Shortening
Shortening is a plastic or semi-solid fat, often formulated from vegetable fat, used in baking and cooking for tender or crumbly textures.
About Shortening
Shortening is a plastic or semi-solid fat used in baking and cooking, especially where a tender or crumbly texture is desired. The term most often describes formulated vegetable fat, but products can differ in their oils, degree of processing, and added ingredients; it does not denote one fixed recipe.
It is generally pale and mild in flavour, and may be sold in blocks, tubs, or other packaged forms. It can be cut into flour for pastry or incorporated into doughs and batters. Some products are designed for particular baking uses, so their texture and performance can vary.
- Ingredient type
- whole food
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Local names for shortening
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household shortening
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Margarine-like shortening, industrial, soy (partially hydrogenated), cottonseed, and soy, principal use flaky pastries
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shortening (partially hydrogenated)
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Shortening industrial, lard and vegetable oil
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Shortening, household, lard and vegetable oil
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Shortening, vegetable, household, composite
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Shortening nutrition & diet
Shortening nutritional value
Reference: Shortening
Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.
- Calories
- 917kcal
- Protein
- 0.0g
- Carbs
- 0.5g
- Fat
- 99.5g
Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.
Shortening formulations differ in their source oils, processing, and added ingredients; comparisons should specify the product and distinguish it from butter, lard, or liquid oil.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganNot established
- VegetarianNot established
- PescatarianNot established
- KetoNot established
- PaleoNot established
- Low-carbNot established
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Vegetarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Pescatarian · Not established
- The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
- Keto · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Paleo · Not established
- The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
- Low-carb · Not established
- A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
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Sources & review
Nutrition reference: Korean Standard Food Composition Database 10.4 (2026) — N0120000009a ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
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