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.
Non-hydrogenated Coconut Oil
Non-hydrogenated coconut oil is a type of fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. It is a solid at …
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Soybean Oil Or Canola Oil
Soybean oil is extracted from soybeans, a legume. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. …
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Palm Oil And Palm Kernel Oil
Palm oil and palm kernel oil are vegetable oils. Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of the oil palm …
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Canola Oil Or Soybean Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. Soybean oil is a vegetable oil …
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Hazelnut
Hazelnuts are the edible nuts of the hazel tree, native to Europe and Western Asia. They are typically harvested in …
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Liquid And Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Liquid and partially hydrogenated soybean oil is a blend of liquid soybean oil and soybean oil that has undergone a …
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Canola Sunflower
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The plant is a cultivar of …
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Corn Canola Sunflower Oil
Corn oil, canola oil, and sunflower oil are all vegetable oils extracted from seeds. Corn oil comes from the germ …
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Soybean Oil And Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Hydrogenated soybean oil is soybean oil …
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Sunflower Or Canola Or Rice Oil
Sunflower, canola, and rice oils are all vegetable oils extracted from seeds or grains. They are commonly produced by pressing …
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Safflower Sunflower Canola Oil
Safflower oil is extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant, and sunflower oil comes from sunflower seeds. Canola oil …
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Palm And Canola Oil
Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm trees, while canola oil is made from rapeseed plants. Both are …
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Canola/olive Oil Blend
This is a blend of two vegetable oils: canola oil and olive oil. Canola oil comes from the seeds of …
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Expeller Pressed Sunflower Seed Oil
Expeller pressed sunflower seed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from sunflower seeds using a mechanical press. This method, known …
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Concentrated Butter
Concentrated butter, also known as butter oil or anhydrous milkfat, is butter with most of its water and milk solids …
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Coconut Fat
Coconut fat is the oil extracted from the white flesh of mature coconuts. It is a solid at room temperature …
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Blanched In Vegetable Oil
Vegetable oil that has been heated to a specific temperature and then rapidly cooled. This process, called blanching, is used …
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Canola Oil And Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. Extra virgin olive oil comes from the fruit …
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Margarine Palm Oil
Margarine is a butter substitute made primarily from vegetable oils, often including palm oil. It is typically produced through a …
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Sesame Seed Paste
Sesame seed paste is a smooth, thick paste made from ground, roasted sesame seeds. It is a staple ingredient in …
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Mixed Triglycerides
Mixed triglycerides are a type of fat made up of different fatty acids. They can be derived from plant sources …
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Coconut And Canola Oil
Coconut and canola oil is a blend of two distinct vegetable oils. Coconut oil is extracted from the meat of …
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Non-gmo 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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Cottonseed Canola Oil
Cottonseed canola oil is a blend of oils derived from cotton seeds and the seeds of the canola plant. Both …
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Palm Oil & Fractionated Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is a semi-solid at …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Shortening
Hydrogenated vegetable shortening is a solid fat made from liquid vegetable oils through a process called hydrogenation. This process adds …
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Macadamias
Macadamia nuts are the seeds of the macadamia tree, native to Australia. They are typically harvested, shelled, and then sold …
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Cottonseed And Soybean
Cottonseed and soybean are oilseeds grown in the U.S. and around the world. The seeds are harvested, cleaned, and then …
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Palm Fractions
Palm fractions are derived from palm oil. Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of oil palms. The oil is …
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Organic Palm Shortening
Organic palm shortening is a solid fat made from palm oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil palm …
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Fully Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Fully hydrogenated soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. It is created through a process called …
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100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil
100% Extra Virgin Olive Oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from the fruit of the olive tree. …
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Soybean With TBHQ For Freshness
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Liquid Margarine
Liquid margarine is a spreadable fat product that remains liquid at room temperature. It is typically made from a blend …
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Set In Vegetable Oil
Set in vegetable oil is not a specific ingredient but rather a description of how a food product is prepared. …
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Peanut Soybean Oil
Peanut soybean oil is a blend of oils derived from peanuts and soybeans. It is produced by crushing the peanuts …
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Soybean Peanut Oil
Soybean peanut oil is a blend of oils derived from soybeans and peanuts. Both soybeans and peanuts are legumes, not …
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Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (PHOs) are fats made from liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean or corn oil, that have …
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Safflower Or Sunflower Oil
Safflower oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant, and sunflower oil comes from sunflower seeds. Both are pressed …
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Organic Coconutmilk
Organic coconut milk is a liquid made from the white flesh of mature organic coconuts. The flesh is typically grated …
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Not From Milk
Not From Milk is a plant-based ingredient used to replace dairy components in food products. It is typically derived from …
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Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil
Organic Extra Virgin Coconut Oil is a fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. "Virgin" indicates it is typically …
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Hydrogenated Vegetable Fat
Hydrogenated vegetable fat is a type of fat made from vegetable oils. The process of hydrogenation adds hydrogen to liquid …
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Soybean Oil Sunflower Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from soybeans, while sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds. Both are produced …
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Coconut And Palm Kernel Oils
Coconut oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the meat of mature coconuts. Palm kernel oil is also a vegetable …
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Cottonseed And Peanut Oil
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. Peanut oil is pressed from peanuts. Both are refined for …
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Modified Palm Kernel Oil
Modified palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil that has been physically or chemically altered to change its …
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Soybean And / Or Canola Oil
Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Canola oil is made from the seeds of a …
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Canola Safflower Oil
Canola safflower oil is a blend of oils derived from the seeds of the canola plant (a variety of rapeseed) …
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Cocoa Fat
Cocoa fat, also known as cocoa butter, is the natural fat extracted from cocoa beans. It is a solid at …
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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.