Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Coconut Syrup
Not animal-derived
Coconut syrup is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm tree. The sap is harvested and then …
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Colored With Paprika Oleoresin And Beet Juice
Not animal-derived
Paprika oleoresin is a red-orange food coloring made from paprika peppers. Beet juice is a natural red food coloring derived …
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Colours
Colors are substances added to foods to give them a specific hue, enhance their natural color, or restore color lost …
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Cooked In Pork Fat Or Beef Fat Or Vegetable Oil
Animal-derived
This ingredient is fat rendered from cooked pork or beef, or it can be vegetable oil. Rendered animal fats are …
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Cottonseed Or Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
Cottonseed oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the cotton plant. Palm oil is a vegetable oil …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Milk And Cream
Animal-derived
This ingredient is made from milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria and then cultured with beneficial bacteria, …
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Dried Pears
Not animal-derived
Dried pears are pears that have had most of their water content removed through drying. This process concentrates their natural …
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Each Of The Following: Cultured Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Cultured wheat flour is made by adding a starter culture, typically containing lactic acid bacteria and yeasts, to wheat flour. …
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Enriched Parboiled Rice
Not animal-derived
Parboiled rice is rice that has been partially boiled in the husk. This process makes the rice firmer and easier …
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Enzyme Modified Butterfat
Animal-derived
Enzyme-modified butterfat is a dairy ingredient made from butterfat. It is produced by using enzymes to change the butterfat's properties, …
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FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake
E102
Not animal-derived
FD&C Yellow 5 Aluminum Lake is a synthetic color additive. It is made by combining FD&C Yellow 5 (also known …
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FD&C Yellow No.5 Lake
E102
Not animal-derived
FD&C Yellow No. 5 Lake is a color additive made from Tartrazine (FD&C Yellow No. 5). It is a 'lake' …
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Fermented Soybean Paste
Not animal-derived
Fermented soybean paste is a savory condiment made from soybeans that have been fermented, typically with salt and other ingredients …
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Freshness Preserved By Potassium Sorbate
E202
Not animal-derived
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is manufactured synthetically from sorbic acid, which is derived from …
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Glucose-oxidase
Not animal-derived
Glucose oxidase is an enzyme that helps break down glucose, a type of sugar. It is typically produced through the …
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Golden Flaxseed
Not animal-derived
Golden flaxseed is the seed of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The seeds are harvested and cleaned. They can be …
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Hulled Millet
Not animal-derived
Hulled millet is a small, round whole grain that has been used as a food source for thousands of years. …
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Ice Cream: Cream
Animal-derived
Cream is the high-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk before homogenization. It is a dairy product made from …
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Isolated Soy Product
Not animal-derived
Isolated soy protein is a highly purified protein extracted from soybeans. Soybeans are dehulled, defatted, and then processed to separate …
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Keta Salmon
Animal-derived
Keta salmon, also known as chum salmon, is a species of Pacific salmon. It is found in the North Pacific …
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Koji Culture
Not animal-derived
Koji culture is a starter culture made from a specific type of mold, typically *Aspergillus oryzae*. This mold is grown …
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L Bulgaricus
Not animal-derived
Lactobacillus bulgaricus is a type of bacteria commonly used in the production of yogurt. It is a lactic acid bacterium …
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Lactic Culture
Lactic culture is a starter culture containing live microorganisms, typically bacteria, that ferment sugars into lactic acid. These cultures are …
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Lactobacillus Casei
Not animal-derived
Lactobacillus casei is a type of bacteria that lives in the human gut. It is often added to foods as …
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Magnesium Silicate
Not animal-derived
Magnesium silicate is a mineral compound made of magnesium, silicon, and oxygen. It is found naturally in minerals like talc …
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Mct Oil Powder
Not animal-derived
MCT oil powder is made by combining medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) with a carrier, such as starch or maltodextrin. MCTs are …
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Mono-glycerides
Monoglycerides are a type of fat that can be found naturally in small amounts in foods like butter and eggs. …
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Natural Onion Flavor
Not animal-derived
Natural onion flavor is derived from onions. It is created through processes like extraction, distillation, or fermentation to capture the …
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Non-dairy Lactic Acid
E270
Not animal-derived
Lactic acid is an organic acid naturally found in the body and in foods like yogurt and sauerkraut. In food …
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Organic Alkalized Cocoa Powder
Not animal-derived
Cocoa powder is made from roasted cocoa beans, which are then processed to remove most of their fat (cocoa butter). …
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Organic Amaranth Flour
Not animal-derived
Amaranth is a pseudocereal, meaning its seeds are used like grains but it is not botanically a grass. It is …
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Organic Barley Grass
Not animal-derived
Organic barley grass is the young, green shoot of the barley plant (Hordeum vulgare). It is harvested before it matures …
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Organic Cassava Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic cassava flour is a gluten-free flour made from the whole cassava root, a starchy tuber native to South America. …
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Organic Cultured Pasteurized Part Skim Milk
Animal-derived
This ingredient is milk that has been processed to remove some of the fat and then treated with live bacteria …
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Organic Fennel Seed
Not animal-derived
Fennel seed comes from the fennel plant, a herb in the carrot family. The small, dried seeds have a distinct …
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Organic Ginger Extract
Not animal-derived
Organic ginger extract is a concentrated liquid or powder made from the root of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). The …
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Organic Steel Cut Oats
Not animal-derived
Organic steel cut oats are whole oat groats that have been cut into 2 or 3 pieces with steel blades. …
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Organic Wheat Grass
Not animal-derived
Wheat grass is the young grass of the wheat plant, Triticum aestivum. It is harvested when it is still green …
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Palm Kernel And Soybean Oils
Not animal-derived
Palm kernel oil comes from the seed of the oil palm tree, while soybean oil is extracted from soybeans. Both …
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Parmesan And Romano Cheeses
Animal-derived
Parmesan and Romano cheeses are hard, dry, aged cheeses made from cow's milk (Parmesan) or a mix of cow's and …
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Prepared Chick Peas
Not animal-derived
Prepared chickpeas, also known as garbanzo beans, are a type of legume. They are the edible seeds of the Cicer …
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Pumpkin Seed Oil
Not animal-derived
Pumpkin seed oil is a cooking oil pressed from roasted pumpkin seeds. It is known for its deep green color …
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Reduced Fat Ice Cream
Animal-derived
Reduced fat ice cream is a frozen dessert made with less milkfat than regular ice cream. It typically uses skim …
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Roasted In Peanut Cottonseed Sunflower Seed Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
This is a blend of oils derived from roasted peanuts, cottonseed, sunflower seeds, and canola. The seeds and nuts are …
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Skinless Chicken Breasts With Rib Meat
Animal-derived
Skinless chicken breasts with rib meat are pieces of chicken from the breast and rib area of the bird. The …
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Sodium Acid Pyrophosphate Added To Maintain Natural Color
E450(iii)
Not animal-derived
Sodium acid pyrophosphate is a sodium salt of pyrophosphoric acid. It is a white powder that is often produced by …
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Soluble Fiber
Not animal-derived
Soluble fiber is a type of dietary fiber that dissolves in water to form a gel-like substance. It is found …
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Soybean Protein
Not animal-derived
Soybean protein is a protein extracted from soybeans, a legume native to East Asia. It is typically made by removing …
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Spanish Olives
Not animal-derived
Spanish olives are green olives, typically the Manzanilla variety, that have been cured and often stuffed with pimientos (a type …
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Spice Extractives Including Paprika
Not animal-derived
Spice extractives are concentrated flavor compounds derived from spices. They are typically made by using solvents like ethanol or water …
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