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.
Soybean Oil Coconut Oil Canola Oil
Soybean oil, coconut oil, and canola oil are all vegetable oils. Soybean oil comes from soybeans, coconut oil from coconuts, …
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White Chocolate: Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is a natural component of chocolate, giving it a …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Palm Kernel Oil
Hydrogenated vegetable oil palm kernel oil is a fat derived from palm kernel oil that has undergone a process called …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil Palm Kernel
Hydrogenated vegetable oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oil, such as palm kernel oil, to make it …
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100% From Soybean
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Vegtable Oil
Vegetable oil is a general term for oil extracted from plants. Common sources include soybeans, corn, canola (rapeseed), and sunflowers. …
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Honey Roasted Almonds: Corn Or Peanut Oil
Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the germ of corn kernels. Peanut oil is extracted from peanut kernels. …
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10% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, produced by pressing whole olives without the use of …
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Vegatable Shortening
Vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or cottonseed oil. It is produced …
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Non Gmo/rbd Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The "non-GMO" label means the seeds …
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All Purpose Palm Shortening
All-purpose palm shortening is a solid fat made from palm oil, which comes from the fruit of the oil palm …
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Butterfat Solids
Butterfat solids are the fatty part of milk, separated from water and other milk components. They are essentially concentrated milk …
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Chopped Garlic Spread: Liquid Oil
Liquid oil used in chopped garlic spread is typically a vegetable oil, such as soybean, canola, or sunflower oil. It …
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Frosted: Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening
Hydrogenated vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from liquid vegetable oils. It is produced by a process called hydrogenation, …
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Mechanically-pressed
Mechanically pressed refers to a method of extracting oil from seeds, nuts, or fruits. This process uses physical pressure, often …
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Organic Soy Bean 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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Animal Shortening And Vegetable Oil Tallow
Animal shortening and vegetable oil tallow is a blend of fats used in food. It combines tallow, which is rendered …
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Sugar Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils are a type of fat produced by chemically altering liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean or …
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Canola Oil Coconut Oil Soybean Oil
Canola oil is extracted from the seeds of the canola plant, coconut oil comes from the meat of mature coconuts, …
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Partially Hydrogenated Palm And Canola Oils
Partially hydrogenated oils are fats that have undergone a process called partial hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen atoms to liquid …
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Expeller Pressed Refined High Oleic Organic Sunflower Oil
This is a type of sunflower oil that has been processed to be high in oleic acid, a type of …
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Organic Tahini Butter
Organic tahini butter is a smooth paste made from organic sesame seeds. The seeds are typically roasted and then ground …
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Sunflower Oil Palm Fruit Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus), while palm fruit oil is obtained from …
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100% Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil
100% Unrefined Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the first pressing of olives …
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Corn Canola Oils
Corn oil is extracted from the germ of corn kernels, while canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola …
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Pa Produced Canola Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the canola plant. The name 'canola' comes from 'Canadian …
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Corn And Palm Fruit Oils
Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the germ of corn kernels. Palm fruit oil, also known as palm …
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Palm And Shea Oils
Palm oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Shea oil is a vegetable …
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Sunflowers Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant. It is a common cooking oil …
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Salt And Sunflower Oil
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride. It is mined from underground deposits or evaporated from seawater. Sunflower …
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Vegetable Fatty Acids
Vegetable fatty acids are a group of acids derived from plant-based fats and oils. They are typically produced through the …
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Soy Oils
Soy oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Palm And Canola Oil Shortening
Palm and canola oil shortening is a solid fat made from a blend of palm oil and canola oil. Shortening …
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Palm And Soybean And Canola Oils
Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree, while soybean oil comes from soybeans, and canola …
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Milk Chocolate Coating: Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil made from the white, fleshy part (meat) of mature coconuts. It is extracted by …
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Partially Hydrogenated Cottonseed And Soy Bean Oil
Partially hydrogenated cottonseed and soybean oil is a type of fat made from liquid cottonseed and soybean oils. These oils …
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High Oleic Safflower And/ Or Sunflower Oil
High oleic safflower and sunflower oils are cooking oils derived from specific varieties of safflower and sunflower plants. These varieties …
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Sliced And Cooked In 100% Pure Cottonseed Oil
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant. After the cotton fibers are removed, …
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Corn Oil Peanut Oil
Corn oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the germ of corn (maize). Peanut oil is a vegetable oil made …
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Soybean Oil Blend And Soy Oil Shortening
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from soybeans. Soy oil shortening is a solid fat product, often made from …
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Canola & Fish Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. Fish oil is derived from the …
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Dehydrated Sunflower Oil
Dehydrated sunflower oil is a processed form of sunflower oil. It is made by removing water from sunflower oil, often …
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Prepared With Beef Fats & Vegetable Oils
This ingredient is a blend that combines fats from beef with various oils extracted from plants. Beef fat, also known …
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Unrefined Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Unrefined extra virgin coconut oil is an edible oil made from fresh, mature coconuts (Cocos nucifera). It is extracted from …
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Extra Virgin Cold Press Olive Oil
Extra virgin cold-pressed olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. …
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Partially Hydrogenated Lard
Partially hydrogenated lard is rendered pig fat that has undergone a chemical process called partial hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen …
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Vegetable Fats And Oil
Vegetable fats and oils are lipids (fats) extracted from plants. They come from the seeds, fruits, or nuts of various …
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Organic Canola Oil Or Organic Sunflower Oil
Canola oil comes from the rapeseed plant, bred to have lower erucic acid. Sunflower oil comes from pressing sunflower seeds. …
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Natural Peanut Oil
Peanut oil is extracted from roasted peanuts. It is a common cooking oil known for its mild, nutty flavor and …
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Hydrogenated Coconut Oil With Corn Safflower Oil
This ingredient is a blend of hydrogenated coconut oil, corn oil, and safflower oil. Hydrogenation is a process that adds …
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.