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.
Mid-oleic Sunflower Oil Palm Fruit Oil
Mid-oleic sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has a higher concentration of oleic acid, a monounsaturated fat. …
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Palm And Palm Olein
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. Palm olein is a …
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Oils: Safflower
Safflower oil is a cooking oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. The seeds are typically pressed to …
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Sugar And Beef Fat
Sugar and beef fat is a mixture of refined sugar and rendered fat obtained from cattle. Sugar is typically extracted …
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Corn Oil Canola Oil Sunflower Oil
Corn oil, canola oil, and sunflower oil are all types of vegetable oils. They are extracted from the seeds of …
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Coconut Milk: Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is a liquid made from the flesh of mature coconuts. The grated flesh is soaked in hot water …
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Cottonseed Oil Soybean Oil Canola Oil
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Soybean oil comes from soybeans, a type of legume. Canola …
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Canola And Corn Oils
Canola oil is derived from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. Corn oil is pressed from the germ of …
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Soybean Oil And Soy Lecithin
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Soy lecithin is a phospholipid mixture …
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Cold-pressed Virgin Coconut Oil
Cold-pressed virgin coconut oil is the oil extracted from fresh coconut meat without using heat or chemicals. It is known …
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Olive Oil And Salt Added
Olive oil is a fat obtained from pressing whole olives, the fruit of the olive tree. Salt, or sodium chloride, …
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Expeller Pressed Canola And Sesame Oils
This ingredient is a blend of oils extracted from canola seeds and sesame seeds. Canola oil is made from the …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil And Natural Smoke Flavor
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is made by adding hydrogen to soybean oil, a liquid vegetable oil derived from soybeans. Natural …
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Tahini Sesame Paste
Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine and is made …
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Pal
Pal is a brand name for a type of palm oil. Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the …
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Pecan Butter
Pecan butter is a spread made from ground pecans. Pecans are tree nuts native to North America. The nuts are …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Vegetable Oil
Partially hydrogenated soybean vegetable oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. It undergoes a process called partial …
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Sunflower Or Safflower Or Corn
Sunflower, safflower, and corn are all common edible plants grown in the United States. Their oils are extracted and often …
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Tahina
Tahini is a paste made from ground sesame seeds. It is a staple in Middle Eastern cuisine and is produced …
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Sustainably Sourced Palm Fruit Oil
Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil. It comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree, which grows …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean And Or Cottonseed Oils
Partially hydrogenated soybean and/or cottonseed oils are fats made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean oil, cottonseed oil, or a …
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Non-gmo Sunflower Safflower Oil
Non-GMO sunflower and safflower oil is a blend of oils extracted from the seeds of sunflowers and safflowers that have …
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Partially Hydrogenated Canola And Cottonseed Oil
Partially hydrogenated canola and cottonseed oil is a type of fat made from canola and cottonseed oils. These liquid oils …
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Sustainable Source Palm Oil
Sustainable Source Palm Oil is a type of vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is …
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Chicken Broth And Sunflower Oil
Chicken broth is the liquid made from simmering chicken bones, meat, and vegetables. Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds. …
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Corn Starch Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
This ingredient is a combination of corn starch and partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Corn starch is a carbohydrate extracted from …
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Peanut And Or Cottonseed Oil
Peanut oil is extracted from roasted peanuts. Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Both are refined, …
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Spread: Interesterified Soybean Oil
Interesterified soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. Its fatty acids are rearranged in a process …
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Canola Safflower And/oil Sunflower Oil
This ingredient is a blend of oils derived from the seeds of canola, safflower, and sunflower plants. These seeds are …
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Tallow With Mixed Tocopherols
Tallow is a rendered form of beef or mutton fat. Mixed tocopherols are a form of vitamin E, often added …
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Unfiltered Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Unfiltered extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the first pressing of olives without …
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Cottonseed And Or Peanut Oil
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Peanut oil is pressed from peanuts. Both are refined for …
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Margarine Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Margarine liquid is a blend of fats, often vegetable oils, water, and other ingredients like salt and emulsifiers. Partially hydrogenated …
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Expeller Pressed Canola
Expeller-pressed canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The expeller-pressing method uses mechanical …
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80% Refined Sunflower Oil And 20% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
This is a blend of two common cooking oils. Refined sunflower oil is made from sunflower seeds that have been …
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Coconut Cottonseed Margarine
Coconut cottonseed margarine is a blend of fats and oils, primarily derived from coconut and cottonseed. It is manufactured through …
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Soybean Oil And Vitamin E
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-hydrogenated Vegetable Margarine
Non-hydrogenated vegetable margarine is a spread made from plant-based oils, such as soybean, canola, or palm oil. Unlike traditional margarine, …
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Corn Oil And Spices
Corn oil is a vegetable oil made from the germ of corn kernels. It is extracted and refined to produce …
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Spread: Safflower Expeller Pressed Canola Oil
Safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. Expeller pressing is a mechanical method …
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Mayonnaise Canola Oil
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 And Extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend
This is a blend of two types of vegetable oil. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the rapeseed plant, …
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Topping: Interesterified Soybean Oil
Interesterified soybean oil is a type of soybean oil that has been modified through a process called interesterification. This process …
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Canola Oil And Soybean Oil
This is a blend of two common vegetable oils: canola oil and soybean oil. Canola oil comes from the seeds …
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A Blend Of Extra Virgin Olive Oil And Sunflower Oil
This ingredient is a mixture of extra virgin olive oil and sunflower oil. Extra virgin olive oil is made by …
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Sauce: Extra 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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Non-gmo Mayonnaise
Non-GMO mayonnaise is a condiment made without genetically modified organisms. It is typically made from oil, egg yolk, vinegar or …
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Palm Kernel & Soybean
Palm kernel oil and soybean oil are vegetable oils derived from the seeds of palm trees and soybeans, respectively. Both …
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Cottonseed Oil With Lecithin
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. After the cotton fibers are removed, the …
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Peanut Soy Oil
Peanut soy oil is a blend of oils derived from peanuts and soybeans. It is created by crushing the seeds …
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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.