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.
Cocoa Butter Oil
Cocoa butter oil is the fat extracted from cocoa beans. It is a natural component of chocolate and gives chocolate …
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Cocoa Butter Chocolate
Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from cocoa beans. It is a natural component of chocolate, giving it a smooth …
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Coconut Oil And Canola Oil
Coconut oil is extracted from the flesh of mature coconuts. Canola oil is made from the seeds of the canola …
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Hydrogenated Oil
Hydrogenated oil is a liquid vegetable oil that has been turned into a solid or semi-solid fat through a process …
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Vegetable Oil Added
Vegetable oil is a fat extracted from plants. Common sources include soybeans, corn, canola, sunflowers, and olives. The oil is …
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Vegetable Oil - Coconut Origin
Coconut oil is a fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. It is a solid at room temperature in …
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25% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
25% Extra Virgin Olive Oil is a blend where at least a quarter of the oil is extra virgin olive …
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Parfried In Vegetable Oil
Parfried in vegetable oil means that a food product has been partially fried in a type of oil derived from …
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Pork Lard
Pork lard is a semi-solid white fat rendered from the fatty tissue of pigs. It is a traditional cooking fat …
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Canola Mayonnaise
Canola mayonnaise is a condiment made primarily from canola oil, egg yolks, and an acidifying agent like vinegar or lemon …
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Non Gmo Mct Oil
Medium-chain triglyceride (MCT) oil is a type of fat made from medium-chain fatty acids. It is typically derived from coconut …
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Baking Oil
Baking oil is a general term for any type of oil used in baking. It can be derived from various …
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Soy Lecithin And Soybean Oil Blend
This is a blend of soy lecithin and soybean oil. Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans, often …
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Raw Virgin Coconut Oil
Raw virgin coconut oil is the oil extracted from fresh coconut meat without using high heat or chemical solvents. It …
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Medium Chain Triglycerides Oil
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a type of fat. They are typically derived from coconut oil or palm kernel oil. …
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Fried In Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The name 'canola' is derived from …
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Soya Bean 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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Extract Virgin Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. It …
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Palm Kernel And Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Palm kernel oil is an edible plant oil extracted from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. Hydrogenation is a …
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Refined Olive Pumace Oil
Refined olive pomace oil is a type of olive oil made from the leftover pulp and seeds (pomace) after the …
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Cooked In Pork Fat
Cooked in pork fat refers to food items that have been prepared using fat rendered from pigs. This fat, commonly …
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Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oils
Hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils are fats that have undergone a process called hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen atoms to …
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Palm Oil Water
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palms. It is a semi-solid at room temperature …
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Canola Soy Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed using heat and …
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Canola Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed to remove impurities …
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Edible Oils
Edible oils are fats that can be consumed. They are typically derived from plants, such as soybeans, corn, olives, and …
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Palm And /or Soybean Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palms. Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds …
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Palm Oil And Salt
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, which is semi-solid at room …
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Raw Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is a fat extracted from the kernel of mature coconuts. It is solid at room temperature in cooler …
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Palm And Coconut Fat
Palm and coconut fat is a blend of fats derived from palm kernels and coconuts. These fats are solid at …
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Organic Flax Seed Oil
Organic flax seed oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The seeds …
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100%italian Extra-virgin Olive Oil
100% Italian Extra-Virgin Olive Oil is a type of olive oil made from the first pressing of olives grown and …
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Expeller-pressed Organic Oil Blend
This is a blend of oils extracted from plants using a mechanical pressing method called expelling, which avoids the use …
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Sunflower Corn Canola
Sunflower corn canola is a blend of oils derived from sunflowers, corn, and canola seeds. These plants are cultivated for …
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Walnut Oils
Walnut oil is a cooking oil extracted from walnuts. It is produced by pressing walnuts, often after roasting them to …
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Soybeanoil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Soybean Oil And Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Cottonseed oil is extracted from the …
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Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil Or Safflower Oil
Expeller pressed sunflower or safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from sunflower or safflower seeds using a mechanical press. …
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Non-gmo Sunflower Oil Non-gmo Canola Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, and canola oil is extracted from rapeseed. Both are common vegetable oils used …
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Canola High Oleic Soybean
High oleic soybean oil is a type of soybean oil that has been bred or modified to have a higher …
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Illipe
Illipe butter is a fat derived from the nuts of the illipe tree, native to Borneo. The nuts are harvested, …
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Coconut Oil Fractions
Coconut oil fractions are derived from coconut oil. The process involves separating coconut oil into different components based on their …
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Extra Virgin Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. It …
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Soybean Oil Shortening
Soybean oil shortening is a solid fat made from soybean oil. It is produced by a process called hydrogenation, which …
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100% Pure Olive Oil
100% Pure Olive Oil is a natural oil extracted from the fruit of the olive tree. It is produced by …
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Browned In Soybean Oil
Browned in soybean oil refers to food products, typically meats, that have been cooked or partially cooked in soybean oil. …
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Palm Oil Powder
Palm oil powder is a form of palm oil that has been processed into a fine powder. It is typically …
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Rapeseed And Cottonseed
Rapeseed oil, commonly known as canola oil, and cottonseed oil are both vegetable oils. They are extracted from the seeds …
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High Oleic Safflower
High oleic safflower oil is a cooking oil made from safflower seeds that have been bred to have a high …
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Canola Corn
Canola corn is a blend of canola oil and corn oil. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola …
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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.