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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.

A type of fatty acid that is in a liquid form at room temperature and is primarily taken from plants.

poly unsaturated fat, poly-unsaturated fat,

A type of kitchen utensil that can be used to heat cooking oils (fats) so foods can be completely covered in hot oil to be fry cooked, also referred to as "deep fat fried".

One of the three categories of fatty acids that also includes saturated fats and polyunsaturated fats.

A substance produced from various hard fats that are derived from the process of rendering animal carcasses such as beef, pork, and mutton.

The hard, thin layer of white fat surrounding the kidneys of beef and sheep. It is used for the creation of dumplings and for several traditional English steamed puddings, such as steak and kidney pudding.

Milk containing 2% percent milk fat. Many consider low-fat milks containing 1% or less of milk fat such as 1% low-fat milk or skim milk to be reduced-fat milks however, the actual classification for a reduced-fat milk is the variety labeled "2% reduced-fat" milk.

The oil derived from a process of chemically changing liquid oil from a saturated fat into a stiffer and more stable form, such as occurs by changing a vegetable oil into a stick of margarine.

The temperature at which fats in cooking oils begin to break down, creating smoke as the oil is heated.

The oil produced from manual or machine pressing of the fruit (olives) from the olive tree. The flavor and color of the olive oil produced from the same variety of olive may vary significantly from one region to the next as well as from grower to grower, since soils and environment will have an effect on creating different flavors within olives grown in the same area.

An oil obtained from the seeds of the flax plant. When it is processed, Flaxseed oil is first cold pressed from the seeds, providing an edible oil.

A light colored oil pressed from the "copra" (meat) of a coconut. It solidifies at room temperature and has a buttery texture.

A cake similar to a coffee cake in that it has a moist cake bottom and a streusel topping. The main difference between the two is that the majority of the crumb cake is the crumb topping, whereas the coffee cake is more cake with a much smaller amount of topping.

A quick bread type cake that is topped with a streusel topping, glazed frosting, or a melted sugar topping.

An oil extracted from the germ of the corn kernel. Refined corn oil is one of the best oils for frying because it has a high smoke point.

Grapeseed oil is a byproduct of the winemaking industry. The majority of oil extracted from grape seeds is produced in France, Switzerland, and Italy, but there are also a few producers in the United States.

A type of edible food oil, also known as soy oil or soya oil, which is processed from soybeans. It is one of the most widely used oils for food preparation and processing.

A type of oil produced from rapeseeds and processed into cooking oil, commonly referred to as canola oil.

Also known as sunflower seed oil, this golden colored oil is derived from the seeds of the sunflower plant.