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.
Soya Margarine
Soya margarine is a plant-based spread made primarily from soybean oil. It is produced by a process called hydrogenation, which …
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High Oleic Vegetable Oil
High oleic vegetable oil is a type of cooking oil that has been bred or processed to have a higher …
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Pure Vegetable Shortening
Pure vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean, cottonseed, or palm oil. The oils …
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High Oleic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Oil
High oleic sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has been bred or processed to be rich in …
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Soy Sunflower
Soy sunflower is a blend of soy oil and sunflower oil. These oils are extracted from soybeans and sunflower seeds, …
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Dry Shortening
Dry shortening is a solid fat, typically made from vegetable oils. It is processed to be solid at room temperature, …
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Medium Chain Triglycerides And Natural Flavors
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are fats that are digested differently than other fats. They are typically derived from coconut oil …
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Palm Vegetable Shortening
Palm vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from palm oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm …
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Expeller Pressed Canola Oil Sunflower Oil Safflower Oil
Expeller-pressed canola, sunflower, and safflower oils are vegetable oils extracted using mechanical pressing rather than chemical solvents. Expeller pressing uses …
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Soybean Oil And Yeast
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Raw & Organic Coconut Butter
Coconut butter is a creamy spread made from the flesh of mature coconuts. The entire coconut meat, including its oil …
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Milk Fats
Milk fat is the fat component of milk and dairy products. It is primarily composed of triglycerides, which are esters …
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Vegetable Shortening Soybean Oil
Vegetable shortening soybean oil is a solid fat made from soybean oil. It is produced by processing liquid soybean oil …
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Partially Hydrogenated Palm/palm Kernel Oils
Partially hydrogenated palm and palm kernel oils are fats that have been chemically changed to make them more solid at …
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Extra Virgin
Extra virgin refers to the highest grade of olive oil, obtained solely by mechanical or other physical means. It is …
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Pre-fried In Vegetable Oil
This ingredient refers to food items, often snacks or meal components, that have been partially cooked in vegetable oil before …
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Mayo
Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy condiment made primarily from oil, egg yolk, and an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. …
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Cocoa Buter
Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from cocoa beans. It is a natural vegetable fat that gives chocolate its smooth …
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Cottonseed Canola Oils
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Canola oil is made from rapeseed plants. Both are refined …
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Roasted In Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The seeds are crushed to extract …
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High Oleic Canola Oil High Oleic Soybean Oil
High oleic canola and soybean oils are types of vegetable oils that have been bred or modified to contain a …
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Modified Vegetable Oil
Modified vegetable oil is a vegetable oil that has been altered chemically or physically to improve its performance in specific …
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Sunflower Oil Vegetable Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the sunflower plant. The seeds are typically pressed to …
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Olive Oil Sauce
Olive oil sauce is a sauce where olive oil is a primary ingredient. It is made by combining olive oil …
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Interesterified Soybean Oil Soybean Oil Canola Oil
Interesterified soybean oil is a type of soybean oil that has been modified to change its physical properties, like its …
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Rbd Coconut Oil
RBD coconut oil is a refined, bleached, and deodorized version of coconut oil. It is derived from the meat of …
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Cooked In Peanut Oil
Peanut oil is extracted from roasted peanuts. It is a common cooking oil with a mild, nutty flavor. The cooking …
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Browned In Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. Expeller pressing is a mechanical process …
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Margarine Vegetable Oil Blend
Margarine is a butter substitute made primarily from vegetable oils. These oils are typically blended and then undergo a process …
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Shortening Palm Oil
Shortening palm oil is a solid fat derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is processed to achieve …
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Pork Fat Or Vegetable Oil
Pork fat, also known as lard, is rendered from the fatty tissue of pigs. Vegetable oil is extracted from various …
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Trans Fat Free Shortening
Shortening is a solid fat used in baking. It is typically made from vegetable oils that have undergone a process …
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Safflower Oil/canola Oil
Safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, …
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Medium Chain Triglycerides From Coconut Oil
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a type of fat derived from coconut oil or palm kernel oil. They are extracted …
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Canola Oil As Manufacturing Aid
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The seeds are crushed to extract …
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Coated With Organic Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant. It is processed and refined for …
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Soybean Canola Oil And Yeast
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Canola oil is derived from rapeseed, …
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Canola Sunflower Soybean Oil
This is a blend of oils derived from canola, sunflower, and soybean plants. These oils are extracted from the seeds …
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2 - Non-gmo Expeller Pressed
This refers to a food ingredient, often an oil or fat, that has been processed using mechanical pressing (expelling) without …
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Palm High Oleic Soybean
Palm high oleic soybean oil is a blend of soybean oil and palm oil, modified to be high in oleic …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Cottonseed
Partially hydrogenated soybean cottonseed is a type of fat made from soybean oil and cottonseed oil that has undergone a …
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Cooked Chicken Fat
Cooked chicken fat is the rendered fat from chickens that has been heated. It is a byproduct of chicken processing …
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Soybean And Canola
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Canola oil is derived from a …
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Partially Hydrogenated Coconut
Partially hydrogenated coconut refers to coconut oil that has undergone a process called partial hydrogenation. This process involves adding hydrogen …
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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil Palm Oil Canola Oil
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a type of fat made from palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil comes from the …
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Vegetable Shortenings
Vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or cottonseed oil. It is produced …
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Vegetable Oil And Fats
Vegetable oils and fats are derived from plants, such as soybeans, corn, canola, or palm. They are extracted from seeds, …
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Rapeseed & Soybean
Rapeseed, also known as canola, and soybeans are oilseed crops grown worldwide. The seeds are harvested and processed to extract …
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Soybean Oil And Or Canola Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, …
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Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soy Oil
Partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soy oil is a type of fat made from liquid cottonseed and soybean oils. These oils …
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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.