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.
Lipolyzed Butter Oil
Lipolyzed butter oil is a type of butter oil that has undergone a process called lipolysis. This process uses enzymes …
What is Lipolyzed Butter Oil? →
Sesame Paste
Sesame paste is a smooth, thick paste made from ground, roasted sesame seeds. It is a staple ingredient in many …
What is Sesame Paste? →
Expeller Pressed High Oleic Safflower Sunflower Oil
Expeller-pressed high oleic safflower and sunflower oil is a blend of oils extracted from safflower and sunflower seeds using a …
What is Expeller Pressed High Oleic Safflower Sunflower Oil? →
Peanut Cottonseed Palm Oil
Peanut oil is a vegetable oil extracted from roasted peanuts. It is known for its distinct nutty flavor and high …
What is Peanut Cottonseed Palm Oil? →
Sunflower Oil Safflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant. Safflower oil comes from the seeds …
What is Sunflower Oil Safflower Oil? →
Soybean And Cottonseed
Soybeans are legumes grown worldwide, while cottonseeds are a byproduct of cotton production. Both are processed to extract oils, which …
What is Soybean And Cottonseed? →
Soybean Sunflower Oil
Soybean sunflower oil is a blend of oils derived from soybeans and sunflowers. These oils are extracted from the seeds …
What is Soybean Sunflower Oil? →
Olive-pomace Oil
Olive-pomace oil is a type of olive oil made from the leftover pulp (pomace) after the first pressing of olives. …
What is Olive-pomace Oil? →
High Oleic Canola
High oleic canola is a type of canola oil made from specific varieties of the rapeseed plant. These plants are …
What is High Oleic Canola? →
Expeller-pressed Non-gmo Canola Oil
Expeller-pressed non-GMO canola oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the canola plant using mechanical pressing, without …
What is Expeller-pressed Non-gmo Canola Oil? →
Expeller Pressed Safflower Oil
Expeller pressed safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. The expeller pressing method …
What is Expeller Pressed Safflower Oil? →
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil Palm Oil
Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, while palm kernel oil comes from the seed …
What is Hydrogenated Palm Kernel Oil Palm Oil? →
Corn Oil Sunflower Oil
Corn oil and sunflower oil are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of corn plants and sunflowers, respectively. They are …
What is Corn Oil Sunflower Oil? →
Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts
Macadamia nuts are the seeds of the macadamia tree, native to Australia. They are typically dry roasted, a process that …
What is Dry Roasted Macadamia Nuts? →
Organic Almond Butter
Almond butter is a spread made from ground almonds. "Organic" means the almonds were grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, …
What is Organic Almond Butter? →
Soybean And Canola Oil
Soybean and canola oil are common vegetable oils used in food. Soybean oil comes from soybeans, and canola oil comes …
What is Soybean And Canola Oil? →
Organic Sesame Oil
Organic sesame oil is a cooking oil made from organic sesame seeds. The seeds are typically toasted before being pressed …
What is Organic Sesame Oil? →
Canola & Palm Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant, a cultivar of rapeseed. Palm oil …
What is Canola & Palm Oil? →
Hydrogenated Cottonseed/rapeseed Oil
Hydrogenated cottonseed/rapeseed oil is a vegetable fat made from cottonseed oil and rapeseed (canola) oil that has undergone a process …
What is Hydrogenated Cottonseed/rapeseed Oil? →
Canola Oil With TBHQ For Freshness
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed to remove impurities …
What is Canola Oil With TBHQ For Freshness? →
Rendered Bacon Fat
Rendered bacon fat is the fat from pigs that has been processed to remove impurities. It is obtained by heating …
What is Rendered Bacon Fat? →
Diglycerides
Diglycerides, also known as diglycerols, are a type of fat. They are made from glycerol and two fatty acids. Diglycerides …
What is Diglycerides? →
Sunflower Soybean Oil
Sunflower soybean oil is a blend of oils derived from sunflower seeds and soybeans. Both oils are extracted from the …
What is Sunflower Soybean Oil? →
Cottonseed Soybean Oil
Cottonseed soybean oil is a blend of oils derived from the seeds of cotton plants and soybeans. Both soybean and …
What is Cottonseed Soybean Oil? →
Palm Kernel And Soybean Oil
Palm kernel oil comes from the seed of the oil palm tree, while soybean oil is extracted from soybeans. Both …
What is Palm Kernel And Soybean Oil? →
Palm Oil Interesterified Soybean Oil
