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.
Hydrogenated Soybean And Cottonseed Oil
This is a blend of soybean oil and cottonseed oil that has been hydrogenated. Hydrogenation is a process that adds …
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Safflower Sunflower
Safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is a neutral-flavored oil that …
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Sunflower Oil Cottonseed Oil
Sunflower oil is extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant. Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton …
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Palm Oil Palm Kernel Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the reddish pulp of the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm …
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Pork Fat With Attached Skin
Pork fat with attached skin, often called pork cracklings or pork rinds, is the fatty tissue and skin of a …
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Flaxseed Oil
Flaxseed oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The seeds are typically …
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Refined Olive Oil
Refined olive oil is made from olives, the fruit of the olive tree. It is processed to remove impurities, resulting …
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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel & Palm Oils
Hydrogenated palm kernel and palm oils are fats derived from the fruit and kernel of the oil palm tree. They …
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Canola Safflower Sunflower Oil
Canola oil is made from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. Safflower oil comes from safflower seeds, and sunflower oil …
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Virgin Coconut Oil
Virgin coconut oil is the oil extracted from fresh coconut meat without using high heat or chemical solvents. It is …
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Palm Stearin
Palm stearin is a fat derived from palm oil. It is produced by fractionating palm oil, which separates it into …
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Organic Safflower Oil
Organic safflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the safflower plant. The seeds are typically pressed …
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Fair Trade Certified Cocoa Butter
Cocoa butter is the natural fat found in cocoa beans. It is extracted from the cocoa bean during the process …
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Sustainable Palm Oil
Sustainable palm oil is vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is grown in tropical regions, …
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Canola Oil Safflower Oil Sunflower Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. Safflower and sunflower oils are also …
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Expeller-pressed Palm Oil
Expeller-pressed palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of oil palm trees. The expeller-pressing method uses mechanical …
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Palm Oil And Fractionated Palm Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Fractionated palm oil is produced …
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Palm Kernel And Palm
Palm oil and palm kernel oil are vegetable fats extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil …
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Soybean Oil 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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Non-hydrogenated Canola Oil
Non-hydrogenated canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. It is processed to extract …
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Mid Oleic Sunflower Oil
Mid oleic sunflower oil is a type of sunflower oil that has a higher percentage of oleic acid (a monounsaturated …
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Canola Oil Sunflower Oil
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower …
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Palm Canola
Palm canola oil is a blend of palm oil and canola oil. Palm oil comes from the fruit of oil …
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Canola & Olive Oil
Canola oil is made from rapeseed plants, which have been bred to have low levels of erucic acid. Olive oil …
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Palm Oil With Preservative
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is extracted from both …
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Palm Kernel Solids
Palm kernel solids are a fat ingredient derived from the kernel of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). The kernel …
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Imported Olive Oil
Olive oil is a liquid fat obtained from olives, a traditional tree fruit of the Mediterranean Basin. It is produced …
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Palm Palm Kernel
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is extracted from the …
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Shortening Powder
Shortening powder is a dry ingredient made from vegetable oil, flour, and an emulsifier. The oil is typically hydrogenated, then …
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Organic High Oleic Safflower Sunflower Oil
High oleic safflower oil is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the safflower plant. It is specifically bred …
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Organic Cashew Butter
Organic cashew butter is a creamy spread made from roasted organic cashews. The nuts are ground until they form a …
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Palm Olein Oil
Palm olein oil is a liquid fraction of palm oil, which comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. It …
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Canola Peanut Oil
Canola peanut oil is a blend of canola oil and peanut oil. Canola oil is made from the seeds of …
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Fractionated Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
Fractionated palm kernel oil is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of oil palm trees. The process of fractionation …
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Corn Canola Sunflower
Corn, canola, and sunflower are common vegetable oils derived from the seeds of corn plants, the seeds of the rapeseed …
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Almond Oil
Almond oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the kernels of almonds. It can be produced by pressing the almonds …
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Hydrogenated Palm Kernel & Palm Oil
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil and palm oil are fats derived from the fruit and kernel of the oil palm tree. …
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Spread: 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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Canola And Olive Oil
Canola oil is made from the seeds of the canola plant, a cultivar of rapeseed. Olive oil is pressed from …
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Modified Palm
Modified palm oil is derived from palm oil, which comes from the fruit of oil palm trees. The oil undergoes …
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Palm And Coconut Oil
Palm oil is a vegetable oil obtained from the fruit of the oil palm tree, while coconut oil is extracted …
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Fractionated Palm
Fractionated palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from palm fruit. It is made by separating palm oil into liquid …
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High Oleic Sunflower Canola Oil
High oleic sunflower canola oil is a type of cooking oil that has been bred or modified to have a …
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Organic Sesame Tahini
Organic sesame tahini is a paste made from ground, hulled organic sesame seeds. It is a staple in Middle Eastern …
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Vegetable And Nut Oil Blend
This is a blend of oils derived from various vegetables and nuts. The specific types of oils used can vary …
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Oils
Oils are fats that are liquid at room temperature. They are typically derived from plants, such as olives, soybeans, or …
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Olive Oil Blend
An olive oil blend is a mixture of different types of olive oil, such as extra virgin, virgin, and refined …
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Coating: Coconut Oil
Coconut oil is an edible oil extracted from the kernel or meat of mature coconuts (Cocos nucifera). It is a …
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Modified Butter Oil
Modified butter oil is a type of butter oil that has been altered through physical or enzymatic processes. Butter oil, …
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Organic Sunflower Seed Oil
Organic sunflower seed oil is a cooking oil made from the seeds of the sunflower plant. The seeds are typically …
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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.