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.
Preservative And Evaporated Milk
Evaporated milk is milk that has had about 60% of its water removed through heating. It is then homogenized, canned, …
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Gouda Cheese Concentrate
Gouda cheese concentrate is a form of Gouda cheese that has had water and some other components removed to make …
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Filling Mixture: Whole Milk Ricotta Cheese
Whole milk ricotta cheese is a soft, fresh Italian cheese made from the milk of cows. It is traditionally made …
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Freshly Ground Wheel Of Domestic Romano Cheese
Romano cheese is a hard, salty Italian-style cheese traditionally made from sheep's milk. It is made by coagulating milk with …
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Filling: Light Cream
Light cream is a dairy product made from milk. It contains between 18% and 30% milk fat. It is made …
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Lactose Whey
Lactose whey is a byproduct of cheesemaking. It is the liquid remaining after milk has been curdled and strained. This …
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Mild Cheddar Pasteurized Milk
Mild cheddar is a type of cheese made from pasteurized cow's milk. It is aged for a shorter period than …
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Pasteurized Process Hot Pepper Jack Cheese
Pasteurized process hot pepper jack cheese is a semi-soft cheese made from a blend of natural cheeses, including Monterey Jack, …
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Pasteurized Blue Cheese
Pasteurized blue cheese is a type of blue cheese that has been heated to kill bacteria, making it safer for …
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Pasteurized Feta Cheese
Feta is a brined curd cheese traditionally made from sheep's milk, or a mixture of sheep and goat's milk. The …
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Italian Style Fontina Cheese
Fontina is a semi-soft Italian cow's milk cheese. It originated in the Aosta Valley region of Italy. It is typically …
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Filling: Lowfat Ricotta Cheese
Ricotta is a fresh Italian-style whey cheese. It is traditionally made from the whey leftover from making other cheeses, like …
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Milk Mixture: Condensed Milk
Condensed milk is cow's milk that has had about 60% of its water removed through evaporation. It is then typically …
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Garlic Herb Cream Cheese
Garlic herb cream cheese is a spreadable dairy product made from cream cheese flavored with garlic and various herbs. It …
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Sugar Whole Milk Powder
Whole milk powder is made by removing water from pasteurized whole milk. The resulting powder contains all the natural components …
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Vegan Cheddar Cheese
Vegan cheddar cheese is a plant-based alternative designed to mimic the taste, texture, and appearance of traditional dairy cheddar cheese. …
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Heavy Cream Heavy Cream
Heavy cream is the high-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. It contains at least 36% milk …
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Cow's Milk Cheese
Cow's milk cheese is a dairy product made from the milk of cows. It is produced by coagulating the milk's …
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Cake: Cream Cheese
Cream cheese is a soft, mild-tasting fresh cheese. It is made from milk and cream, and often has added salt. …
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Milk Bacterial Culture
Milk bacterial culture, also known as starter culture, is a mixture of live microorganisms, typically bacteria, that are used to …
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Cultered Milk
Cultured milk is milk that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria, often called probiotics. This process changes the milk's flavor …
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Cream Layer
A cream layer is a sweet, often thick and creamy filling or topping used in various food products. It is …
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Cheddar And Emmentaler Cheese
Cheddar and Emmentaler are semi-hard cheeses made from cow's milk. Cheddar originated in England and is known for its sharp, …
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Milk Chocolate Candies Milk Chocolate
Milk chocolate is a sweet chocolate made with milk solids (milk powder, condensed milk, or evaporated milk) in addition to …
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Cheese: Asiago
Asiago is a firm, pale-yellow to white cow's milk cheese originating from the Veneto region of Italy. It is made …
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Cultered Pasteurized Milk And Skim Milk
This is milk that has been pasteurized and then had a culture added to it, which causes it to ferment …
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Colby Jack Cheese Sticks
Colby Jack cheese sticks are a dairy product made from a blend of Colby and Monterey Jack cheeses. Colby cheese …
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Sugar Egg Yolk
Egg yolks are the yellow, nutrient-rich part of an egg. They are separated from the egg white during processing. Egg …
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Milki
Milki is a brand name for a dairy-free milk alternative made from oats. It is produced by blending oats with …
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Sliced Cheddar Cheese: Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Cheddar cheese is a hard, pale yellow to orange cheese originally from England. It is made from cow's milk that …
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Parmesan Powder
Parmesan powder is a dried, ground form of Parmesan cheese. It is made by dehydrating and finely grinding aged Parmesan …
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Milk Powders
Milk powders are dairy products made by removing water from milk. This process concentrates the milk's solids and nutrients. Common …
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Organic Vegan Ricotta-style Cheeze
Organic Vegan Ricotta-style Cheeze is a plant-based alternative to traditional ricotta cheese. It is typically made from a base of …
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Chevre
Chèvre is French for goat. In the US, it refers to cheese made from goat's milk. It is typically a …
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Grand Cru Cheese
Grand Cru is a type of Swiss-style cheese made in Wisconsin. It is a firm, aged cheese with a nutty, …
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Ice Cream: Buttermilk
Buttermilk is the liquid left over after churning butter from cream. Traditionally, it was a byproduct of butter making, but …
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Ice Cream: Sweet Cream Buttermilk
Sweet cream buttermilk is the liquid byproduct of churning butter from cream. It's richer and sweeter than traditional cultured buttermilk …
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Cheddar Cheese Curds: Pasteurized Milk
Cheddar cheese curds are fresh, unaged cheddar cheese that has been cut into small pieces. They are made from pasteurized …
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Dry Cultured Skim Milk
Dry cultured skim milk is made from skim milk that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria, similar to how yogurt …
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Cheddar Cheese Seasoning Whey
Cheddar cheese seasoning whey is a byproduct of cheesemaking, specifically from the production of cheddar cheese. It is the liquid …
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Milk Chocolate With Crisped Rice Bar
Milk chocolate is a confection made from chocolate liquor, cocoa butter, sugar, milk solids, and often lecithin as an emulsifier. …
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Dehydrated Cheddar And Blue Cheese Pasteurized Milk
This ingredient is a concentrated paste made from dehydrated cheddar and blue cheeses. The cheeses are made from pasteurized milk, …
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Natural Flavor Nonfat Dry Milk
Nonfat dry milk is made by removing water from pasteurized skim milk. The resulting powder contains milk proteins and lactose, …
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Granular And Parmigiano Reggiano Cheese
Parmigiano Reggiano is a hard, granular Italian cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced in a specific region of …
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Buttermilk Ranch
Buttermilk ranch is a salad dressing and dip made primarily from buttermilk, mayonnaise or sour cream, and seasonings like garlic, …
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Labneh
Labneh is a strained yogurt, similar to thick Greek yogurt but with a tangier flavor and creamier texture. It is …
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Monterey Jack Cheese With Hatch Peppers
Monterey Jack cheese is a semi-hard, white, American cheese made from cow's milk. It is known for its mild flavor …
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Enzyme And Nonfat Milk
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions. They are often derived from microorganisms like yeast or bacteria, or from …
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Whole Buttermilk
Whole buttermilk is the liquid remaining after butter is churned from cream. It contains less fat than whole milk but …
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Whole Powder Milk
Whole milk powder is dried milk from cows. It is made by removing water from pasteurized milk. The powder can …
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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.