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 Butte
Cocoa butter is the natural fat extracted from cocoa beans. After cocoa beans are roasted and shelled, they are ground …
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Rapeseed Oil And Salt
Rapeseed oil, also known as canola oil, is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. The …
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Palm And Soy
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palms. Soy oil, also known as soybean oil, …
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High Oleic Organic Sunflower Oil
High oleic sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has a higher concentration of oleic acid, a monounsaturated …
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Sunflower And Canola Oil
Sunflower and canola oils are common vegetable oils used in cooking and food manufacturing. Sunflower oil comes from pressing the …
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Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil
Unrefined virgin coconut oil is extracted from fresh coconut meat without using high heat or chemical solvents. It retains more …
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Palm Oil Partially Hydrogenated Soybean & Cottonseed Oil
This ingredient is a blend of vegetable oils: palm oil, partially hydrogenated soybean oil, and partially hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Palm …
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Cottonseed And Or Soybean
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Soybean oil is pressed from soybeans, a type of legume. …
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Shortening Oil
Shortening oil is a solid or semi-solid fat, typically made from vegetable oils like soybean, canola, or palm oil. It …
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Organic Expeller Pressed Safflower Canola Oil
Organic Expeller Pressed Safflower Canola Oil is a blend of oils derived from safflower and canola seeds. 'Expeller pressed' means …
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Vegetable Roasting Oil
Vegetable roasting oil is a blend of edible oils derived from plants, such as soybean, canola, or sunflower oil. It …
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Organic Unrefined Virgin Coconut Oil
Organic unrefined virgin coconut oil is a type of oil extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. "Virgin" and "unrefined" …
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Cream Of Coconut
Cream of coconut is a thick, unsweetened liquid made from the white flesh of mature coconuts. The coconut meat is …
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Rapseed Oil
Rapseed oil, also known as canola oil, is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. The …
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Extra Virgin Olive And Sunflower Oils
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from pure, cold-pressed olives. Sunflower oil is extracted …
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Soybean Oi
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
What is Soybean Oi? →
Soybean Added
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Non-gmo 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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Coconut Oil Or Corn Oil
Coconut oil is a fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from …
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Vegetable Oil & Fat
Vegetable oil and fat are fats derived from plants. They are extracted from various sources like seeds, fruits, and nuts …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Cottonseed Canola Oils
Partially hydrogenated oils are fats made from liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean, cottonseed, and canola oil. Through a process …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Palm Oil
Hydrogenated vegetable palm oil is a type of fat made from palm oil that has undergone a process called hydrogenation. …
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Glazing Agent: Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil is a fat extracted from plants, such as seeds, fruits, or nuts. It is typically made by pressing …
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Clear Canola Oil
Clear canola oil is a type of vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant, which is a …
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Cottonseed And Soybean To Prevent Separation
Cottonseed and soybean oils are refined vegetable oils extracted from cotton seeds and soybeans, respectively. They are processed to remove …
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High Oleic Canola Oil Sunflower Oil
This ingredient is a blend of high oleic canola oil and sunflower oil. Canola oil is extracted from the seeds …
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Palm Soy Shortening
Palm soy shortening is a blend of palm oil and soybean oil, often hydrogenated to create a solid fat at …
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Soybean &/or Palm Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Palm oil comes from the fruit …
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Canola Oil And Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
This ingredient is a blend of canola oil and hydrogenated cottonseed oil. Canola oil is extracted from the seeds of …
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Triglyceride
Triglycerides are a type of fat or oil. They are the main component of body fat in humans and animals, …
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Canola Ol
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The plant is a cultivar of …
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Non-gmo Expeller Pressed Safflower Oil
Expeller-pressed safflower oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the safflower plant. The 'expeller-pressed' method means the …
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Cottonseed Palm
Cottonseed palm is a type of oil blend. It is made from a mix of cottonseed oil and palm oil. …
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Organic Sesame Butter
Organic sesame butter is a spread made from whole, roasted organic sesame seeds. The seeds are ground until they form …
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Soybean And Rapeseed Oil
Soybean and rapeseed oil are vegetable oils derived from soybeans and rapeseed plants, respectively. They are extracted from the seeds …
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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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Blended Olive Oil
Blended olive oil is a mixture of different types of olive oils, including refined olive oil and virgin or extra …
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Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil & Sunflower Oil
This is a blend of two types of oil: extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil. Extra virgin olive oil …
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Vegetable Oil Butter Blend
A Vegetable Oil Butter Blend is a mixture of vegetable oils and dairy butter. It combines plant-derived oils, such as …
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Water Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from sunflower seeds. It is a common cooking oil, often used for frying, …
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Non-hydrogenated Canola
Non-hydrogenated canola oil is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed without hydrogenation, …
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Non-hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening
Non-hydrogenated vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils like soybean, palm, or canola oil. The oils are …
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Corn And Soybean Oils
Corn and soybean oils are common cooking oils made from the seeds of corn plants and soybeans, respectively. They are …
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Organic Plant Oils
Organic plant oils are fats extracted from various plants, such as sunflowers, soybeans, or coconuts. They are produced from organically …
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High Oleic Soybean Oil Soybean Oil
High oleic soybean oil is a type of vegetable oil made from genetically modified soybeans. These soybeans are bred to …
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Organic Hazelnut
Organic hazelnuts are the nuts of the hazel tree, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. They are typically harvested in …
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20% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This is a blend where extra virgin olive oil makes up at least 20% of the total oil content. Extra …
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Sesame Seed Butter
Sesame seed butter is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It is a staple in many cuisines, particularly in …
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Sunflower Or Palm Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, and palm oil is extracted from the fruit of oil palm trees. Both …
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Refined Palm Kernel Oil
Refined palm kernel oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the kernel, or seed, of the oil palm fruit. 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.