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.
Hydrogenated And Palm
Hydrogenated palm oil is a vegetable oil that comes from palm fruit. It is made by adding hydrogen to liquid …
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Emulsified Palm Shortening
Emulsified palm shortening is a type of fat made from palm oil. It is processed to have a smooth, solid …
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Canola Oil Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The plant is a cultivar of …
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Cocoa Butter Dextrose
Cocoa butter is the natural fat found in cocoa beans. It is extracted from the cocoa bean during the process …
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Sunflower Oil And Canola Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, while canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant. Both are …
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Vegetable Fat And Oil Shortening
Vegetable fat and oil shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or canola oil. …
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Palm Kernel Fractionated Coconut Oil
Palm kernel fractionated coconut oil is a type of fat made from a blend of palm kernel oil and coconut …
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Palm Canola Shortening
Palm canola shortening is a type of fat made from a blend of palm oil and canola oil. The oils …
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Vegetable Oil Palm Kernel Oil
Palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil. It is extracted from the kernel, or seed, of the oil …
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Canola Safflower Sunflower
Canola, safflower, and sunflower oils are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of their respective plants. These oils are commonly …
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Caprylic Triglyceride
Caprylic triglyceride is a type of fat derived from fatty acids found in coconut oil and palm kernel oil. It …
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Sunflower Oil And Palm Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, while palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. Both are …
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100% Coconut Mct Oil
Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are fats that are found naturally in coconut oil, palm kernel oil, and dairy products. 100% Coconut …
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Palm Oll
Palm oil is a common edible vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is …
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Expeller Pressed Safflower Seed Expeller Pressed Canola
Expeller pressed safflower seed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from safflower seeds using a mechanical pressing method without chemical …
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Safflower Oil Or Organic Sunflower Oil
Safflower oil is a light-colored vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the safflower plant. Sunflower oil is pressed from …
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Mct Oil From Coconut
MCT oil is a type of fat made from coconut oil. Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) are fats that are metabolized differently …
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Palm Oil Or Modified Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, primarily the African oil palm. …
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Vegetable Margarine Soybean Oil
Vegetable margarine is a butter substitute made primarily from vegetable oils, such as soybean oil. It is typically produced through …
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Soybean Oil Sunflower Oil Canola Oil
Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most widely used vegetable …
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Mixture Of Vegetable Oils
A mixture of vegetable oils is a blend of two or more refined oils derived from plants. These oils can …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil 3.5
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. It …
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Flavoring Oil: 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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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil Vegetable Oil
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a vegetable oil that comes from the seeds of palm fruit. The "hydrogenated" part means …
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Pre-browned In Canola Oil
This ingredient refers to food, typically meat or seafood, that has been partially cooked in canola oil before being packaged. …
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Salted Margarine
Salted margarine is a butter substitute made primarily from vegetable oils or animal fats. It is created by blending these …
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Mct Oil Creamer
MCT oil creamer is a dietary supplement that combines medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) with other ingredients, often to mimic the taste …
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Corn Oil Cotton Seed Oil Sunflower Oil
Corn oil, cottonseed oil, and sunflower oil are all vegetable oils extracted from seeds. Corn oil comes from the germ …
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Soybean Dil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Rapeseed Oil Sunflower Oil
Rapeseed oil, commonly known as canola oil in North America, is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the …
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Fried In Soybean Sesame Oil
This is a blend of soybean oil and sesame oil, often used for frying. Soybean oil comes from soybeans, and …
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Macadamia Oil
Macadamia oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the nuts of the macadamia tree. The nuts are typically roasted before …
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Hydrogenated Palm Oil Shortening
Hydrogenated palm oil shortening is a solid fat made from palm oil that has undergone a process called hydrogenation. This …
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Olive Sunflower
Olive sunflower is a blend of olive oil and sunflower oil. Olive oil is pressed from olives, and sunflower oil …
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Cold Extracted Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Cold extracted extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from olives pressed without heat or …
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Pressed Palm Oil
Pressed palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is a semi-solid at …
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Colored Vegetable Fat Coating
Colored vegetable fat coating is a food ingredient used to add color and a smooth texture to products. It is …
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All Purpose Vegetable Shortening
All-purpose vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as palm, soybean, or cottonseed oil. These oils …
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Shea Oil Sunflower Oil
Shea oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. It is a solid at …
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Megaseed Oil
Megaseed oil is a plant-based oil extracted from the seeds of the megaseed plant. The seeds are typically cleaned, dried, …
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Raspberry Seed Oil
Raspberry seed oil is extracted from the tiny seeds of raspberries. It is a byproduct of the juice and wine …
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Blackberry Seed Oil
Blackberry seed oil is extracted from the tiny seeds found inside blackberries. The seeds are typically cold-pressed to release their …
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Black Cumin Seed Oil
Black cumin seed oil is a vegetable oil pressed from the seeds of the *Nigella sativa* plant. The seeds are …
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Black Raspberry Seed Oil
Black raspberry seed oil is extracted from the tiny seeds of black raspberries. The seeds are typically cold-pressed to obtain …
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High Monosaturated Canola Oil Sunflower Oil
High monounsaturated canola oil and sunflower oil is a blend of two vegetable oils. Canola oil is extracted from the …
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Butter/oil Mixture: 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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Rapeseeds Or Sunflower
Rapeseeds and sunflower seeds are the seeds of flowering plants. Rapeseeds are crushed to produce canola oil, while sunflower seeds …
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Partially Hidrogenated Soybean
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. It is created by adding hydrogen to …
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Mango Kernel
Mango kernel is the seed found inside the mango fruit. It is typically removed from the fruit flesh and processed …
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Peanut Oil And Sea Salt
Peanut oil is extracted from roasted peanuts. It is a common cooking oil with a mild, nutty flavor. Sea salt …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.