Manteca may refer to:
- Manteca, the Spanish word for lard
- Manteca colorá, manteca with ground red paprika
- Manteca, California, a city
- Manteca (band), a Canadian jazz fusion band
- "Manteca" (song), a 1947 jazz tune co-written by Dizzy Gillespie, Chano Pozo, and Gil Fuller
- Manteca (album), a 1958 album by jazz pianist Red Garland