Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
To Maintain Color
E300
Not animal-derived
Ascorbic acid is a naturally occurring vitamin (Vitamin C) found in many fruits and vegetables. It is often produced commercially …
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Zinc
Zinc is an essential mineral, meaning the body needs it to function properly. It is naturally found in foods like …
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Sesame Seed
Not animal-derived
Sesame seeds are tiny, flat seeds that grow in pods on the Sesamum indicum plant. They are harvested and then …
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B12
Vitamin B12, also called cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for nerve function and the formation of red blood cells. …
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Cultured Wheat Starch
Not animal-derived
Cultured wheat starch is a preservative made from wheat starch that has been fermented by beneficial bacteria or yeast. This …
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Pasteurized Cultured Milk And Cream
Animal-derived
Pasteurized cultured milk and cream is a dairy product made by adding a starter culture of bacteria to milk and …
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Carrot Powder
Not animal-derived
Carrot powder is made from dried carrots that have been ground into a fine powder. It retains the natural color …
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Vegetable Mono- And Diglycerides
E471
Not animal-derived
Vegetable mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, which are fats that have been chemically modified. They …
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Vegetable Broth
Not animal-derived
Vegetable broth is a savory liquid made by simmering vegetables, herbs, and spices in water. Common vegetables include carrots, celery, …
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Soda
E500(ii)
Not animal-derived
"Soda" in food usually refers to sodium bicarbonate, also known as baking soda. It is a white, crystalline powder that …
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Vegetable Fat
Not animal-derived
Vegetable fat is a broad term for fats derived from plants. It can come from various sources like soybeans, corn, …
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Zinc Gluconate
Not animal-derived
Zinc gluconate is a mineral supplement that provides zinc, an essential nutrient. It is made by combining zinc with gluconic …
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Evaporated Cane Sugar
Not animal-derived
Evaporated cane sugar is a less processed form of sugar made from sugarcane juice. After the sugarcane is harvested, the …
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Ferrous Gluconate
Not animal-derived
Ferrous gluconate is an iron salt of gluconic acid. It is made by reacting iron with gluconic acid, which is …
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Condensed Skim Milk
Animal-derived
Condensed skim milk is made from cow's milk from which most of the water has been removed. The milk is …
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Organic Distilled Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Organic distilled vinegar is made by fermenting a sugar source, such as corn or cane sugar, into alcohol, and then …
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Vegetable Oil Blend
Not animal-derived
A blend of vegetable oils, such as soybean, canola, sunflower, or corn oil. These oils are extracted from various plant …
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Vitamins And Minerals: Reduced Iron
Not animal-derived
Reduced iron is a form of iron used as a dietary supplement and food fortifier. It is made by reducing …
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Aged Cayenne Red Peppers
Not animal-derived
Aged cayenne red peppers are a variety of chili pepper that have been dried and aged. The aging process can …
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Aluminum Sulfate
Not animal-derived
Aluminum sulfate is a salt made from aluminum and sulfur. It is typically produced by reacting aluminum hydroxide or aluminum …
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Parsley Flakes
Not animal-derived
Parsley flakes are dried leaves of the parsley plant (Petroselinum crispum). Parsley is a herb native to the Mediterranean region, …
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Breadcrumbs
Not animal-derived
Breadcrumbs are small pieces of dried bread. They are made by toasting or baking bread until it is dry and …
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Breading Set In Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Breading set in vegetable oil is a coating applied to foods like chicken or fish before cooking. It typically includes …
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Soybean And Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
This is a blend of soybean oil and palm oil. Soybean oil is extracted from the seeds of the soybean …
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Organic Natural Flavors
Organic natural flavors are complex mixtures derived from natural sources like fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, or other edible plant or …
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Spinach Powder
Not animal-derived
Spinach powder is made from dried, ground spinach leaves. It is a concentrated form of spinach, retaining many of its …
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Pasteurized Part-skim Cow's Milk
Animal-derived
Pasteurized part-skim cow's milk is milk from cows that has had some of its fat removed. It is heated to …
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Mononitrate
Not animal-derived
Mononitrate is a form of vitamin B1, also known as thiamine. It is a white, crystalline powder that is water-soluble. …
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Organic Locust Bean Gum
E410
Not animal-derived
Locust bean gum is a dietary fiber derived from the seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), native to the …
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Sodium Acetate
E262
Not animal-derived
Sodium acetate is the sodium salt of acetic acid, the main component of vinegar. It is a white, crystalline solid …
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White Cheddar Cheese
Animal-derived
White cheddar cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced using a process similar to …
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Fractionated Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
Fractionated palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from palm fruit. It is produced by separating palm oil into liquid …
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Guar
E412
Not animal-derived
Guar gum is a soluble fiber made from the ground endosperm of guar beans, which are legumes native to India …
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Mannitol
E421
Not animal-derived
Mannitol is a sugar alcohol, a type of carbohydrate. It occurs naturally in some fruits and vegetables, like mushrooms and …
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White Rice
Not animal-derived
White rice is the grain of the rice plant after the husk, bran, and germ have been removed. This milling …
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Annatto And Turmeric
Not animal-derived
Annatto and turmeric are natural colorants derived from plants. Annatto comes from the seeds of the achiote tree, while turmeric …
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Apple Puree Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Apple puree concentrate is made from apples that have been processed to remove most of their water content. This results …
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Beta Carotene Color
E160a
Not animal-derived
Beta carotene is a pigment found in many fruits and vegetables, giving them yellow, orange, and red colors. It can …
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Each Of The Following: Salt
Not animal-derived
Salt is a mineral compound primarily made of sodium chloride. It is naturally found in seawater and in underground rock …
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Magnesium Chloride
Not animal-derived
Magnesium chloride is a salt that is a form of the mineral magnesium. It can be found naturally in seawater …
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Organic Chia Seeds
Not animal-derived
Chia seeds are tiny seeds from the plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are typically harvested and …
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Lemon Juice Solids
Not animal-derived
Lemon juice solids are the concentrated, dried form of lemon juice. They are made by removing water from fresh lemon …
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Organic Coconut
Not animal-derived
Coconut is the fruit of the coconut palm tree, which grows in tropical regions. The white flesh inside the hard …
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Apricots
Not animal-derived
Apricots are a small, golden-orange fruit with a velvety skin and a sweet, slightly tart flavor. They grow on trees …
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Natural Smoke Flavoring
Natural smoke flavoring is a liquid or powder made by burning wood (like hickory or mesquite) and then condensing the …
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Soybean Canola
Not animal-derived
Soybean Canola refers to a blend of soybean oil and canola oil. Soybean oil is extracted from soybeans, and canola …
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Chipotle Peppers
Not animal-derived
Chipotle peppers are mature red jalapeños that have been dried and smoked. This process gives them a deep, smoky flavor …
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Ferrous Fumarate
Not animal-derived
Ferrous fumarate is an iron salt that appears as a reddish-orange to red powder. It is synthesized by reacting iron …
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Blackberries
Not animal-derived
Blackberries are soft, dark-colored fruits that grow on thorny shrubs. They are native to Europe and North America but are …
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Chipotle Pepper
Not animal-derived
Chipotle pepper is a smoke-dried jalapeño pepper. Jalapeños are a medium-hot chili pepper native to Mexico. After harvesting, the peppers …
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