Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Beef Broth
Animal-derived
Beef broth is a savory liquid made by simmering beef bones, meat, and vegetables like carrots, celery, and onions in …
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Dried Potatoes
Not animal-derived
Dried potatoes are potatoes that have had most of their water content removed. This is typically done through dehydration, spray …
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With TBHQ For Freshness
Not animal-derived
TBHQ, or tert-butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is an organic compound that is a type of phenol, and it …
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Dairy Product Solids
Animal-derived
Dairy Product Solids is a term used on ingredient lists to describe the milk solids left after most of the …
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Lactase Enzyme
Lactase enzyme is a protein that helps break down lactose, a sugar found in milk. It is naturally produced in …
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B3
Not animal-derived
Niacin, also known as Vitamin B3, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for human health. It occurs naturally in foods like …
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Organic Ginger
Not animal-derived
Ginger is a flowering plant native to Southeast Asia. The rhizome, or root stalk, is the part most commonly used …
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Mechanically Separated Turkey
Animal-derived
Mechanically separated turkey (MST) is a paste-like poultry product made from turkey carcasses after the valuable meat has been removed …
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Starter Culture
Starter cultures are live microorganisms, often bacteria, used to begin or control fermentation in foods. They are typically grown in …
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Apple Puree
Not animal-derived
Apple puree is a smooth, thick liquid made from cooked and pureed apples. It is produced by processing whole apples, …
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Chili Pepper Extract
Not animal-derived
Chili pepper extract is a concentrated flavoring derived from chili peppers, the fruits of plants from the genus Capsicum. It …
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Arabic Gum
E414
Not animal-derived
Arabic gum, also known as gum acacia, is a natural gum made from the hardened sap of acacia trees. It …
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Organic Parsley
Not animal-derived
Parsley is a leafy green herb that is commonly used as a flavoring and garnish. It is native to the …
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Tripotassium Phosphate
E340(iii)
Not animal-derived
Tripotassium phosphate is a potassium salt of phosphoric acid. It is typically produced by reacting phosphoric acid with a potassium …
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Papaya
Not animal-derived
Papaya is a tropical fruit native to Mexico and Central America, known for its sweet, musky flavor and soft, buttery …
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Pear
Not animal-derived
Pears are a sweet, edible fruit that grow on trees. They are native to coastal and mildly temperate regions of …
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Agave Syrup
Not animal-derived
Agave syrup, also known as agave nectar, is a sweetener made from the agave plant, native to Mexico and the …
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Cocoa Liquor
Not animal-derived
Cocoa liquor is the pure, unsweetened chocolate mass made from ground cocoa beans. It is the fundamental ingredient in all …
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Coconut Sugar
Not animal-derived
Coconut sugar is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm tree's flower buds. The sap is collected, …
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Flax Seed
Not animal-derived
Flax seed is the tiny, oil-rich seed of the flax plant, native to the region between the eastern Mediterranean and …
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Organic Quinoa
Not animal-derived
Quinoa is a flowering plant in the amaranth family, grown for its edible seeds. Native to the Andes region of …
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Vegetable Mono & Diglycerides
E471
Not animal-derived
Vegetable mono- and diglycerides are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides derived from vegetable oils. They are produced by heating …
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Amylase
Amylase is an enzyme that breaks down starch into sugars. It is naturally found in the saliva and digestive systems …
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Source Of Iron
Iron is a mineral that is essential for life. It is naturally found in many foods and is also added …
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Potassium Salt
Not animal-derived
Potassium salt is a general term for a chemical compound formed between potassium, a naturally occurring mineral, and an acid. …
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Brominated Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Brominated vegetable oil (BVO) is a modified vegetable oil, typically from corn or soybean, that has been chemically treated with …
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Chicken Breast Meat With Rib Meat
Animal-derived
Chicken breast meat with rib meat refers to the edible flesh from the chest and rib area of a chicken. …
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Calcium D Pantothenate
Not animal-derived
Calcium D pantothenate is a calcium salt of D-pantothenic acid, which is a form of vitamin B5. It is a …
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Honey Powder
Animal-derived
Honey powder is dried honey. It is made by dehydrating liquid honey, often with a drying agent like corn syrup …
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Lemongrass
Not animal-derived
Lemongrass is a tall, perennial grass native to tropical regions of Asia. It has a distinct citrusy aroma and flavor, …
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Sweetener
Sweeteners are substances that add sweetness to foods and drinks. They can be natural, like sugar and honey, or artificial, …
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Pea Protein Isolate
Not animal-derived
Pea protein isolate is a concentrated source of protein derived from yellow split peas. It is made by processing peas …
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Sucrose Acetate Isobutyrate
Not animal-derived
Sucrose acetate isobutyrate (SAIB) is a food additive made from sucrose (table sugar) and acetic acid and isobutyric acid. It …
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Vitamin B
Vitamin B is not a single nutrient but a group of water-soluble vitamins, including B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), …
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Artificial Vanilla Flavor
Not animal-derived
Artificial vanilla flavor is a man-made substance designed to mimic the taste of natural vanilla extract. It is typically synthesized …
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Capers
Not animal-derived
Capers are the unripened flower buds of the caper bush, a perennial woody vine native to the Mediterranean region. They …
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Grapes
Not animal-derived
Grapes are a type of fruit that grow on vines. They can be eaten fresh, dried (as raisins), or used …
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Palm Fruit Oil
Not animal-derived
Palm fruit oil is an edible vegetable oil obtained from the fleshy fruit of the oil palm tree. It is …
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Cultured Pasteurized Skim Milk
Animal-derived
This ingredient is skim milk that has been pasteurized and then had beneficial bacteria (cultures) added. These cultures ferment the …
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Ketchup
Not animal-derived
Ketchup is a popular condiment primarily made from ripe tomatoes, vinegar, sugar, and a blend of spices. It is produced …
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Pantothenic Acid
Not animal-derived
Pantothenic acid, also known as vitamin B5, is a water-soluble vitamin. It is found naturally in many foods, including whole …
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Disodium Dihydrogen Pyrophosphate
E450(iii)
Not animal-derived
Disodium dihydrogen pyrophosphate is a salt made from phosphoric acid. It is a white powder that dissolves in water. It …
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Ground Cinnamon
Not animal-derived
Ground cinnamon is a spice made from the inner bark of trees from the genus Cinnamomum. The bark is dried …
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Anti-caking
Anti-caking agents are substances added to powdered or granulated foods to prevent clumping. They work by coating particles and absorbing …
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Grape Juice
Not animal-derived
Grape juice is the liquid extracted from grapes. It can be made from fresh grapes or from grape concentrate, which …
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Herbs
Not animal-derived
Herbs are the leafy green parts of plants, used for flavoring or as a garnish. They can be used fresh …
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Potassium Bromate
E924
Not animal-derived
Potassium bromate is a chemical compound, a salt of bromic acid. It is typically produced through a chemical reaction involving …
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Extractives Of Turmeric
E100
Not animal-derived
Extractives of turmeric are natural compounds derived from the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa), a perennial herb in the ginger family. …
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Amaranth
Not animal-derived
Amaranth is a pseudocereal, meaning its seeds are used like grains, though it is not botanically a grass. It is …
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Including Paprika
Not animal-derived
Paprika is a spice made from ground dried red peppers, typically from the species *Capsicum annuum*. The peppers are dried …
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