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.
Cheddar Cheese Powder
Cheddar cheese powder is made from real cheddar cheese that has been dehydrated. The process typically involves drying the cheese …
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Part-skim Cow's Milk
Part-skim cow's milk is milk from which some of the fat has been removed. It is a common dairy product …
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Dry Whey
Dry whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, typically during cheesemaking. It is then dried …
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Cultured Pasteurized Nonfat Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria, called cultures, added. …
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Sweet Whey
Sweet whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained to make cheese. It is a byproduct …
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Cultured Buttermilk
Cultured buttermilk is the liquid left over after churning butter from milk. It is made by adding a bacterial culture …
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Organic Nonfat Milk
Organic nonfat milk is milk from cows raised on certified organic farms. These farms follow specific standards for animal care, …
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Sheep's Milk
Sheep's milk is milk produced by domestic sheep. It is richer and creamier than cow's milk, with higher levels of …
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Sour Cream Powder
Sour cream powder is a dehydrated form of sour cream. It is made by removing the water from sour cream, …
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Whey Permeate
Whey permeate is a byproduct of cheese and yogurt production. It is made by removing most of the protein and …
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Organic Butter
Organic butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh or fermented cream from organic milk. The churning process separates …
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Cultured Lowfat Milk
Cultured lowfat milk is made by adding live bacterial cultures to lowfat milk. These bacteria ferment the lactose (milk sugar) …
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Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese
Pasteurized process cheddar cheese is a blend of natural cheddar cheese and other ingredients, such as emulsifying salts, that is …
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Lactis
Lactis is a complex mixture of substances derived from milk. It is produced through the fermentation of milk, typically using …
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Cheddar
Cheddar is a popular, hard, natural cheese originating from the English village of Cheddar. It is made from cow's milk, …
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Cream Powder
Cream powder is made from pasteurized milk or cream that has been dried. The process typically involves evaporating the water …
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Dry Buttermilk
Dry buttermilk is the liquid buttermilk that has been dried into a powder. Buttermilk is the liquid left over after …
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Pecorino Romano Cheese
Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty Italian cheese made from sheep's milk. It has a distinctive sharp, tangy flavor and …
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Cheese Powder
Cheese powder is made from real cheese that has been dehydrated to remove most of its moisture. This process concentrates …
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Organic Skim Milk
Organic skim milk is cow's milk from which the cream, or milk fat, has been removed. It is produced by …
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Organic Nonfat Dry Milk
Organic Nonfat Dry Milk is a dairy product made from pasteurized skim milk that has had most of the water …
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Fat Free Milk
Fat-free milk, also called skim milk, is cow's milk from which almost all the fat has been removed. This is …
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Enzyme Modified Butter
Enzyme-modified butter is made by using enzymes to break down butterfat. This process changes the butter's flavor and aroma compounds. …
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Half And Half
Half and half is a dairy product made from a mixture of whole milk and cream. The ratio of milk …
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Enzyme Modified Cheese
Enzyme-modified cheese is a dairy product made by using enzymes to break down the proteins and fats in regular cheese. …
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Dehydrated Butter
Dehydrated butter is butter that has had most of its water removed. It is made by drying butter, often through …
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Skim Milk Solids
Skim milk solids, also known as nonfat dry milk, are made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. The process …
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Imitation Mozzarella Cheese
Imitation mozzarella cheese is a cheese substitute designed to mimic the taste, texture, and appearance of real mozzarella. It is …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Milk
This is milk from cows that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria and then had a starter culture of …
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Organic Whey
Whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, typically during the process of making cheese. Organic …
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Reduced Protein Whey
Reduced protein whey is a byproduct of cheese and whey protein concentrate production. It is made by removing most of …
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Cultured Milk And Cream
Cultured milk and cream is a dairy product made by adding a starter culture of lactic acid bacteria to milk …
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Fontina Cheese
Fontina is a semi-soft Italian cow's milk cheese that originated in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. It is typically …
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Cultured Grade A Non Fat Milk
Cultured Grade A Nonfat Milk is made by adding live bacterial cultures to skim milk (milk with most of the …
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Greek Yogurt
Greek yogurt is a strained yogurt that is thicker and creamier than regular yogurt. It is made by removing whey, …
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Yogurt Coating
Yogurt coating is a confection made by combining yogurt powder with sugar, vegetable oil, and sometimes milk solids. The mixture …
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Organic Cultured Pasteurized Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria, then cultured with beneficial bacteria (like those used …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk
Cultured pasteurized Grade A lowfat milk is a dairy product made from cow's milk that has been heated to kill …
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Low Moisture Whole Milk Mozzarella Cheese
Low moisture whole milk mozzarella cheese is a type of cheese made from whole milk that has had most of …
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Sharp Cheddar Cheese
Sharp cheddar cheese is a hard, natural cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It is aged for an extended period, …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Low Fat Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial cultures, like those found …
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Nonfat Dry Milk Powder
Nonfat dry milk powder is made from cow's milk from which most of the water and fat have been removed. …
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Milk And Cream
Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. In the US, the term 'milk' typically …
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Pasteurized Skim Milk
Pasteurized skim milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed and then been heated to a …
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Colby Cheese
Colby cheese is a semi-hard, mild-flavored American cheese. It is made from cow's milk, colored with annatto, and has a …
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Dried Buttermilk
Dried buttermilk is the liquid left over after butter is made from cream. It is then pasteurized and dried into …
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Dairy Cream
Dairy cream is the fatty layer that rises to the top of fresh milk. It is separated from the milk, …
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Enzyme Modified Cheddar Cheese
Enzyme-modified cheddar cheese is made by using enzymes to break down the proteins and fats in regular cheddar cheese. This …
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Nonfat Yogurt Powder
Nonfat yogurt powder is made by removing water from nonfat yogurt. This process concentrates the yogurt's solids, creating a dry …
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Dairy Whey
Dairy whey is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained, typically during the production of cheese or …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.