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.
Safflower Sunflower And Salt
Safflower oil comes from the seeds of the safflower plant, and sunflower oil comes from sunflower seeds. Both are pressed …
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Sunflower/olive Oil Blend
This ingredient is a mixture of sunflower oil and olive oil. Both oils are derived from plants, with sunflower oil …
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Usa Organic Sunflower Oil
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from sunflower seeds. It is typically produced by pressing the seeds to release …
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Nonhydrogenated Palm Oil
Nonhydrogenated palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is a common …
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Peanuts Soybean Oil
Peanuts are legumes grown underground. Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. The oil is typically …
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Corn Cottonseed Soybean
Corn, cottonseed, and soybean are common sources of vegetable oils. These oils are extracted from the kernels of corn, the …
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High Oleic Canola Oil Palm Oil Canola Oil
High oleic canola oil is a type of oil made from canola seeds that have been bred to have a …
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Sunflower Kernels Roasted In Peanut Cottonseed Oil
Sunflower kernels are the seeds of the sunflower plant, removed from their shells. They are roasted, often with added oils …
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Cashews & Peanut Oil
Cashews are kidney-shaped seeds from the cashew apple, native to Brazil. They are typically roasted or fried before being shelled …
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Cocao Butter
Cocoa butter is a pale-yellow, edible fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is obtained by pressing roasted cocoa beans, …
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Roasted In Non-hydrogenated Sunflower Oil
This ingredient refers to nuts or seeds that have been roasted in sunflower oil that does not contain hydrogenated fats. …
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Canola Oil/extra Virgin Olive Oil Blend
This is a blend of two types of vegetable oils. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the canola plant, …
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Cotton Seed Soybean
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of cotton plants. After the cotton fibers are removed, the …
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Hydrogenated Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
Hydrogenated palm and palm kernel oils are fats derived from the fruit and kernel of the oil palm tree. They …
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Palm Fruit Oils
Palm fruit oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fleshy fruit of the oil palm tree. After harvesting, the …
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Coconut/vegetable Oil
Vegetable oils are fats extracted from plants. Coconut oil comes specifically from the meat of coconuts, while other vegetable oils …
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Partially Hydrogentated Soybean Oil
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is a type of fat made from soybean oil. It is produced through a process called …
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Processed Oil
Processed oils are fats or oils that have undergone various physical or chemical treatments after being extracted from their source, …
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Vegetableoil
Vegetable oil is a general term for plant-based oils used in cooking and food production. It is extracted from various …
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Water Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made by pressing whole olives without the use of …
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Extra Virgin Olive Oil From 100% Organic Olives
Extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, made from 100% organic olives. It is produced by …
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Natural Oil Blend Soybean
This is a blend of oils derived from soybeans, a common legume. The oil is extracted from soybean seeds and …
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Soy Free Non-gmo Buttery Spread
This is a spread designed to mimic the taste and texture of butter, but without using any soy-based ingredients. It …
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Hydrogenated Canola And Cottonseed Oils
These are vegetable oils that have undergone a process called hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen to the oil, making it …
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80% 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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All Natural Ingredients: Olive Oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives, the fruit of the olive tree. It is produced by pressing …
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Partially Hydrogenated And Fully Refined Soybean Oil
Partially hydrogenated soybean oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean oil to make it more solid. Fully refined …
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Palm Oil Emulsifier
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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Spice Fried In Vegetable Oil
This ingredient refers to spices that have been fried in vegetable oil. Vegetable oils are plant-based oils used for cooking …
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Soybean Oil Or Palm Oil
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. Palm oil is a vegetable oil …
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Mushrooms Sauteed In Canola Oil
Mushrooms are fungi, not plants, and are often sautéed in canola oil to enhance their flavor and texture. Canola oil …
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Nongenetically Modified Greek Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Nongenetically modified Greek extra virgin olive oil is a natural oil pressed from olives grown in Greece. It is produced …
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Rapeseed Palm Kernel Oil
Rapeseed palm kernel oil is a blend of oils derived from the seeds of the rapeseed plant (also known as …
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Chicken Fat And Flavoring
Chicken fat is the fat rendered from chickens. Flavoring refers to substances added to food to impart or modify taste …
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Soybean Oil Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Hydrogenated soybean oil is a semi-solid fat made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean oil. This process, called hydrogenation, changes …
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Canola And Palm And Palm Kernel Oils
This ingredient is a blend of three types of vegetable oils: canola oil, palm oil, and palm kernel oil. Canola …
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Vegetable Oil As Coating
Vegetable oil used as a coating is typically a refined oil derived from plants like soybeans, corn, or canola. It …
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Milk Chocolate Compound Coating
Milk chocolate compound coating is a confectionary coating designed to mimic the taste and texture of real chocolate but at …
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Interesterified Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
This ingredient is a type of fat made from combining soybean oil and cottonseed oil. It is created through a …
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Salt Olive Oil
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). It is essential for life and is found naturally in …
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Cottonseed Or Soybean Oil
Cottonseed oil and soybean oil are vegetable oils extracted from the seeds of cotton plants and soybeans, respectively. The seeds …
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Stearine
Stearine is a hard, brittle, fatty solid that is derived from animal fats, most commonly beef fat. It is a …
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Soybean Cottonseed Oil With BHA To Protect Flavor
This ingredient is a blend of soybean oil and cottonseed oil. Both oils are extracted from the seeds of their …
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Vegitable Oil
Vegetable oil is a plant-based oil extracted from seeds, fruits, or nuts. Common sources include soybeans, corn, canola, sunflower, and …
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Palm Oil Casein
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is extracted from the pulp …
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Butter Garlic Alfredo Sauce: Liquid Soybean Oil
Liquid soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from soybeans. It is a common cooking oil used in many food …
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Canola And /or Soybean
Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. Soybean oil is made from soybeans, a type …
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Canola Oil 70
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed using heat and …
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100% Refined Grapeseed Oil
Grapeseed oil is a byproduct of winemaking, extracted from the seeds of grapes. The seeds are washed, dried, and then …
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Enzyme Modified Fat
Enzyme-modified fat is a type of fat that has been altered by enzymes. These enzymes break down or change the …
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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.