Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Trisodium Phosphate
E339(iii)
Not animal-derived
Trisodium phosphate (TSP) is a cleaning agent and food additive. It is a sodium salt of phosphoric acid, typically made …
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FD&C Red #3
E127
Not animal-derived
FD&C Red #3, also known as Erythrosine, is a synthetic color additive. It is a cherry-pink dye that is manufactured …
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Medium Chain Triglycerides
Not animal-derived
Medium chain triglycerides (MCTs) are a type of fat derived from coconut oil or palm kernel oil. They are made …
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Peppermint Oil
Not animal-derived
Peppermint oil is a natural flavoring derived from the peppermint plant (Mentha piperita). The essential oil is extracted from the …
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Flavors
Flavors are substances added to food to give it a specific taste or smell. They can be derived from natural …
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Mango
Not animal-derived
Mango is a tropical stone fruit that grows on trees. It is native to South Asia but is now cultivated …
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Organic Vanilla Extract
Not animal-derived
Organic vanilla extract is a liquid flavoring made from vanilla beans that have been grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. …
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Cultured Nonfat Milk
Animal-derived
Cultured nonfat milk is made by adding live bacterial cultures to skim milk. These cultures ferment the milk's natural sugars …
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As Preservatives
E200-203
Not animal-derived
Sorbic acid and its salts (like potassium sorbate and calcium sorbate) are antimicrobial preservatives. They occur naturally in some plants, …
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Whole Grain Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Whole grain wheat flour is made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, which includes the bran, germ, and endosperm. This …
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Microbial Enzymes
Not animal-derived
Microbial enzymes are proteins produced by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and fungi. They are often produced through fermentation processes, where …
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Casei
Lactic acid bacteria, often from the Lactobacillus genus, that are commonly used in food production. They are known for their …
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Milk Powder
Animal-derived
Milk powder is a dairy product made by removing water from pasteurized milk. This can be done through evaporation or …
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Canola Sunflower Oil
Not animal-derived
Canola sunflower oil is a blend of two vegetable oils. Canola oil comes from the seeds of the rapeseed plant, …
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Oat Flour
Not animal-derived
Oat flour is made from whole oats that have been ground into a fine powder. It is a whole grain …
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Whole Grain Oat Flour
Not animal-derived
Whole grain oat flour is a finely ground powder made from whole oat groats. It includes the bran, germ, and …
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Turkey
Animal-derived
Turkey is a large bird native to North America. It is a common source of meat for consumers, raised domestically …
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Organic Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Not animal-derived
Organic extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, produced from the fruit of the olive tree …
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Anchovies
Animal-derived
Anchovies are small, saltwater fish belonging to the Engraulidae family. They are typically caught in the wild and are known …
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Blue Cheese
Animal-derived
Blue cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's milk, sheep's milk, or goat's milk that has been ripened …
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Cabbage
Not animal-derived
Cabbage is a leafy green, red, or purple vegetable that grows in cool climates. It is a member of the …
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Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
Animal-derived
Chicken breast with rib meat is a cut of poultry that includes both the main breast muscle and the smaller …
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Organic Tapioca Syrup
Not animal-derived
Organic tapioca syrup is a sweetener made from the starch of the cassava root, also known as the tapioca plant. …
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An Artificial Flavor
Artificial flavors are compounds that mimic the taste and aroma of natural ingredients but are created in a lab. They …
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Mold Inhibitor
Not animal-derived
Mold inhibitors are substances added to foods to prevent the growth of mold. They can be naturally occurring compounds or …
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Iodized Salt
Not animal-derived
Iodized salt is common table salt (sodium chloride) that has a small amount of iodine added to it. This iodine …
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Textured Vegetable Protein
Not animal-derived
Textured vegetable protein (TVP) is a meat substitute made from defatted soy flour. The soy flour is cooked under pressure …
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Bacterial Culture
Bacterial cultures are live microorganisms, often bacteria, that are intentionally added to foods. They are commonly used to ferment foods, …
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Lemon
Not animal-derived
Lemons are tart, yellow citrus fruits that grow on trees. They are widely cultivated in warm climates around the world. …
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Chia Seeds
Not animal-derived
Chia seeds are tiny seeds from the plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are harvested from the …
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Chili Peppers
Not animal-derived
Chili peppers are the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, native to the Americas. They are cultivated worldwide and …
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Vitamin D2
Not animal-derived
Vitamin D2, also known as ergocalciferol, is a form of vitamin D that is not naturally produced by the human …
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Orange Peel
Not animal-derived
Orange peel is the outer rind of an orange fruit. It contains oils that give oranges their distinct aroma and …
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Glucono-delta-lactone
E575
Not animal-derived
Glucono-delta-lactone (GDL) is a naturally occurring carbohydrate derived from glucose. It is produced commercially by the oxidation of glucose to …
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Vitamin A Palmitate Added
Animal-derived
Vitamin A palmitate is a form of vitamin A, an essential nutrient for vision, immune function, and cell growth. It …
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Quinoa
Not animal-derived
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown for its edible seeds. The seeds are small, round, and …
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Green Bell Peppers
Not animal-derived
Green bell peppers are the unripe fruit of the *Capsicum annuum* plant. They are a cultivar of the pepper plant, …
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Cocoa Powder Processed With Alkali
Not animal-derived
Cocoa powder processed with alkali, also known as Dutch-process cocoa, is made by treating natural cocoa powder with an alkaline …
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Or Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The plant is a variety of …
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Turkey Breast
Animal-derived
Turkey breast is the meat from the breast of a turkey. It is a lean protein source that can be …
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Hydrogenated Cottonseed Oil
Not animal-derived
Hydrogenated cottonseed oil is a fat made from cottonseed oil that has been chemically changed through a process called hydrogenation. …
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Palm Kernel And Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
Palm oil comes from the fleshy fruit of the oil palm tree, while palm kernel oil is extracted from the …
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Soybean Lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soybean lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting oil from soybeans and then …
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Firming Agent
Not animal-derived
Firming agents are substances that help fruits and vegetables maintain their firmness and texture during processing and storage. They are …
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Soy Lecithin An Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is typically produced by extracting soybean oil and then processing …
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Cultured Skim Milk
Animal-derived
Cultured skim milk is made from skim milk that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria, often called probiotics. This process …
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Durum Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Durum wheat flour is a coarse flour made from durum wheat, a hard variety of wheat. It is the primary …
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Magnesium Stearate
Magnesium stearate is a salt made from magnesium and stearic acid. Stearic acid is a fatty acid that can come …
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Butterfat
Animal-derived
Butterfat is the fatty part of milk. It is separated from other milk components like water and protein to make …
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A B Vitamin
Not animal-derived
Thiamin, also known as Vitamin B1, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for carbohydrate metabolism and nerve function. It is found …
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About Food Ingredients
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