Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Prepared Great Northern Beans
Not animal-derived
Great Northern beans are a variety of white bean, similar in size and shape to cannellini beans. They are typically …
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Protect Flavor
Not animal-derived
Protect Flavor is a trade name for a blend of ingredients used to preserve the taste and color of food …
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Refried Beans
Refried beans are a Mexican dish made from cooked and mashed pinto beans. The beans are typically fried with lard …
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Rehydrated Mozzarella Cheese
Animal-derived
Rehydrated mozzarella cheese is a form of mozzarella cheese that has had water added back into it. Mozzarella cheese is …
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Roasted Hazelnuts
Not animal-derived
Hazelnuts are the edible nuts of the hazel tree, a shrub native to Europe and Western Asia. They are typically …
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Roux
Animal-derived
Roux is a mixture of fat and flour, typically cooked together. It is most often made with butter and all-purpose …
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Sake Wine
Not animal-derived
Sake is a Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. It is produced by a brewing process similar to beer, …
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Sat
Not animal-derived
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). It occurs naturally in deposits formed from evaporated ancient seas …
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Shortening Flakes
Not animal-derived
Shortening flakes are a type of baking fat made from vegetable oils, such as soybean or palm oil. They are …
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Spice And Herb
Not animal-derived
Spices and herbs are dried parts of plants, such as leaves, seeds, bark, or roots, used to add flavor to …
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Sunflower Canola
Not animal-derived
Sunflower canola is a blend of oils derived from sunflowers and rapeseed (canola). Both sunflower and canola seeds are pressed …
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Tortilla: Enriched Flour
Not animal-derived
Enriched flour is refined wheat flour that has had certain vitamins and minerals added back after processing. This process aims …
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Vegenaise
Not animal-derived
Vegenaise is a brand of vegan mayonnaise. It is made from soybean oil, water, and vinegar, with other ingredients to …
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With Soy Lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance found in soybeans. It is made by extracting the oil from soybeans and then …
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Agar Gum
E406
Not animal-derived
Agar gum is a jelly-like substance derived from red algae. It is processed from seaweed, typically species of the genera …
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Algal Oil
Not animal-derived
Algal oil is a vegetable oil derived from algae. It is produced by cultivating specific strains of algae and then …
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Ammonium Aluminum Sulfate
Not animal-derived
Ammonium aluminum sulfate is a type of inorganic salt. It is made by combining aluminum sulfate with ammonium sulfate. It …
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Antimicrobial
Antimicrobials are substances that kill or slow the growth of microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and molds. They can be naturally …
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Apple Cider Vinegar Powder
Not animal-derived
Apple cider vinegar powder is made by dehydrating liquid apple cider vinegar. Apple cider vinegar itself is produced by fermenting …
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As Antioxidant
E300
Not animal-derived
Ascorbic acid is a synthetic form of Vitamin C. It is typically made by combining glucose (a sugar) with other …
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As Antioxidants
Antioxidants are compounds that inhibit oxidation, a chemical reaction that can produce free radicals. These free radicals can start chain …
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Bacteria
Not animal-derived
Bacteria are microscopic, single-celled organisms found all around us, including in soil, water, and our own bodies. In food production, …
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Bean Sprouts
Not animal-derived
Bean sprouts are the edible seedlings of beans, most commonly mung beans or soybeans. They are grown by soaking dried …
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Blueberry Bits
Not animal-derived
Blueberry bits are small pieces of dried or freeze-dried blueberries. They are made by processing fresh blueberries, often by removing …
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Breaded With: Whole Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Whole wheat flour is made from the entire wheat kernel, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is a common …
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Butter Milk
Animal-derived
Buttermilk is the liquid left over after churning butter from cream. Traditionally, it was the sour milk produced by the …
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Cacao Fat
Not animal-derived
Cacao fat, also known as cocoa butter, is the natural fat extracted from the cacao bean. It is a pale …
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Caramel Base
Caramel base is a concentrated mixture used to create caramel flavor and color in foods. It is typically made by …
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Caseinate
Animal-derived
Caseinate is a milk protein derivative. It is made by treating casein, the main protein found in milk, with an …
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Cassia
Not animal-derived
Cassia is a type of cinnamon, often referred to as Chinese cinnamon. It is derived from the bark of trees …
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Cheese Sauce: Water
Not animal-derived
Water is a clear, odorless, tasteless liquid essential for life. It is a compound made of two hydrogen atoms and …
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Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics
Animal-derived
Chicken raised without the routine use of antibiotics. This means that if the chickens get sick, veterinarians can still treat …
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Chocolate Candy
Chocolate candy is a confection made primarily from cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar. The cocoa beans are fermented, dried, …
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Chopped Onion
Not animal-derived
Chopped onion is a common culinary ingredient made from the bulb of the onion plant (Allium cepa). Onions are typically …
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Colored With Titanium Dioxide
E171
Not animal-derived
Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral that is processed into a fine white powder. It is composed of titanium …
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Cooked
Cooked is a state of food, not an ingredient itself. It means food has been prepared by applying heat, such …
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Disodium 5'-guanylate
Not animal-derived
Disodium 5'-guanylate is a flavor enhancer. It is produced commercially through fermentation using microorganisms. It is often used in combination …
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Doughnut
A doughnut is a type of fried dough confection or dessert food. It is typically made from a leavened wheat …
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Dried Whole Egg Powder
Animal-derived
Dried whole egg powder is made from fresh eggs that have been dehydrated. The process typically involves separating the egg …
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Each Of The Following: Mono- And Diglycerides
Mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of fats that are made by combining glycerol with fatty acids. They are often …
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Egg Albumin
Animal-derived
Egg albumin is the clear liquid part of an egg, also known as egg white. It is primarily made up …
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For Smooth Texture
E407
Not animal-derived
Carrageenan is a food additive derived from red seaweed. It is extracted from the seaweed and processed to create a …
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Freshness Preserved With Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a group of compounds, including tocopherols and tocotrienols. It is found naturally in many foods like vegetable …
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Fruit And Vegetable Extracts
Not animal-derived
Fruit and vegetable extracts are concentrated substances derived from fruits and vegetables. They are made by extracting specific compounds, such …
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Fruit Juices From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Fruit juices from concentrate are made by removing most of the water from 100% fruit juice. This process involves pressing …
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Ground Corn Treated With Lime
Not animal-derived
Ground corn treated with lime, also known as nixtamalized corn, is made by soaking and cooking dried corn kernels in …
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Ham With Natural Juices
Animal-derived
Ham with natural juices is a type of cured pork product. It is made by taking cuts of pork, curing …
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Hemp Seed
Not animal-derived
Hemp seeds come from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa L.). They are small, light-brown seeds that are often hulled to …
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Horseradish Root
Not animal-derived
Horseradish root is a pungent, spicy root vegetable from the same family as mustard and wasabi. It is native to …
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Khorasan Wheat
Not animal-derived
Khorasan wheat, also known as Kamut®, is an ancient grain related to durum wheat. It is larger and has a …
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