Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Salt
Not animal-derived
Salt, chemically known as sodium chloride (NaCl), is a mineral compound essential for life. It is primarily obtained through the …
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Sugar
Sugar, specifically sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found naturally in many plants. It is primarily extracted and refined from sugarcane …
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Water
Not animal-derived
Water is a clear, odorless, and tasteless liquid made of hydrogen and oxygen. It is naturally found all over the …
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Natural Flavors
Natural flavors are substances extracted from natural sources like spices, fruits, vegetables, edible yeast, herbs, bark, buds, roots, leaves, meat, …
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Citric Acid
E330
Not animal-derived
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. For commercial use, it …
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Riboflavin
E101
Riboflavin, also known as Vitamin B2, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for human health. It is found naturally in foods …
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Folic Acid
Not animal-derived
Folic acid is the synthetic (man-made) form of folate, which is a B vitamin also known as vitamin B9. It …
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Thiamine Mononitrate
Not animal-derived
Thiamine mononitrate is a synthetic form of thiamine, also known as vitamin B1. It is typically produced by reacting thiamine …
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Niacin
Not animal-derived
Niacin, also known as vitamin B3, is an essential nutrient that plays a key role in energy metabolism and cell …
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Soy Lecithin
E322
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance obtained from soybeans. It is a mixture of phospholipids, which are types of fats …
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Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a fine powder made by grinding wheat grains. It is a staple food ingredient used worldwide.
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Corn Syrup
Not animal-derived
Corn syrup is a thick, sweet liquid made from corn starch. It is produced by breaking down corn starch into …
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Spices
Not animal-derived
Spices are dried parts of plants, such as seeds, fruits, roots, bark, or flowers, that are primarily used for flavoring, …
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Sea Salt
Not animal-derived
Sea salt is a type of salt produced by evaporating seawater. It primarily consists of sodium chloride, along with trace …
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Dextrose
Not animal-derived
Dextrose is a simple sugar, chemically identical to glucose. It is commonly produced from corn starch through a process called …
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Baking Soda
E 500(ii)
Not animal-derived
Baking soda, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a white crystalline powder. It is a chemical compound that can be …
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Enzymes
Enzymes are proteins that act as catalysts, speeding up specific chemical reactions without being used up themselves. They are naturally …
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Corn Starch
Not animal-derived
Corn starch is a fine, white powder made from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is a carbohydrate extracted through …
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Soybean Oil
Not animal-derived
Soybean oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the soybean plant. It is one of the most …
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Xanthan Gum
E415
Not animal-derived
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide, a type of complex carbohydrate. It is produced through the fermentation of simple sugars (like …
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Reduced Iron
Not animal-derived
Reduced iron is a form of elemental iron, meaning it is pure iron metal. It is produced by chemically reducing …
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Maltodextrin
E1400
Not animal-derived
Maltodextrin is a white powder made from starch, often from corn, rice, potato, or wheat. It is produced by breaking …
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Milk
Animal-derived
Milk is a nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammals to feed their young. In the context of food, it typically refers …
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Ascorbic Acid
E300
Not animal-derived
Ascorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound with antioxidant properties, commonly known as Vitamin C. It is found in …
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Whey
Animal-derived
Whey is a liquid byproduct created during the cheese-making process. When milk curdles, the solid curds are separated, leaving behind …
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Enriched Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Enriched wheat flour is a refined flour made from wheat grains that have had the bran and germ removed. During …
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Garlic
Not animal-derived
Garlic is a bulbous plant belonging to the onion family. It is widely used as a spice and vegetable, and …
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Cream
Animal-derived
Cream is the fatty part of milk that naturally rises to the top when milk is left to stand. It …
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Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
Palm oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the fruit of the oil palm tree. It is one of the …
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Guar Gum
E412
Not animal-derived
Guar gum is a carbohydrate (polysaccharide) derived from the seeds of the guar plant (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba), a legume. The seeds …
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Yeast
Not animal-derived
Yeast is a single-celled microorganism, a type of fungus, that is naturally found in the environment. For food production, specific …
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Red 40
E129
Not animal-derived
Red 40, also known as Allura Red AC, is a synthetic red dye. It is manufactured from petroleum-based raw materials …
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Garlic Powder
Not animal-derived
Garlic powder is a spice made from dried, ground garlic cloves. The fresh garlic cloves are typically peeled, sliced, dehydrated, …
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Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Vegetable oil is a fat extracted from plants. It is typically made by pressing plant seeds, fruits, or nuts, or …
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Preservative
Preservatives are substances added to food products to prevent or slow down spoilage. They work by inhibiting the growth of …
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Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant, a type of rapeseed. It is …
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High Fructose Corn Syrup
Not animal-derived
High-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is first broken down into glucose, …
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Cocoa Butter
Not animal-derived
Cocoa butter is a pale yellow, edible fat that comes from the cocoa bean. It is made by pressing roasted …
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Caramel Color
E150
Not animal-derived
Caramel color is a brown food coloring made by heating carbohydrates (sugars) with or without acids, alkalis, or salts. This …
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Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Vinegar is a liquid made from the fermentation of ethanol (alcohol) into acetic acid by acetic acid bacteria. It can …
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Onion Powder
Not animal-derived
Onion powder is a spice made from dried, ground onions. To make it, fresh onions are peeled, sliced, dehydrated, and …
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Artificial Flavors
Not animal-derived
Artificial flavors are mixtures of chemical compounds created in laboratories. They are designed to mimic the taste of natural ingredients …
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Modified Corn Starch
Not animal-derived
Modified corn starch is corn starch that has been changed through physical, enzymatic, or chemical methods. These changes alter its …
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Mono- And Diglycerides
E471
Mono- and diglycerides are food additives made from fats and oils. They are created by breaking down fats, which can …
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Yellow 5
E102
Not animal-derived
Yellow 5, also known as Tartrazine, is a synthetic yellow dye used to color foods. It is produced from petroleum …
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Carrageenan
E407
Not animal-derived
Carrageenan is a natural carbohydrate extracted from various types of red seaweed, such as Chondrus crispus, Eucheuma, and Kappaphycus. It …
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Natural And Artificial Flavors
Natural flavors are complex mixtures derived from natural sources like spices, fruits, vegetables, and meat, through processes such as distillation …
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Lactic Acid
E270
Lactic acid is an organic acid that occurs naturally in many fermented foods, such as yogurt and sauerkraut. It is …
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Potassium Sorbate
E202
Not animal-derived
Potassium sorbate is a potassium salt of sorbic acid. While sorbic acid is found naturally in some fruits, the potassium …
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Blue 1
E133
Not animal-derived
Blue 1, also known as Brilliant Blue FCF, is a synthetic food dye. It is chemically produced from petroleum to …
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About Food Ingredients
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