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.
Kefir Cheese
Kefir cheese is a strained yogurt-like cheese made from kefir, a fermented milk drink. It is produced by fermenting milk …
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Lactose Reduced Nonfat Milk
Lactose-reduced nonfat milk is regular skim milk that has had most of its lactose removed. Lactose is the natural sugar …
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Cheese: Mozzarella: Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella
Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. "Part skim" means some of the …
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Pasteurized Processed American Cheese Cultured Milk
This ingredient refers to milk that has been pasteurized (heat-treated to kill harmful bacteria) and cultured (fermented with beneficial bacteria) …
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Impastata
Impastata is a type of ricotta cheese, traditionally made in Italy. It is produced by heating milk and then separating …
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Salt Ricotta
Salt ricotta is a type of ricotta cheese that has had salt added during its production. Ricotta is an Italian …
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Milk Pecorino Romano
Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty cheese that comes from Italy. It is traditionally made from sheep's milk. The cheese …
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Lactose Acid Starter Culture
A lactose acid starter culture is a blend of live microorganisms, primarily lactic acid bacteria, used to ferment milk. These …
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Grade A Lactose
Lactose is a sugar found naturally in milk and dairy products. It is typically made by separating milk into curds …
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Processed American Yellow Cheese
Processed American yellow cheese is a dairy product made by blending natural cheeses with other dairy ingredients and emulsifying salts. …
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Jalapeno Monterey Jack Cheese
Jalapeno Monterey Jack cheese is a semi-hard cheese made from cow's milk, infused with diced or minced jalapeno peppers. It …
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Plain Lowfat Yogurt
Plain lowfat yogurt is a dairy product made from milk that has had most of its fat removed and has …
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Whole Pasteurized Bufala Milk
Whole pasteurized bufala milk is milk from domestic water buffalo that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria. It is …
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Fermented Lactics
Fermented lactics refers to products created through the process of fermentation, often involving milk or other dairy sources. During fermentation, …
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Sour Cream Blend
A sour cream blend is a mixture designed to mimic the taste and texture of real sour cream. It often …
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Non-homogenized Cow Milk
Non-homogenized cow milk is milk that has not undergone the homogenization process. Homogenization breaks down fat globules in milk so …
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Light Cheddar And Cheddar Cheese
Cheddar cheese is a hard, natural cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by curdling milk, separating the curds …
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Yogurt: Organic Pasteurized Skim Milk
Organic pasteurized skim milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed, leaving less than 0.5% fat …
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Romano And Monterey Jack Cheeses
Romano and Monterey Jack cheeses are types of cheese made from cow's milk. Romano is a hard, salty Italian-style cheese, …
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American
The term "American" on food labels typically refers to "American cheese," which is a type of processed cheese product. It …
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Grated Aged & Parmesan Cheese
Parmesan cheese is a hard, dry cheese made from cow's milk. It is aged for at least 12 months, which …
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Derived From Lactose-free Milk
Lactose-free milk is regular cow's milk that has had the sugar lactose removed. This is typically done by adding the …
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Enzymes Modified Romano Cheese
Enzymes Modified Romano Cheese is a dairy product created by using enzymes to break down the proteins and fats in …
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Grated Mixed Hard Cheese
Grated mixed hard cheese is a blend of different hard cheeses, such as Parmesan, Romano, or Asiago, that have been …
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Sweet Whey Permeate
Sweet whey permeate is a milk-derived ingredient. It is produced by removing most of the lactose, protein, and minerals from …
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Organic Pasteurized Cultured Part Skim Milk
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized and then cultured with beneficial bacteria. The bacteria ferment lactose (milk sugar) …
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Pasteurized Grade Nonfat Milk
Pasteurized grade nonfat milk is milk from which the fat has been removed and then heated to kill harmful bacteria. …
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Topping: Cheese
Cheese is a dairy product made from milk. It is produced by curdling milk proteins, separating the solid curds from …
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Imitation American Cheese
Imitation American Cheese is a processed food product designed to resemble American cheese in taste and texture. It is typically …
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Whey Powder And Salt
Whey powder is a dried form of whey, a liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. It is made by removing water and …
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Part Skimmed Pasteurized Milk
This ingredient is milk from cows that has had some of its fat removed. It is pasteurized, a process of …
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Organic Pasteurized Cows Milk
Milk from cows that are raised according to organic farming standards. It is pasteurized, a process of heating milk to …
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Parmigiano Reggiano Pdo
Parmigiano Reggiano PDO is a hard, granular cheese made from cow's milk. The "PDO" (Protected Designation of Origin) status means …
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Parmesan Hard Grating Cheese
Parmesan hard grating cheese is a type of hard, granular cheese that originated in Italy. It is traditionally made from …
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Low Fat Caramel Dip
Low Fat Caramel Dip is a sweet, creamy food product designed for dipping. It is typically made from a blend …
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Lite Ranch Dip
Lite Ranch Dip is a lower-fat version of traditional ranch dressing, often used as a dip. It typically contains a …
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Natural American Cheeses
American cheese is a processed cheese product made from a blend of natural cheeses, such as cheddar and Colby, mixed …
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Rbgh Free Cream Cheese
This refers to cream cheese produced from cows that have not been treated with recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH), also …
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Lactose From Milk
Lactose is a sugar found naturally in milk and dairy products. It is produced from milk, typically cow's milk, and …
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Coconut Oil Nonfat Milk
Coconut Oil Nonfat Milk is a mixture that combines nonfat milk with coconut oil. Nonfat milk is made by removing …
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Pasteurized Process American Cheese Food
Pasteurized Process American Cheese Food is a dairy product made from a blend of natural cheeses, other dairy ingredients, and …
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Ice Cream - Milk And Skim Milk
Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid food produced by the mammary glands of mammals. In ice cream, it typically comes from …
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Cultured Pastuerized Milk
Cultured pasteurized milk is milk that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria and then had beneficial bacteria added to …
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Whole Organic Milk
Whole organic milk comes from cows raised on organic farms, meaning they are fed organic feed and not given growth …
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Organic Dry Whole Milk
Organic dry whole milk is milk from cows raised on certified organic farms. The milk is pasteurized, then dried using …
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Romano And Blue Cheese Powders
Romano and blue cheese powders are dried forms of these fermented dairy products. They are made by dehydrating cheese, often …
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Nonfat Dry Milk And Yogurt Culture
Nonfat dry milk is milk with most of the water and fat removed. Yogurt culture is a mix of live …
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Whey Whole Milk
Whey is a protein-rich liquid byproduct of cheesemaking. It is separated from the curd when milk is coagulated. The liquid …
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Parmesan And Blue
Parmesan and blue cheese refers to a combination of these two distinct types of cheese. Parmesan is a hard, granular …
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Seasoning Ingredients: Whey
Whey is the liquid part of milk that remains after the production of cheese or casein. It is a byproduct …
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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.