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.
Canola And/ Or Corn Oil
Canola oil comes from the seeds of the rapeseed plant, bred to have lower erucic acid. Corn oil is pressed …
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Palm Kernel Oil With Soy Lecithin
Palm kernel oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the kernel (seed) of the oil palm fruit. Soy lecithin is …
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Soybean Palm Coconut Canola
These are common vegetable oils, which are fats extracted from plants. Soybean oil comes from soybeans, palm oil from the …
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Rendered Bacon Fat & Bacon Bits
Rendered bacon fat is the fat from pork that has been processed to remove impurities. Bacon bits are small pieces …
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Seasame Oil
Sesame oil is a cooking oil made from sesame seeds. The seeds are typically toasted before being pressed to extract …
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Hydrogenated Oils
Hydrogenated oils are vegetable oils that have undergone a process called hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen atoms to the oil …
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Soybean Oil Dextrose
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from soybeans. Dextrose is a simple sugar, chemically identical to glucose, often derived …
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Refined Grapeseed Oil
Grapeseed oil is a light-tasting oil extracted from the seeds of grapes. The seeds are typically a byproduct of winemaking. …
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Hydrogenated Soybean Oil The Following: Sugar
Hydrogenated soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. Soybean oil is extracted from soybeans, a legume. …
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Organic Raw Almond Butter
Almond butter is a spread made from ground almonds. It is typically made by roasting almonds and then grinding them …
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Pure Vegetable Ghee
Pure Vegetable Ghee is a plant-based fat product designed to mimic the texture and cooking properties of traditional dairy ghee. …
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Soy Vegetable 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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Soybean Oil Canola Oil Palm Oil
Soybean oil, canola oil, and palm oil are common vegetable oils used in food production. Soybean oil is extracted from …
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Blend Of Palm & Soya Oil
This ingredient is a mixture of oils derived from two different plants: palm trees and soybeans. Palm oil comes from …
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Palm Or Sunflower
Palm oil and sunflower oil are common vegetable oils. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palms, while sunflower …
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Mayonaise
Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce made primarily from oil, egg yolk, and an acid, such as vinegar or lemon …
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Esterified Propoxylated Glycerol
Esterified propoxylated glycerol (EPG) is a type of modified fat. It is made by chemically reacting glycerol with propylene oxide …
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Cashewnut
Cashews are kidney-shaped seeds that grow at the bottom of the cashew apple. They are native to Brazil but are …
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Partially Hydrogenated Sunflower Oil
Partially hydrogenated sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has been chemically changed through a process called partial …
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Sunflower Oil And / Or Canola Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds, while canola oil comes from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. Both are …
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Expeller Pressed Natural Oil Blend
This is a blend of vegetable oils processed using an expeller press. This mechanical method extracts oil from seeds or …
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100% Pure 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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Vegan: Organic Coconut Milk
Coconut milk is the liquid that comes from the flesh of mature coconuts. The flesh is grated and then steeped …
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Palm Fruit Oil And Extra Virgin Red Palm Oil
Palm oil is an edible vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. Red palm oil is a …
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Hexane Free
Hexane is a solvent used to extract oils from seeds like soybeans. 'Hexane-free' means the oil was extracted using a …
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Vegetable Oil Shortening With Soy Lecithin
Vegetable oil shortening is a solid fat made from various vegetable oils, often processed to be solid at room temperature. …
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Sunflower Oils
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant. It is produced by pressing the …
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Coconut Oil Soybean Oil
Coconut oil is a fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds of …
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All Natural Mayonnaise
Mayonnaise is a thick, creamy sauce made primarily from oil, egg yolk, and an acid like vinegar or lemon juice. …
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Animal/vegetable Shortening
Shortening is a solid fat, typically white and odorless, used in cooking and baking. It can be made from animal …
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Dried Coconut Milk
Dried coconut milk is a powdered form of coconut milk, made by dehydrating the liquid extracted from the grated meat …
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Partially Hydrogenated Palm & Soya Bean Oils
Partially hydrogenated palm and soybean oils are fats that have undergone a process called partial hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen …
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Partialy Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is a type of fat created when liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean or corn oil, …
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Organic Safflower Organic Sunflower Seed Oil
Safflower oil and sunflower oil are plant-based oils extracted from the seeds of the safflower and sunflower plants, respectively. Both …
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Roasted In Safflower Oil
Safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. The seeds are typically roasted to …
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Rapessed
Rapeseed is a flowering plant with yellow flowers. Its seeds are pressed to extract a versatile oil. The oil is …
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Palm Cottonseed Sunflower Oil
Palm cottonseed sunflower oil is a blend of three different vegetable oils: palm oil, cottonseed oil, and sunflower oil. Palm …
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Soybean And Sunflower Oils
These are common vegetable oils extracted from soybeans and sunflowers. The seeds are typically pressed to extract the oil, which …
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Almonds Roasted In Peanut Cottonseed Oil
Almonds are tree nuts that grow on trees native to the Middle East and South Asia. They are typically roasted …
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Preservative Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). It is a …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oils
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. It …
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Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Greek extra virgin olive oil is a type of olive oil produced in Greece from the fruit of olive trees. …
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Sunflower Or Safflower Oils
Sunflower and safflower oils are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of sunflowers and safflower plants, respectively. They are typically …
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Vegetable Fat Palm
Palm fat, also known as palm oil, is an edible vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. …
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Palm And Kernel
Palm oil and palm kernel oil are vegetable fats derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil …
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Almonds Roasted In High Oleic Safflower Oil
Roasted almonds are whole or chopped almonds that have been heated in an oven or fryer. High oleic safflower oil …
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Sunflower Canola Rice Oil
Sunflower canola rice oil is a blend of oils derived from sunflowers, canola (rapeseed), and rice. These plants are cultivated …
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Vegetable Oils Palm Kernel
Palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil extracted from the kernel, or seed, of the oil palm tree. …
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Confectionery Palm Fat
Confectionery palm fat is a type of fat made from palm oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of the …
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Vegetal Oil
Vegetable oil is a general term for oils derived from plants. These oils are extracted from various parts of plants, …
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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.