This ingredient is a blend of fats derived from palm oil and soybean oil. The oils are interesterified, a process …
What is Palm Oil Interesterified Soybean Oil? →
Palm Coconut Oil
Palm coconut oil is a blend of palm oil and coconut oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil …
What is Palm Coconut Oil? →
Ghee
Ghee is a type of clarified butter, meaning the milk solids and water have been removed. It is made by …
What is Ghee? →
Canola And Carnauba Leaf Wax
Canola is a type of oil derived from rapeseed, bred to have lower erucic acid. Carnauba leaf wax comes from …
What is Canola And Carnauba Leaf Wax? →
Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
Modified palm and palm kernel oils are vegetable oils that have been physically or chemically altered to change their melting …
What is Modified Palm And Palm Kernel Oils? →
Refined Soybean Oil
Refined soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. The oil is then refined, …
What is Refined Soybean Oil? →
Organic Sunflower Organic Safflower Oil
Organic sunflower oil and organic safflower oil are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of the sunflower and safflower plants, …
What is Organic Sunflower Organic Safflower Oil? →
Hydrogenated Palm Kernel
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a type of fat made from palm kernel oil. Palm kernel oil comes from the …
What is Hydrogenated Palm Kernel? →
Spread: Vegetable Oil Blend
A vegetable oil blend is a mixture of different refined vegetable oils, such as soybean, canola, or sunflower oil. These …
What is Spread: Vegetable Oil Blend? →
Hydrogenated Rapeseed And Cottonseed Oil
Hydrogenated rapeseed and cottonseed oil is a blend of vegetable oils that have undergone a process called hydrogenation. This process …
What is Hydrogenated Rapeseed And Cottonseed Oil? →
Organic Cacao Butter
Cacao butter is the fat extracted from the cacao bean, the source of chocolate. It is a pale yellow, solid …
What is Organic Cacao Butter? →
Palm And Soybean
This ingredient is a blend of palm oil and soybean oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm …
What is Palm And Soybean? →
Sunflower Oil Corn Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from sunflower seeds. Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the germ …
What is Sunflower Oil Corn Oil? →
Palm Oil Soybean Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palms. Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted …
What is Palm Oil Soybean Oil? →
Palm And Palm Kernel Oil With TBHQ For Freshness
Palm oil and palm kernel oil are vegetable oils derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. They are often …
What is Palm And Palm Kernel Oil With TBHQ For Freshness? →
Peanut Oil Soy Oil
Peanut oil is a vegetable oil extracted from roasted peanuts. It is known for its high smoke point and distinct …
What is Peanut Oil Soy Oil? →
Unsalted
Unsalted butter is a dairy product made from churning cream. It is essentially butter without added salt. The process separates …
What is Unsalted? →
Blended Oil
Blended oil is a mixture of two or more refined vegetable oils. The specific oils used can vary widely, but …
What is Blended Oil? →
Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil
Expeller pressed soybean oil is a vegetable oil made from soybeans. It is produced by mechanically pressing soybeans to extract …
What is Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil? →
Non-dairy Cocoa Butter
Non-dairy cocoa butter is a plant-based fat that mimics the properties of dairy-derived butter. It is typically made from vegetable …
What is Non-dairy Cocoa Butter? →
Rapeseed And Soybean
Rapeseed, also known as canola, and soybeans are oilseed crops. The seeds are harvested and processed to extract their oils, …
What is Rapeseed And Soybean? →
Rendered Beef Fat
Rendered beef fat is the fat from cattle that has been melted and separated from other tissues. This process, called …
What is Rendered Beef Fat? →
Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil
Palm oil and palm kernel oil are vegetable oils derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil …
What is Palm Kernel Oil And Palm Oil? →
Canola And Palm Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant, a cultivar of rapeseed. Palm oil …
What is Canola And Palm Oil? →
Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Fully hydrogenated vegetable oil is a type of fat made from liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or sunflower …
What is Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil? →
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.