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.
Sunflower Canola Oils
Sunflower canola oil is a blend of oils derived from sunflowers and rapeseed (canola) plants. These oils are extracted from …
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Pomace Oil
Pomace oil is the lowest grade of olive oil. It is made from the pulp and skin left over after …
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Oils: Palm
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is extracted from the pulp …
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Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat
Fully hydrogenated vegetable fat is a type of fat made from vegetable oils. The process of hydrogenation adds hydrogen to …
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Palm Oil Shortening With Beta Carotene
Palm oil shortening is a solid fat made from palm oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm …
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Sunflower Oil Peanut Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, while peanut oil is pressed from peanuts. Both are vegetable oils commonly used …
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Shea Nut Oil
Shea nut oil is a vegetable oil derived from the nuts of the shea tree, native to West Africa. The …
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Sunflower Seed Paste
Sunflower seed paste is made from ground sunflower seeds. It is a smooth, creamy spread that retains the natural flavor …
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Fractionated Coconut Oil Palm Kernel Oil
Fractionated coconut oil is a liquid oil made from coconut oil. It is produced by separating the solid fats from …
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Pre - Fried In Non - Gmo Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is a semi-solid fat …
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Organic Sunflower Organic Safflower Oils
Organic sunflower and safflower oils are fats extracted from the seeds of sunflowers and safflower plants, respectively. These oils are …
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Expeller Pressed Oils
Expeller pressed oils are vegetable oils extracted using a mechanical press, also known as a screw press. This method uses …
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Coconut And Canola
Coconut oil is extracted from the flesh of mature coconuts. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the …
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Palm Kernel Fractionated Palm Kernel Oil
Palm kernel oil is extracted from the seed of the oil palm fruit. Fractionation is a process that separates oils …
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Peanut Cottonseed
Peanut oil is a vegetable oil derived from the common peanut. It is extracted from peanut kernels and is known …
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Italian Olive Oil
Italian olive oil is a vegetable oil made from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea europaea), native to the …
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Shortening Flake
Shortening flake is a type of fat, typically made from vegetable oils like soybean or palm oil. It is processed …
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Fractioned Palm Kernel Oil
Fractioned palm kernel oil is a vegetable oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. It is produced …
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Whole Milk 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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Palm Kernel Oil And Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Palm kernel oil is a tropical oil extracted from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. Hydrogenation is a process …
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Hellmann's Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce made primarily from oil, egg yolk, and an acid, such as vinegar or lemon …
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Breading Set In Non-hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Breading set is a mixture of ingredients that creates a crispy coating on foods, often used in frozen products. It …
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Natural Almond Butter
Natural almond butter is a spread made from ground roasted almonds. It is produced by grinding whole almonds until they …
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Browned In Sunflower Oil
This ingredient refers to meat, poultry, or fish that has been cooked in sunflower oil. Sunflower oil is a vegetable …
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Palmfruit Shortening
Palmfruit shortening is a solid fat made from the oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. This …
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Ghee Butter
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, meaning the milk solids and water have been removed. It originates from ancient …
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Organic Hazelnut Butter
Organic hazelnut butter is a spread made from roasted organic hazelnuts. The nuts are ground until they form a smooth, …
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Palm Soybean Canola Oils
Palm soybean canola oils is a blend of oils derived from the fruits of oil palm trees and the seeds …
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Non-gmo Canola
Non-GMO canola refers to oil derived from the seeds of the canola plant, a cultivar of rapeseed. The seeds are …
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Soybean Oil Topping
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Expeller Pressed Canola And Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend
This is a blend of two types of cooking oil: canola oil and extra virgin olive oil. Canola oil comes …
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Sunflower Peanut Canola Soybean Cottonseed Oil
These are common vegetable oils extracted from seeds or legumes. They are typically refined through processes like pressing, solvent extraction, …
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Canola Sunflower Palm
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed to remove certain …
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Canola High Oleic Soybean Oil
High oleic soybean oil is a type of soybean oil that has been bred or modified to have a higher …
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Interesterified Palm And Palm Kernel Oil
Interesterified palm and palm kernel oil is a type of fat made from palm oil and palm kernel oil. The …
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High Oleic Sunflower Oil Safflower Oil
High oleic sunflower oil and safflower oil are types of vegetable oils. They are made from sunflower or safflower seeds, …
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Palm Olein Sunflower
Palm olein is a liquid fraction of palm oil, which comes from the fruit of oil palms. It is produced …
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Sunflower Safflower Canola Soybean
These are common vegetable oils extracted from seeds. They are often blended together or used individually in food products. The …
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Oat Butter
Oat butter is a spread made from oats. It is typically produced by grinding roasted oats with oil, water, and …
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One Of More Of The Following: 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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Canola And Coconut Oil
This is a blend of oils derived from two different plants. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola …
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Edible Vegetable Oil
Edible vegetable oil is a general term for oils derived from plants, such as soybeans, corn, canola, or sunflower seeds. …
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Palm And Hydrogenated Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palms. Hydrogenation is a process that adds hydrogen …
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Vegetable Oils & Fats
Vegetable oils and fats are derived from plants, such as soybeans, corn, canola, and palm. They are extracted from seeds, …
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Palm Soy
Palm soy is a blend of palm oil and soybean oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm …
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Non-hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
Non-hydrogenated vegetable oils are fats extracted from plants, such as soybeans, corn, canola, or palm. They are liquid at room …
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Rape Oil
Rape oil, more commonly known as canola oil in North America, is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of …
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Sal Butter
Sal butter is a type of fat derived from the seeds of the Sal tree (Shorea robusta), native to India …
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Sunflower And Palm Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, and palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. Both are …
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Soybean Oil Palm Oil With TBHQ For Freshness
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Palm oil is derived from the …
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.