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.
Lactose Reduced Nonfat Dry Milk
Lactose-reduced nonfat dry milk is made by removing most of the lactose (milk sugar) from skim milk. The skim milk …
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Cheesecake: Cream Cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting fresh cheese. It is made from milk and cream, and is typically cultured to …
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Calcium Reduced Dried Skim Milk
Calcium Reduced Dried Skim Milk is a dairy product made from skim milk where most of the calcium has been …
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Organic Condensed Milk
Organic condensed milk is cow's milk from organic sources that has had most of its water removed through heating and …
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Blue Cheese Pasteurized Milk
Blue cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's, sheep's, or goat's milk. It is characterized by the addition …
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Case
Case is the general term for the primary protein found in milk. It makes up about 80% of the protein …
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White Cheddar Cheese Sauce
White cheddar cheese sauce is a creamy sauce made primarily from cheese, milk, and butter. It is typically heated and …
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Organic Whipping Cream
Organic whipping cream is a dairy product made from the high-fat layer that is skimmed from the top of milk. …
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Grade A Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Grade A Cultured Pasteurized Milk is milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria …
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Organic Cultured Butter
Organic cultured butter is a dairy product made from organic cream that has been fermented with live bacterial cultures before …
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Aged 5 Months
This refers to cheese that has been aged for a minimum of 5 months. Aging allows enzymes and bacteria to …
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Nonfat Condensed Milk
Nonfat condensed milk is made by removing about 60% of the water from pasteurized skim milk. The remaining milk solids …
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A Dehydrated Blend Of Romano Cheese
A dehydrated blend of Romano cheese is made by removing water from Romano cheese. Romano is a hard, salty Italian …
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Grade A Cultured Milk And Cream
Grade A Cultured Milk and Cream is a dairy product made by adding a starter culture of bacteria to pasteurized …
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Filling: Organic Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is a fresh, soft, and mild-tasting Italian cheese. It is traditionally made from whey, a byproduct of making other …
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Frozen Yogurt: Skim Milk
Skim milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed. It is a liquid dairy product that …
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Parmesan And Cheddar Cheese Powder
Parmesan and cheddar cheese powder is made by drying and grinding real parmesan and cheddar cheeses. This process concentrates the …
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Milk Chocolate Pieces
Milk chocolate pieces are small chunks or chips made from milk chocolate. They are created by mixing cocoa solids, cocoa …
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Organic Non-gmo Butter
Organic non-GMO butter is a dairy product made from the cream of milk. It is produced by churning cream until …
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Cheddar Cheese With Chipotle Peppers
Cheddar cheese made with chipotle peppers. Chipotle peppers are smoked jalapeños, which give the cheese a smoky and spicy flavor. …
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Cultured Grade A Organic Milk
This is milk that has been fermented by adding live bacterial cultures, often Lactobacillus species. The 'Grade A' designation means …
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Cheese Sauce Milk
Cheese sauce milk is a dairy product made from milk that has been processed to create a smooth, creamy sauce. …
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Cultured Pasteurized Sheep's Milk
This is milk from sheep that has been pasteurized (heated to kill harmful bacteria) and then cultured. Culturing involves adding …
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Queso Blanco Cheese
Queso Blanco cheese is a fresh, white, unaged cheese that originated in Latin America. It is typically made from cow's …
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Imported Switzerland Swiss Cheese
Imported Switzerland Swiss Cheese is a semi-hard cheese characterized by its distinctive holes, mild flavor, and nutty taste. It is …
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Enzyme Modified Cheese Cheddar Cheese
Enzyme-modified cheese cheddar cheese is made by using enzymes to break down the proteins and fats in regular cheddar cheese. …
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American White Cheese
American white cheese is a processed cheese product made from a blend of natural cheeses, often including cheddar and Colby, …
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Organic Sweet Whey Powder
Organic sweet whey powder is a dried form of whey, a liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. It is produced by separating …
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Bulgarius
Bulgarius is a type of fermented milk product, similar to yogurt or kefir. It is made by culturing milk with …
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American Cheese: Cultured Milk And Skim Milk
American cheese is a processed cheese product made from a blend of cultured milk and skim milk. It is typically …
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Organic Full Cream Milk
Organic full cream milk is milk that has not had its fat content reduced. It comes from cows raised according …
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Part-skim Sheep's Milk
Part-skim sheep's milk is milk from sheep that has had some of its fat removed. It is produced by separating …
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Lipolyzed Milkfat
Lipolyzed milkfat is a dairy ingredient made from butterfat. It is produced by breaking down butterfat into smaller components using …
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Pepper Jack Cheese Pasteurized Milk
Pepper Jack cheese is a semi-firm American cheese made from pasteurized milk. It is infused with spicy chili peppers, such …
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1% Milkfat
1% milkfat refers to milk that has had most of its butterfat removed, leaving 1% of the milk's weight as …
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Rehydrated Nonfat Milk
Rehydrated nonfat milk is made by adding water to nonfat dry milk powder. Nonfat dry milk is produced by removing …
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Culture Cream
Culture cream is a dairy product made by adding live bacterial cultures to cream. These cultures ferment the lactose (sugar) …
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Cheddar And Jack Cheese
Cheddar and Monterey Jack cheeses are popular dairy products made from cow's milk. They are produced through a process of …
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Vegan Mozzarella
Vegan mozzarella is a plant-based cheese alternative designed to mimic the taste and texture of traditional mozzarella cheese. It is …
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Pasteurized Grade A Cultured Milk
Pasteurized Grade A cultured milk is milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria …
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Filling: Skim Milk
Skim milk is cow's milk from which most of the fat and water have been removed. It is a liquid …
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Shredded Cheddar-jack Cheese
Cheddar-jack cheese is a blend of two distinct cheeses: cheddar and Monterey Jack. Both are semi-hard cheeses made from cow's …
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Reduced Fat Cheddar Cheese Pasteurized Part-skim Milk
Reduced fat cheddar cheese is a type of cheese made from milk that has had some of its fat removed. …
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Cheddar & Romano Cheeses
Cheddar and Romano are hard, aged cheeses. Cheddar is typically made from cow's milk, while Romano is traditionally made from …
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Lactose Reduced Non Fat Milk
Lactose-reduced nonfat milk is regular skim milk that has had most of its lactose removed. Lactose is a sugar naturally …
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Organic Pasteurized Cultured Lowfat Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been heated to kill bacteria (pasteurized) and then had beneficial bacteria (cultures) added to …
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Low Fat Cottage Cheese
Low-fat cottage cheese is a fresh, unripened cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by curdling milk with a …
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Cheese Dip
Cheese dip is a savory sauce or spread made primarily from cheese, often melted with other ingredients like milk, cream, …
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A Dehydrated Blend Of Parmesan Cheese
A dehydrated blend of Parmesan cheese is made by removing water from grated Parmesan cheese. This process concentrates the cheese's …
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Cream Sauce Base
Cream sauce base is a pre-made mixture designed to create a creamy sauce quickly. It typically contains a thickening agent …
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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.