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.
Modified Palm Kernel
Modified palm kernel is a fat derived from the kernel (seed) of the oil palm tree. It undergoes physical or …
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Oil Palm
Oil palm is a tropical tree whose fruit is used to produce palm oil. Palm oil is extracted from the …
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Decor: 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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Vegetal Fat Hydrogenated
Hydrogenated vegetal fat is a type of fat made from liquid vegetable oils that have undergone a process called hydrogenation. …
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Dark Chocolate Compound
Dark chocolate compound is a chocolate-like product used as a coating or molding material. Unlike traditional chocolate, it replaces cocoa …
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Shortening Canola
Shortening is a solid fat used in baking to provide texture and tenderness. Canola shortening is made from canola oil, …
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Liquid Soya Oil
Liquid soya oil, also known as soybean oil, is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. …
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Palm Oil And Modified Palm Oil
Palm oil is a type of vegetable oil that comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. Modified palm oil …
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Corn & Cotton Seed
Cottonseed is a seed from cotton plants, while corn is a grain. Both are agricultural products that are processed to …
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Soybean Oil And Annatto Extract
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Annatto extract is a natural food …
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Refined Rapeseed Oil
Refined rapeseed oil, also known as canola oil, is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. …
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Expeller Pressed High Oleic Safflower Oil Sunflower Oil
Expeller-pressed high oleic safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from safflower seeds using a mechanical pressing method without heat. …
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Non-gmo 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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Fractionated Palm Oils
Fractionated palm oils are derived from palm oil, which comes from the fruit of the oil palm tree. The fractionation …
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Fractionated Palm Fractionated Palm Kernel Fat
Fractionated palm kernel fat is a type of fat made from palm kernel oil, which comes from the seed (kernel) …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil 96
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. It's …
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Stearoyl
Stearoyl is a fatty acid, a type of fat. It is commonly derived from animal fats or vegetable oils through …
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Light Coconut Milk
Light coconut milk is made from the white flesh of mature coconuts, which is pressed and mixed with water. It …
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Cottonseed Oil Rapeseed
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant. After the cotton fibers are removed, …
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Oilseeds
Oilseeds are seeds that can be pressed to extract oil. Common examples include soybeans, sunflower seeds, canola (rapeseed), and flaxseeds. …
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Canola Rice Bran
Canola rice bran is a blend of oil derived from canola seeds and the outer layer of rice grains (bran). …
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Seared In Vegetable Oil
Seared in vegetable oil describes a cooking method where food is quickly browned at high temperatures using oil from plants. …
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Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Soybean Oil
Partially hydrogenated palm kernel soybean oil is a type of fat created by adding hydrogen to liquid palm kernel and …
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Soybean And Fractionated Palm Oils
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from soybeans. Fractionated palm oil is made by separating palm oil into liquid …
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Fried In Organic Soybean Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. When a product is described as …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil 99
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree (Olea …
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Palm And Canola Oil With TBHQ For Freshness
This ingredient is a blend of palm oil and canola oil, preserved with TBHQ (tert-Butylhydroquinone). Palm oil comes from the …
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Filling: Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil is a broad term for oils extracted from plants. These oils are typically obtained from seeds, fruits, or …
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Palm And Palm Kernel With TBHQ For Freshness
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. Palm kernel oil comes from the …
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Palm Kernel And Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
Palm kernel oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the kernel, or seed, of the oil palm tree. Partial hydrogenation …
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Lard Sunflower Oil
Lard is a rendered pig fat. Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil pressed from sunflower seeds. When combined, they form …
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Wheat Germ Oil
Wheat germ oil is extracted from the germ of the wheat kernel, which is the embryo of the seed. It …
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Canola Palm Palm Kernel Oil
Canola, palm, and palm kernel oils are vegetable oils extracted from plants. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the …
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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel And Soybean Oil
This ingredient is a blend of palm kernel oil and soybean oil that has undergone a process called hydrogenation. Hydrogenation …
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Palm Canola Palm Kernel Oil
Palm Canola Palm Kernel Oil is a blend of three different vegetable oils. Palm oil and palm kernel oil are …
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Non-hydrogenated Rapeseed Oil
Non-hydrogenated rapeseed oil is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. It is also known as …
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Modified Palm Oil And Canola Oil Shortening
This is a type of shortening made from a blend of palm oil and canola oil. The oils are processed …
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Interesterified Vegetable Fat
Interesterified vegetable fat is a type of fat produced by rearranging the fatty acids within or between different vegetable oils. …
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Canola Cottonseed Soybean Oil
Canola oil, soybean oil, and cottonseed oil are all vegetable oils derived from plants. Canola oil comes from the seeds …
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Sunflower Canola Corn Oil
Sunflower Canola Corn Oil is a blend of three common vegetable oils: sunflower oil, canola oil (derived from rapeseed), and …
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Canola Oil With TBHQ And Citric Acid
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from rapeseed. It is processed to reduce bitterness and then refined, bleached, and …
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Palm Palm Kernel Partially Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil
Partially hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a type of fat made from the kernel (seed) of the oil palm tree. …
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Peanut Or Canola Oil
Peanut oil is extracted from roasted peanuts. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. Both …
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Expeller Pressed Corn Or Sunflower Seed Oil
Expeller pressed oils are made by mechanically pressing seeds or nuts to extract their oil, without the use of chemical …
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Organic Expeller Pressed Sunflower Or Safflower Seed Oil
This is a cooking oil extracted from sunflower or safflower seeds. The 'expeller pressed' method means the oil is extracted …
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Anchovy And Sardine Oil
Anchovy and sardine oil is a type of fish oil derived from small, oily fish like anchovies and sardines. The …
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Corn Oil Or Canola Oil
Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the germ of corn kernels, while canola oil is extracted from the …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Palm Kernel And Soybean Oil
Hydrogenated vegetable oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils, such as palm kernel and soybean oil, to …
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Palm Shea
Palm shea is a blend of palm oil and shea butter, both plant-derived fats. Palm oil comes from the fruit …
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Palm Kernel And Coconut Oil
Palm kernel oil and coconut oil are vegetable oils extracted from the kernels of the oil palm tree and the …
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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.