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.
Pizza Cheese
Pizza cheese is a type of cheese commonly used on pizzas. It is typically made from cow's milk and is …
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Aged Over 6 Months
This term refers to cheese that has been aged for a minimum of six months. Aging allows enzymes to break …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Cream And Milk
This ingredient is made from cream and milk that have been pasteurized (heated to kill harmful bacteria) and then cultured. …
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Milk Whey Powder
Milk whey powder is a byproduct of cheesemaking. It is made by drying the liquid whey that separates from milk …
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Live Yogurt Cultures: S
Live yogurt cultures are beneficial bacteria, such as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus, that are added to milk to ferment …
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Rbst-free Milk
Milk from cows that have not been treated with recombinant bovine somatotropin (rBST), a synthetic hormone used to increase milk …
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Milk Confection
Milk confection is a broad term for candies or sweets made primarily from milk or milk-derived ingredients. These can include …
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Butter Solids
Butter solids are the non-fat components of butter, remaining after the water and milk fat have been largely removed. They …
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Milk Culture
Milk culture refers to live microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeasts, that are intentionally added to foods. These cultures are …
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Demineralized Whey Powder
Demineralized whey powder is made from liquid whey, a byproduct of cheesemaking. The minerals are removed through processes like ion …
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Rbgh-free Butter
This refers to butter produced from cows that have not been treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), also known …
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Low Fat Vanilla Yogurt
Low-fat vanilla yogurt is a dairy product made from milk that has had most of its fat removed. It is …
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Cultured Fat Free Milk
Cultured fat-free milk is skim milk that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria, similar to how yogurt or cheese is …
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Pasteurized Cheese Whey
Pasteurized cheese whey is the liquid byproduct left after milk has been curdled and strained to make cheese. It contains …
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Cultured Grade A Pasteurized Milk
Cultured Grade A Pasteurized Milk is milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria …
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Cheese Powder Blend
A cheese powder blend is typically made from real cheese that has been dried and powdered. This process often involves …
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Bleu Cheese Dressing
Bleu cheese dressing is a creamy salad dressing made from crumbled blue cheese, oil, vinegar or lemon juice, and seasonings. …
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Pasteurized Skimmed Cow's Milk
Pasteurized skimmed cow's milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed and then been heated to …
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Topping: Parmesan & Romano Cheese Blend
A blend of grated hard, aged Italian cheeses, typically Parmesan and Romano. Both cheeses are made from cow's milk (Parmesan) …
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Yogurt: Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Organic Nonfat Milk
Yogurt is a dairy product made by the bacterial fermentation of milk. Bacteria used to make yogurt are known as …
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Cheese Topping
Cheese topping is a blend of cheeses, often including hard, aged cheeses like Parmesan, Romano, and Asiago, along with softer …
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Pasteurized Process Cheese Sauce Concentrate
Pasteurized process cheese sauce concentrate is a shelf-stable ingredient used to create cheese sauces. It is made by blending cheese …
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Cheese: Parmesan Cheese
Parmesan cheese, or Parmigiano-Reggiano, is a hard, dry, granular cheese originating from Italy. It is made from cow's milk that …
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Provolone Cheese Not Smoked
Provolone cheese is an Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It is a semi-hard, stretched-curd cheese, meaning the curds are …
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White Cheddar Club Cheese
White cheddar club cheese is a type of processed cheese made from a blend of natural white cheddar cheese, milk, …
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Pasteurized Sheep And Goat's Milk
This ingredient is milk from sheep and goats that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria. It is a common …
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Manufacturing Cream
Manufacturing cream is a dairy product separated from whole milk, containing a high percentage of milk fat. It is specifically …
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Parmigiano Reggiano Pdo Cheese
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO is a hard, granular cheese originating from the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy regions of Italy. It is made …
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Aged Asiago Cheese
Aged Asiago cheese is a firm, granular cheese originating from the Veneto region of Italy. It is made from cow's …
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Organic Hard Cheese
Organic hard cheese is a dairy product made from organic milk that has been coagulated, pressed to remove moisture, and …
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Dried Yogurt
Dried yogurt is made by removing water from yogurt, typically through spray-drying or freeze-drying. This process concentrates the yogurt's components, …
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Lowfat Milk With Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added
This is milk from which most of the fat has been removed. Vitamin A palmitate and vitamin D3 are added …
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Condensed Nonfat Milk
Condensed nonfat milk is made by removing about 60% of the water from skim milk. It is a liquid product …
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Provolone Cheese Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Provolone is a semi-hard Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It is a pasta filata cheese, meaning the curd is …
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Cream & Cultures
Cream is the high-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk. Cultures are live microorganisms, usually bacteria, added to foods …
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Organic Low Fat Milk
Organic low-fat milk is cow's milk from which most of the milk fat has been removed, resulting in a fat …
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Lactic Acid Cheese Culture
Lactic acid cheese culture is a starter culture containing live bacteria, typically from the Lactococcus, Lactobacillus, or Streptococcus genera. These …
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Dehydrated Parmesan Cheese
Dehydrated Parmesan cheese is a dried form of the Italian hard cheese made from cow's milk. The cheese is aged …
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Parmesan And Romano
Parmesan and Romano are hard, aged Italian cheeses made from cow's milk (Parmesan) or sheep's milk (Romano). They are produced …
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Imitation Monterey Jack Cheese
Imitation Monterey Jack cheese is a cheese substitute made to mimic the taste, texture, and appearance of real Monterey Jack …
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Dried Monterey Jack Cheese
Dried Monterey Jack cheese is a semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by coagulating milk protein (casein) …
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American Cheese Spread
American cheese spread is a processed food product made from a blend of cheeses, milk, and other dairy ingredients, often …
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Ultra-filtered Skim Milk
Ultra-filtered skim milk is made by passing skim milk through a fine membrane filter. This process separates milk into different …
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Parmesan Cheese: Milk
Parmesan cheese is a hard, dry cheese traditionally made from cow's milk. It is produced in the Emilia-Romagna and Lombardy …
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Imitation Mozzarella Cheese Water
Imitation mozzarella cheese is a food product designed to resemble real mozzarella cheese but is made with different ingredients. It …
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Milk Cheese Cultures
Milk cheese cultures are live or inactive microorganisms, usually bacteria, used to produce cheese. They are added to milk to …
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Topping: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese
Low-moisture part-skim mozzarella is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. "Part-skim" means it's made with milk that has …
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Light Whipping Cream
Light whipping cream is a dairy product made from the high-fat layer skimmed from milk. It typically contains between 30% …
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Dehydrated Blend Of Cheese
Dehydrated blend of cheese is made from various cheeses that have had most of their water removed. This process concentrates …
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Whey Powder Milk
Whey powder is a byproduct of cheesemaking. It is made by drying the liquid whey that separates from milk curds. …
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Other ingredient types
Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.