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Any of a variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

Whipped butter is simply regular butter that has had air beaten into it in order to increase the volume.

A variety of alternate ingredients that can be used instead of oil or butter in the preparation of foods.

A type of processed cheese that are manufactured to offer a longer shelf life for consumers and retailers.

Made with a base of creamery butter, this is a seasoned spread infused with tiny bits of truffles for flavoring.

An egg product that can be used as a replacement for fresh eggs in order to reduce or eliminate the cholesterol content found in whole eggs or for recipes requiring uncooked eggs.

A seasoning that contains no sodium or small amounts of sodium and replaces regular salt for anyone with health concerns when flavoring foods.

Often referred to as Liquid Egg Whites or pasteurized egg whites, this food item is a replacement for the natural whites of eggs.

An Italian cornmeal dish that is generally enriched with eggs, butter, cream or cheese. The dish is cooked and served hot with butter, cheese or sauce, but is often cooled, allowing it to harden, and then sliced to be fried, grilled, broiled or baked.

A plant native to Europe and Asia that is grown for its fiber or its seeds. Similar to several other plants that are not actually considered grains (amaranth and buckwheat, for example), Flax is often used like one.

A vegetable fat that has been processed into a soft, spreadable form with a taste, texture and appearance that is similar to butter.

An uncooked, smoked, Portuguese-type sausage made from coarsely ground pork butts. It is typically seasoned with garlic, cinnamon, pepper, salt, and cumin seeds and then cured in a vinegar pickling liquid before being stuffed into a casing.

An oil that is extracted from the seeds or nuts of vegetable plants, such as corn, soybeans, peanuts, safflower seeds, sunflower seeds, and rape seeds (used for canola oil), that is turned into a spreadable form of margarine to be used as a replacement for butter.

A combination of one or more types of natural cheese that have been pasteurized to extend storage life.

A chocolate powder produced from cocoa beans that have been roasted, husked, and processed to remove the fat, wihch is the cocoa butter contained in the bean.

A type of milk that is most often used as an ingredient to enhance baked goods with a rich tangy flavor.

A term used to describe a key ingredient processed from soybeans for use in food products and nutrition, often referred to as soyfoods or soy nutrients.

A person who does not consume meat or meat products. There are different categories of vegetarians based on the type of foods consumed and desired for their daily diets.

A cooking fat, which is basically flavorless, that is produced from vegetable oils. Through a manufacturing procedure known as hydrogenation, shortening is produced from oil and chemically transformed into a solid.

The fatty liquid that rises to the top of milk when the milk is allowed to stand. Cream can be classified as heavy cream or light cream depending on the butterfat content.