skimmed Milk Powder
Skimmed milk powder is a dairy product made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. The process typically involves evaporation …
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Swiss Cheese
Swiss cheese is a semi-hard cheese that originated in Switzerland. It is made from cow's milk and is known for …
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Pasteurized Cultured Milk
Pasteurized cultured milk is milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria (cultures) added …
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Feta Cheese
Feta is a brined curd white cheese made from sheep's milk, or from a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. …
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Sweet Cream Buttermilk
Sweet cream buttermilk is the liquid left over after churning butter from sweet cream. It is a tangy, slightly acidic …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Nonfat Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria and then cultured with beneficial bacteria, often Lactobacillus …
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Organic Cream
Organic cream is the fatty, high-milkfat layer that rises to the top of milk. It is separated from milk through …
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Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
Pasteurized cultured milk and cream is a dairy product made by adding a starter culture of bacteria to milk and …
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Condensed Skim Milk
Condensed skim milk is made from cow's milk from which most of the water has been removed. The milk is …
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Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
Pasteurized part-skim cow's milk is milk from cows that has had some of its fat removed. It is heated to …
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White Cheddar Cheese
White cheddar cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced using a process similar to …
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Nonfat Dry Milk Solids
Nonfat dry milk solids are made from cow's milk from which most of the water and fat have been removed. …
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Pasteurized Whole Milk
Pasteurized whole milk is cow's milk that has been heated to a specific temperature for a set amount of time …
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Cultured Part-skim Milk
Cultured part-skim milk is a dairy product made from milk that has had some of its fat removed. It is …
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Salted Butter
Salted butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream until the milk fats separate from the …
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Milk Solids
Milk solids are the components of milk remaining after the water is removed. They include milk proteins (like casein and …
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Whole Milk Solids
Whole milk solids are the dried components of whole milk. They are produced by removing water from pasteurized whole milk, …
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Organic Milk
Organic milk is dairy milk produced from cows raised under specific organic farming standards. These standards typically require that cows …
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Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
Pasteurized sheep's milk is milk from sheep that has been heated to a specific temperature for a set amount of …
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Dairy Product Solids
Dairy Product Solids is a term used on ingredient lists to describe the milk solids left after most of the …
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Cultured Pasteurized Skim Milk
This ingredient is skim milk that has been pasteurized and then had beneficial bacteria (cultures) added. These cultures ferment the …
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Cheese Blend
A cheese blend is a mixture of two or more types of cheese, often combined with other ingredients like starches …
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Yogurt
Yogurt is a dairy product made by the bacterial fermentation of milk. The bacteria produce lactic acid from the lactose …
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Romano Cheese Made From Cow's Milk
Romano cheese made from cow's milk is a hard, salty, and sharp Italian-style cheese. It is produced by aging cow's …
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Sweetened Condensed Skim Milk
Sweetened condensed skim milk is made from cow's milk from which most of the water has been removed. Sugar is …
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Low-moisture Mozzarella Cheese
Low-moisture mozzarella cheese is a type of mozzarella that has had most of its whey removed. This process makes it …
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Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Part skim mozzarella cheese is a semi-soft, white cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by removing some of …
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Organic Cheddar Cheese
Organic cheddar cheese is a firm, natural cheese made from organic cow's milk. It is produced by culturing milk, adding …
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Sweetcream Buttermilk
Sweetcream buttermilk is the liquid left over after churning butter from cream. It is a cultured dairy product, meaning it …
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Parmesan
Parmesan is a hard, dry cheese made from cow's milk. It originated in Italy and is typically aged for at …
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Light Cream
Light cream is a dairy product made from the fatty part of milk that separates during processing. It contains less …
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Cheese Sauce
Cheese sauce is a prepared food product made primarily from cheese, often combined with milk, butter, flour, and seasonings. It …
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Pasteurized Whey
Pasteurized whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, typically during cheesemaking. It is made from …
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Pasteurized Organic Milk
Pasteurized organic milk is milk from cows raised on organic feed, without certain antibiotics or synthetic hormones. It is pasteurized, …
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Lowfat Milk
Lowfat milk is cow's milk that has had most of the butterfat removed. It typically contains 1% or 2% milkfat. …
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Reduced Mineral Whey Powder
Reduced mineral whey powder is a dairy product made from whey, a liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. Minerals are removed from …
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Yogurt Cultures
Yogurt cultures are live microorganisms, typically bacteria like *Lactobacillus bulgaricus* and *Streptococcus thermophilus*. These bacteria are added to milk and …
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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.