Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Wheat Gluten
Not animal-derived
Wheat gluten is a protein composite found in wheat and related grains, including barley and rye. It is made by …
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Filtered Water
Not animal-derived
Filtered water is water that has been processed to remove impurities, such as sediment, chlorine, and other contaminants. This purification …
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Titanium Dioxide
E171
Not animal-derived
Titanium dioxide is a naturally occurring mineral that is processed into a fine white powder. It is a pigment derived …
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Carnauba Wax
E 903
Not animal-derived
Carnauba wax is a natural wax obtained from the leaves of the carnauba palm tree, which grows in Brazil. The …
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Niacinamide
E375
Not animal-derived
Niacinamide is a form of vitamin B3, also known as nicotinamide. It is a water-soluble vitamin essential for various bodily …
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Calcium Sulfate
E516
Not animal-derived
Calcium sulfate is a mineral compound made from calcium and sulfate. It is found naturally as gypsum and can also …
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Vitamin D3
Animal-derived
Vitamin D3, also known as cholecalciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin essential for human health. It is naturally produced in the …
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Gelatin
Animal-derived
Gelatin is a protein derived from collagen, a structural protein found in the skin, bones, and connective tissues of animals. …
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Peanuts
Not animal-derived
Peanuts are a type of legume, not a true nut, that grows underground. They are the edible seeds of the …
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Cinnamon
Not animal-derived
Cinnamon is a popular spice that comes from the inner bark of trees in the Cinnamomum family. After the bark …
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Potato Starch
Not animal-derived
Potato starch is a fine, white powder extracted from potatoes. It is made by crushing potatoes to release the starch …
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Processed With Alkali
Not animal-derived
Processing with alkali is a method primarily used for cocoa. It involves treating cocoa beans or cocoa powder with an …
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Cheddar Cheese
Animal-derived
Cheddar cheese is a hard, natural cheese that originated in the village of Cheddar, England. It is made from cow's …
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Sucralose
E955
Not animal-derived
Sucralose is an artificial sweetener that is about 600 times sweeter than sugar. It is made by chemically modifying sucrose, …
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Monosodium Glutamate
E621
Not animal-derived
Monosodium glutamate, or MSG, is the sodium salt of glutamic acid. Glutamic acid is a common amino acid found naturally …
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Wheat
Not animal-derived
Wheat is a cereal grain grown around the world and is a staple food for many cultures. After harvesting, wheat …
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Emulsifier
An emulsifier is a substance that helps two liquids that normally don't mix, like oil and water, to stay blended …
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Ferrous Sulfate
E516
Not animal-derived
Ferrous sulfate is a form of the mineral iron. It is an inorganic salt that can be produced synthetically by …
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Beta Carotene
E160a
Not animal-derived
Beta carotene is a naturally occurring pigment that gives many fruits and vegetables their yellow, orange, and red colors. It …
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Beef
Animal-derived
Beef is the meat from cattle. It is a common source of protein worldwide and is prepared in various ways …
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Chocolate
Not animal-derived
Chocolate is a food product made from roasted and ground cacao beans. These beans are processed to separate cocoa solids …
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Cyanocobalamin
Not animal-derived
Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12, an essential nutrient. It is typically produced through bacterial fermentation in a …
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Lemon Juice Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Lemon juice concentrate is made by extracting the juice from fresh lemons and then removing most of the water through …
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Vanilla Extract
Not animal-derived
Vanilla extract is a liquid flavoring made by steeping vanilla beans in a solution of alcohol and water. This process …
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Tomatoes
Not animal-derived
Tomatoes are the edible fruit of the tomato plant, though they are often used culinarily as a vegetable. They are …
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Sodium Erythorbate
E316
Not animal-derived
Sodium erythorbate is the sodium salt of erythorbic acid, which is a stereoisomer of ascorbic acid (vitamin C). It is …
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Carbonated Water
Not animal-derived
Carbonated water is water that has been infused with carbon dioxide gas under pressure. This process creates the bubbles and …
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Gum Arabic
E414
Not animal-derived
Gum arabic is a natural gum that comes from the hardened sap of acacia trees, primarily found in Africa. It …
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Sunflower Lecithin
E322
Not animal-derived
Sunflower lecithin is a natural emulsifier derived from sunflower seeds. It is a mixture of phospholipids, which are fats essential …
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Carrots
Not animal-derived
Carrots are root vegetables from the plant Daucus carota subsp. sativus. They are cultivated globally and are commonly consumed as …
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Flour
Not animal-derived
Flour is a powder made by grinding raw grains, roots, beans, nuts, or seeds. While it can come from various …
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Calcium Carbonate
E170
Not animal-derived
Calcium carbonate is a common chemical compound found naturally in rocks like limestone and marble, as well as in shells …
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Potatoes
Not animal-derived
Potatoes are a starchy vegetable that grows underground. They are a staple food crop harvested from the plant *Solanum tuberosum*.
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Palm Kernel Oil
Not animal-derived
Palm kernel oil is a vegetable fat extracted from the kernel (inner seed) of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). …
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Dehydrated Garlic
Not animal-derived
Dehydrated garlic is fresh garlic that has had its water content removed through a drying process. This process concentrates the …
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Parsley
Not animal-derived
Parsley is a popular herb derived from the plant *Petroselinum crispum*. It is a biennial plant, meaning it lives for …
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Buttermilk
Animal-derived
Buttermilk is the slightly acidic liquid left over after churning butter from cream. Modern cultured buttermilk is typically made by …
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Wheat Starch
Not animal-derived
Wheat starch is a carbohydrate extracted from wheat grains. It is separated from other components of wheat, such as protein …
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Calcium Propionate
E282
Not animal-derived
Calcium propionate is a food additive that is the calcium salt of propionic acid. Propionic acid occurs naturally in some …
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Whey Protein Concentrate
Animal-derived
Whey protein concentrate is a dairy product made from whey, which is the liquid byproduct of cheese production. It is …
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Tapioca Starch
Not animal-derived
Tapioca starch is a white, powdery carbohydrate extracted from the cassava root (Manihot esculenta). The root is grated, washed to …
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Cocoa Powder
Not animal-derived
Cocoa powder is made from cocoa beans, which are the seeds of the cacao tree. After harvesting, the beans are …
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Sodium Stearoyl Lactylate
E481
Sodium stearoyl lactylate (SSL) is a food additive made from lactic acid, stearic acid, and sodium. It is a waxy …
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Sodium Aluminum Phosphate
E541
Not animal-derived
Sodium aluminum phosphate (SALP) is a synthetic chemical compound, a salt made from sodium, aluminum, and phosphate. It is produced …
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Lactose
Animal-derived
Lactose is a natural sugar found in milk and dairy products. It is a disaccharide, meaning it is made of …
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Vanilla
Not animal-derived
Vanilla is a flavor derived from the cured pods of the vanilla orchid, a plant native to Mexico. The pods …
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Preservatives
Preservatives are substances added to food products to prevent or slow down spoilage caused by microbes like bacteria, yeasts, and …
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Organic Cane Sugar
Not animal-derived
Organic cane sugar is a sweetener derived from sugarcane plants. It is produced by crushing sugarcane stalks to extract the …
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Celery
Not animal-derived
Celery is a green, leafy vegetable that belongs to the parsley family, which also includes carrots and parsnips. It is …
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Soy Flour
Not animal-derived
Soy flour is a fine powder made from ground soybeans. To produce it, soybeans are typically dehulled (outer skin removed) …
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About Food Ingredients
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