Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Source Of Vitamin A
Vitamin A is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for vision, immune function, and cell growth. It can be naturally found in …
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Sugar Dextrose
Not animal-derived
Dextrose is a simple sugar that is chemically identical to glucose. It is a monosaccharide, meaning it is the simplest …
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Sumac
Not animal-derived
Sumac is a spice made from the dried and ground berries of the Rhus genus of plants. These plants are …
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Sweet Bell Peppers
Not animal-derived
Sweet bell peppers are the ripe, mature fruits of the Capsicum annuum plant, grown worldwide. They are typically harvested when …
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Tetra Sodium Pyrophosphate
Not animal-derived
Tetra sodium pyrophosphate is a synthetic inorganic salt made from phosphoric acid. It is a white powder that dissolves in …
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Turmeric & Annatto
Not animal-derived
Turmeric is a spice derived from the root of the Curcuma longa plant, native to Southeast Asia. Annatto is a …
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Vegetable Oils And Fats
Not animal-derived
Vegetable oils and fats are lipids extracted from plants. They can come from seeds, fruits, or nuts. The extraction process …
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Whey Protein Crisp
Animal-derived
Whey protein crisp is made from whey, a byproduct of cheese production. The whey is processed to isolate the protein, …
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Whole Wheat Flour Tortilla
Not animal-derived
Whole wheat flour tortillas are flat, unleavened breads made from whole wheat flour, water, and salt. They are cooked on …
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Without Animal Enzymes Or Rennet
Not animal-derived
This refers to food products made without animal-derived enzymes or rennet. Rennet is an enzyme traditionally sourced from the stomach …
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100% Orange Juice From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
100% Orange Juice From Concentrate is made from oranges that have had water removed to create a concentrate. This concentrate …
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Acai Puree
Not animal-derived
Acai puree is made from the fruit of the acai palm tree, which is native to Central and South America. …
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Adds A Trivial Amount Of Sugar
Not animal-derived
This ingredient is a type of sugar alcohol, a carbohydrate that the body can absorb but does not fully digest. …
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And Baking Soda
Not animal-derived
Baking soda is a white, crystalline powder. It is a naturally occurring mineral, also known as sodium bicarbonate. It can …
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And Micellar Casein
Animal-derived
Micellar casein is the primary protein found in milk. It is separated from milk through a process that involves removing …
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And Mono- And Diglycerides
Mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, which are types of fats. They are made from glycerol …
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And Oregano
Not animal-derived
Oregano is a perennial herb in the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region. Its leaves are typically dried and …
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And Other Spices
Not animal-derived
This is a general term used on ingredient labels when a specific spice or blend of spices is not identified. …
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And The Following: Citric Acid
E330
Not animal-derived
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is commercially produced …
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Anise Oil
Not animal-derived
Anise oil is a fragrant essential oil extracted from the seeds of the anise plant (Pimpinella anisum), which is native …
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Annatto Extract And Turmeric Extract
Not animal-derived
Annatto extract comes from the seeds of the achiote tree, native to tropical regions of the Americas. Turmeric extract is …
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Apple Flavor
Apple flavor is a substance that gives food the taste and aroma of apples. It can be made from natural …
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Artificial Color Red 40
E129
Not animal-derived
Red 40, also known as Allura Red AC, is a synthetic dye manufactured from petroleum. It is one of the …
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Browned In Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
This ingredient refers to cooking oil that has been heated to a high temperature, causing its color to darken and …
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Brownie Pieces
Animal-derived
Brownie pieces are small chunks of baked brownie, typically made from flour, sugar, eggs, butter or oil, cocoa or chocolate, …
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Candy Sprinkles
Not animal-derived
Candy sprinkles are small, decorative confectionery pieces. They are typically made from sugar, corn syrup, cornstarch, and artificial colors and …
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Cayenne Pepper Sauce Powder
