Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Vitamin B5
Not animal-derived
Vitamin B5, also known as pantothenic acid, is a water-soluble vitamin that is naturally found in many foods. It is …
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Natural Butter Flavor
Animal-derived
Natural butter flavor is a flavoring substance derived from real butter. It is produced by heating butter to break down …
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Organic Black Pepper
Not animal-derived
Organic black pepper is the dried, unripe fruit (peppercorn) of the Piper nigrum vine, native to South Asia. It is …
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Soybean Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
Soybean canola oil is a blend of two commonly used vegetable oils: soybean oil and canola oil. These oils are …
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Sucrose
Not animal-derived
Sucrose is a common sugar found naturally in plants like sugarcane and sugar beets. It is a disaccharide made of …
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Crust
Crust is the outer shell of baked goods, providing structure and texture. It is typically made from flour, water, and …
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To Retain Moisture
Ingredients that retain moisture, also called humectants, are substances that attract and hold water. They are often naturally occurring compounds …
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Organic Garlic Powder
Not animal-derived
Organic garlic powder is made from dehydrated garlic cloves that have been ground into a fine powder. Garlic is a …
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Coloring
Coloring is a broad term for any substance added to food to change or enhance its color. These substances can …
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Organic Onion Powder
Not animal-derived
Organic onion powder is made from dehydrated, ground organic onions. The dehydration process concentrates the flavor and extends the shelf …
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Confectioners Glaze
E904
Animal-derived
Confectioners glaze is a food coating made from shellac, a resin secreted by the lac bug (Kerria lacca). The raw …
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Calcium Caseinate
Animal-derived
Calcium caseinate is a protein derived from milk. It is made by treating casein, the main protein in milk, with …
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Garlic Puree
Not animal-derived
Garlic puree is made from fresh garlic cloves that have been processed into a smooth paste. This process typically involves …
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Potassium Iodide
Not animal-derived
Potassium iodide is a chemical compound that combines potassium and iodine. It is a white crystalline solid that is soluble …
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Grain Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Grain vinegar is made by fermenting grains, such as corn, wheat, or rice. The process involves converting the starches in …
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Peppers
Not animal-derived
Peppers are the fruit of plants from the genus *Capsicum*. They range in flavor from sweet to very hot, depending …
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Smoke Flavor
Smoke flavor is a liquid or powder that gives food a smoky taste and aroma without actual smoking. It is …
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Paprika Oleoresin
Not animal-derived
Paprika oleoresin is a natural food coloring derived from the dried fruits of the Capsicum annuum plant, commonly known as …
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White Chocolate
Animal-derived
White chocolate is a type of chocolate made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids. Unlike dark or milk chocolate, …
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White Vinegar
Not animal-derived
White vinegar is a common household ingredient made from the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. The ethanol is …
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Organic Cocoa Butter
Not animal-derived
Cocoa butter is the natural fat found in cocoa beans. It is extracted from the cocoa bean during the process …
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Kosher Salt
Not animal-derived
Kosher salt is a coarse-grained salt. It is made by evaporating salt brine, often with a process that results in …
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Gum Base
Gum base is the non-digestible, water-insoluble part of chewing gum. It is a complex mixture of synthetic polymers, resins, and …
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Enriched Flour Bleached
Not animal-derived
Enriched flour bleached is a type of refined wheat flour. It is 'bleached' using oxidizing agents to make it whiter …
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Roasted Garlic
Not animal-derived
Roasted garlic is garlic (Allium sativum) that has been cooked at high temperatures, typically by roasting. Roasting mellows the sharp …
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Stevia Extract
Not animal-derived
Stevia extract is a high-intensity sweetener derived from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant. The sweet compounds, called steviol …
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Vinegar Powder
Not animal-derived
Vinegar powder is a dry form of vinegar, typically made by spray-drying liquid vinegar with a carrier like maltodextrin or …
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Nonfat Milk Solids
Animal-derived
Nonfat milk solids are the components of milk that remain after the water and fat have been removed. They are …
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Strawberry Puree
Not animal-derived
Strawberry puree is made from ripe strawberries that have been washed, stemmed, and processed into a smooth liquid or semi-liquid …
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Thiamine Hydrochloride
Not animal-derived
Thiamine hydrochloride is the salt form of thiamine, also known as vitamin B1. It is a water-soluble vitamin that plays …
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Thiamin
Thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for carbohydrate metabolism. It is found naturally in whole …
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Liquid Sugar
Not animal-derived
Liquid sugar is a syrup made by dissolving sugar (sucrose) in water. It is typically produced from sugar cane or …
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Beef Stock
Animal-derived
Beef stock is a liquid made by simmering beef bones, meat, and vegetables (like carrots, celery, and onions) in water. …
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Ester Gum
Not animal-derived
Ester gum is a modified form of rosin, a resin obtained from pine trees. It is produced by reacting glycerol …
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Soya Lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then separating …
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Beeswax
Animal-derived
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees in their hives. Bees secrete the wax from glands on their …
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Palmitate
Palmitate is a salt or ester of palmitic acid, a common saturated fatty acid found naturally in palm oil, butter, …
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Partially Hydrogenated Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Partially hydrogenated vegetable oil is a type of fat made by adding hydrogen to liquid vegetable oils. This process changes …
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Enriched With Niacin
Niacin, also known as Vitamin B3, is an essential nutrient vital for converting food into energy. It occurs naturally in …
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Buttermilk Solids
Animal-derived
Buttermilk solids are the dried components of buttermilk, a liquid byproduct of butter production. The liquid buttermilk is pasteurized and …
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From Milk
Animal-derived
From Milk is a broad term used on ingredient lists to indicate that a food product contains ingredients derived from …
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Grape Juice Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Grape juice concentrate is made by removing water from grape juice. This process intensifies the flavor and color of the …
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Preserves Freshness
E211
Not animal-derived
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid. It is a white, crystalline powder that is soluble in water. It …
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Durum Flour
Not animal-derived
Durum flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the primary ingredient …
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Vitamins And Minerals: Calcium Carbonate
E170
Not animal-derived
Calcium carbonate is a common mineral found naturally in rocks, shells, and pearls. For use in food, it is often …
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Barley Malt
Not animal-derived
Barley malt is a sweetener made from sprouted barley grains. The grains are steeped in water, allowed to sprout, and …
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Hydrogenated Soybean Oil
Not animal-derived
Hydrogenated soybean oil is made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean oil. This process changes the oil's texture, making it …
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Olives
Not animal-derived
Olives are the fruit of the olive tree, native to the Mediterranean region. They are typically picked when green or …
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Ricotta Cheese
Animal-derived
Ricotta is a fresh, soft, and mild-tasting Italian cheese. It is traditionally made from the whey left over from making …
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Calcium Silicate
Not animal-derived
Calcium silicate is a synthetic compound made from calcium oxide and silicon dioxide. It is a fine, white powder that …
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