oleos
Spreads from plants
Oleos is the plural of oleo, a dated term for margarine—the butter substitute made from vegetable oils.
The word survives mainly in crossword puzzles and older cookbooks: The recipe calls for two sticks of oleo.
Oleo also appears in compound terms like oleomargarine and oleoresin.
Vegetable oil spread
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- breadLeavened flour product
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
- bagelBoiled, then baked roll
croissant · muffin · biscuit · cornbread · rolls · tub · stick · whipped
Vegetable oil spread
- shorteningReducing length or duration
- fryingCooking in shallow fat
- sautéingQuick cooking in fat
- bakingCooking with dry heat
greasing · spreading · pan-frying · deep-frying · pastry · flaky · tenderizing · emulsifying
Vegetable oil spread
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- veganAvoids all animal products
- lactose-freeLacking milk sugar
- plant-derivedOriginating from flora
Water-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- unsaturatedNot fully saturated
- trans-fatsArtificially solidified vegetable oils
hydrogenated · polyunsaturated · monounsaturated · cholesterol · calories · rendered · spreadable
margarine
Vegetable oil spread
- toastHeated bread; glass-raising honor
- breadLeavened flour product
- sandwichFilling between bread slices
bagel · croissant · muffin · biscuit · cornbread · rolls · tub · stick · whipped
margarine
Vegetable oil spread
- shorteningReducing length or duration
- fryingCooking in shallow fat
- sautéingQuick cooking in fat
baking · greasing · spreading · pan-frying · deep-frying · pastry · flaky · tenderizing · emulsifying · creaming
margarine
Vegetable oil spread
- dairy-freeContaining no milk products
- veganAvoids all animal products
- lactose-freeLacking milk sugar
lipids
Water-insoluble biomolecules
- triglyceridesThree-chained fat molecules
- saturatedThoroughly soaked through
- unsaturatedNot fully saturated
trans-fats · hydrogenated · polyunsaturated · monounsaturated · cholesterol · calories · rendered · spreadable
oleosbutter
Solid fat from cream
sweet cream butter · cultured butter · ghee · butterfat · clarified butter