Fats & Oils in Food
Fats and oils add richness and texture and carry fat-soluble flavors. This list covers vegetable oils, butterfat and other fats used in packaged foods.
Soybean Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is one of the …
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Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil is a fat extracted from plants. It is typically made by pressing plant seeds, fruits, or nuts, or …
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Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant, a type of rapeseed. It is …
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Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is a pale yellow, edible fat that comes from the cocoa bean. It is made by pressing roasted …
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Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a non-volatile oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus). It is typically obtained …
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Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. It is a highly saturated fat that …
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Palm Kernel Oil
Palm kernel oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the kernel (inner seed) of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). …
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Olive Oil
Olive oil is a fat obtained from the fruit of the olive tree. It is typically produced by crushing whole …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is a type of oil extracted from olives, the fruit of the olive tree. It is …
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Canola
Canola is a type of rapeseed plant that was specifically bred to have low levels of erucic acid. Canola oil …
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Milkfat
Milkfat is the fatty portion of milk, separated from whole milk or cream. It is primarily composed of triglycerides, which …
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Palm
Palm oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is a widely used …
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Corn Oil
Corn oil is a type of vegetable oil extracted from the germ of corn kernels. It is typically produced through …
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Sunflower
Sunflower refers to the plant *Helianthus annuus*, its seeds, or the oil extracted from its seeds. Sunflower seeds are harvested …
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Milk Fat
Milk fat is the fatty part of milk, naturally present in dairy products. It is obtained by separating it from …
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Cottonseed
Cottonseed is the seed of the cotton plant, which is primarily cultivated for its fiber. While the whole seed is …
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Vegetable Shortening
Vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or cottonseed oil. It is produced …
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Margarine
Margarine is a spread used as a butter substitute. It is typically made from a blend of vegetable oils, water, …
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Peanut Oil
Peanut oil is a vegetable oil made from peanuts. It is typically extracted from shelled and roasted peanuts through pressing …
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Chicken Fat
Chicken fat is a type of animal fat obtained from chickens. It is created by rendering, a process that melts …
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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a fat derived from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. It is made by …
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Cottonseed Oil
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. The seeds are cleaned, dehulled, and then …
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Palm Kernel
Palm kernel refers to the edible inner part of the seed from the oil palm fruit. Palm kernel oil is …
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Sesame Oil
Sesame oil is an edible vegetable oil made from sesame seeds. It can be cold-pressed for a lighter flavor or …
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Expeller-pressed Canola Oil
Expeller-pressed canola oil is a type of vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the canola plant, a cultivar of …
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Organic Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a liquid fat made by pressing the seeds of the sunflower plant. "Organic" means the sunflowers were …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. It is produced by adding hydrogen to …
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Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce that is an emulsion of oil, egg yolk, and an acid, such as vinegar …
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Vegetable Oils
Vegetable oils are fats extracted from plants, typically from seeds, fruits, or nuts. They are made by pressing or using …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Hydrogenated vegetable oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean, corn, or cottonseed oil. This …
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Shortening
Shortening is a type of fat that is solid at room temperature, commonly used in baking. It can be made …
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Unsalted Butter
Unsalted butter is a dairy product made by churning fresh cream until it separates into butterfat and buttermilk. It consists …
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High Oleic Sunflower Oil
High oleic sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has been bred or processed to have a higher …
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Butter Oil
Butter oil is a dairy product made by removing water and milk solids from butter or cream. It is nearly …
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Safflower Oil
Safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant (*Carthamus tinctorius*). The seeds are typically …
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Soybean Canola Oil
Soybean canola oil is a blend of two commonly used vegetable oils: soybean oil and canola oil. These oils are …
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Organic Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is the natural fat found in cocoa beans. It is extracted from the cocoa bean during the process …
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Palmitate
Palmitate is a salt or ester of palmitic acid, a common saturated fatty acid found naturally in palm oil, butter, …
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Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is a type of fat made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils. This process changes …
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Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Hydrogenated soybean oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean oil. This process changes the oil's texture, making it …
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Medium Chain Triglycerides
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a type of fat derived from coconut oil or palm kernel oil. They are made …
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Canola Sunflower Oil
Canola sunflower oil is a blend of two vegetable oils. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the rapeseed plant, …
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Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Organic extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, produced from the fruit of the olive tree …
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Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
Hydrogenated cottonseed oil is a fat made from cottonseed oil that has been chemically changed through a process called hydrogenation. …
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Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
Palm oil comes from the fleshy fruit of the oil palm tree, while palm kernel oil is extracted from the …
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Butterfat
Butterfat is the fatty part of milk. It is separated from other milk components like water and protein to make …
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Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Hydrogenated palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is made by adding …
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Beef Fat
Beef fat is the rendered fat obtained from cattle, often known as tallow. It is a solid fat at room …
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Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
Fractionated palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the oil palm tree. It …
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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.