Not animal-derived
Cayenne pepper sauce powder is a dried and ground form of cayenne pepper that has been processed into a sauce, …
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Chocolate Sprinkles
Chocolate sprinkles are small, decorative confectionery pieces. They are typically made from sugar, cocoa powder, corn syrup, and vegetable oil, …
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Coconuts
Not animal-derived
Coconuts are the fruit of the coconut palm tree, native to tropical regions. The mature coconut has a hard, brown, …
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Concentrated Fruit And Vegetable Juice
Not animal-derived
This ingredient is made by removing water from fruit or vegetable juice. The process concentrates the natural sugars, flavors, and …
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Cooked Mechanically Separated Chicken
Animal-derived
Cooked mechanically separated chicken (MSC) is a paste-like poultry product made from chicken carcasses after the valuable cuts of meat …
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Copper Amino Acid Chelate
Copper amino acid chelate is a compound where copper, an essential mineral, is bound to amino acids. This binding process, …
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Cottonseed And Peanut Oils
Not animal-derived
Cottonseed oil is extracted from the seeds of cotton plants, while peanut oil is pressed from peanuts. Both are vegetable …
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Cultured Organic Wheat Starch
Not animal-derived
Cultured organic wheat starch is a modified starch derived from organic wheat. It is produced by treating wheat starch with …
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Cultured Pasteurized Skim Milk And Cream
Animal-derived
This ingredient is made from milk that has been pasteurized (heated to kill bacteria) and then had its cream separated. …
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Diammonium Phosphate
Not animal-derived
Diammonium phosphate is a salt made from ammonia and phosphoric acid. It is a white crystalline powder that dissolves in …
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Distilled
Not animal-derived
Distilled is a type of vinegar that has been purified by distillation. It is made by heating fermented liquids, such …
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Dl-alpha Tocopherol
Not animal-derived
Dl-alpha-tocopherol is a synthetic form of vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient. It is chemically manufactured, often from petroleum-based sources. It …
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Dried Jalapeno Pepper
Not animal-derived
Dried jalapeno pepper is a variety of chili pepper that has been dehydrated. It is a cultivar of the species …
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Dried Red Pepper Sauce
Not animal-derived
Dried red pepper sauce is a condiment made from dried chili peppers, vinegar, salt, and often other spices. The peppers …
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Each Of The Following: Cocoa
Not animal-derived
Cocoa comes from the seeds of the cacao tree, native to the Americas. The seeds are fermented, dried, roasted, and …
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Each Of The Following: Water
Not animal-derived
Water is a clear, odorless, and tasteless liquid essential for all known forms of life. It is naturally found in …
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Espresso Powder
Not animal-derived
Espresso powder is a concentrated, dehydrated form of coffee. It is made by brewing strong coffee and then removing the …
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Fair Trade Certified Sugar
Not animal-derived
Sugar is a common carbohydrate, primarily sucrose, that is extracted and refined from plants like sugarcane or sugar beets. 'Fair …
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Ferric Orthophosphate And Folic Acid
Not animal-derived
Ferric orthophosphate is a salt of iron and phosphoric acid, often used as a source of iron fortification. Folic acid, …
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Fire-roasted Poblano Peppers
Not animal-derived
Poblano peppers are a mild chili pepper native to Mexico. "Fire-roasted" means they have been charred over an open flame, …
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Full Cream Milk Powder
Animal-derived
Full cream milk powder is a dairy product made by removing water from pasteurized whole milk. This process concentrates the …
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Hydrolyzed Soybean Protein
Not animal-derived
Hydrolyzed soybean protein is made from soybeans that have been broken down into smaller protein pieces through a process called …
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Icing: Powdered Sugar
Powdered sugar, also known as confectioners' sugar, is a finely ground form of granulated sugar. It often contains a small …
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Interesterified
Interesterified fats are a type of fat that has been changed to have specific properties. This change involves rearranging the …
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About Food Ingredients
FoodFact provides comprehensive information about the various ingredients found in products.
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- Information on common allergens
- Food additives and E-numbers
- Controversial ingredients
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