Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Navy Beans
Not animal-derived
Navy beans are a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), known for their small, oval shape and white color. …
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Salad Dressing
Salad dressing is a sauce typically used to flavor salads. It is usually made from oil, vinegar or other acid, …
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Organic Soy Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic soy flour is made from whole organic soybeans that have been roasted and ground. Soybeans are legumes, not nuts, …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Cottonseed Oil
Not animal-derived
Partially hydrogenated soybean cottonseed oil is a type of fat made by adding hydrogen to liquid soybean and cottonseed oils. …
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Cultured Sugar
Not animal-derived
Cultured sugar is a type of sugar that has been fermented by bacteria or yeast. This process can alter the …
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Dehydrated Chicken Broth
Animal-derived
Dehydrated chicken broth is made by simmering chicken bones and meat, then concentrating the liquid and drying it into a …
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Gluten-free Soy Sauce
Not animal-derived
Gluten-free soy sauce is a fermented condiment made from soybeans, salt, and water, similar to traditional soy sauce but without …
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Onion Juice
Not animal-derived
Onion juice is the liquid extracted from onions, a common vegetable. It is typically made by crushing or pressing onions …
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Topping
Topping is a general term for a layer of food applied to the surface of another food. It can be …
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Added To Maintain Freshness
Added to maintain freshness is not a specific ingredient but a functional category. It refers to ingredients like preservatives, antioxidants, …
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Beef Base
Animal-derived
Beef base is a concentrated flavoring product made from cooked beef, beef broth, and seasonings. It is often used to …
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Crushed Garlic
Not animal-derived
Garlic is a plant in the onion family, known for its strong flavor and aroma. It is cultivated worldwide and …
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From Beets
Not animal-derived
Betanin is the primary red pigment found in beets. It is extracted from sugar beets (Beta vulgaris) through a process …
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Habanero Pepper
Not animal-derived
The habanero pepper (Capsicum chinense) is a variety of chili pepper that is native to the Amazon region. It is …
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Chicken And Beef
Animal-derived
Chicken and beef are meats from domesticated fowl and cattle, respectively. They are common sources of protein in the human …
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Dried: Strawberries
Not animal-derived
Dried strawberries are strawberries that have had most of their water content removed, either through sun-drying or dehydration using specialized …
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Isolated Soy Protein Product
Not animal-derived
Isolated soy protein is a highly purified protein extracted from soybeans. It is made by removing most of the fat …
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Onion Puree
Not animal-derived
Onion puree is made from onions that have been cooked and blended into a smooth paste. It retains the characteristic …
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Tragacanth Gum
E413
Not animal-derived
Tragacanth gum is a natural gum derived from the dried sap of several species of legumes in the genus Astragalus. …
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Tumeric
Not animal-derived
Turmeric is a bright yellow spice derived from the root of the *Curcuma longa* plant, native to Southeast Asia. The …
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Yogurt Coating
Animal-derived
Yogurt coating is a confection made by combining yogurt powder with sugar, vegetable oil, and sometimes milk solids. The mixture …
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Added To Protect Flavor
Antioxidants are compounds that prevent or slow the spoilage of foods by inhibiting oxidation. Oxidation is a chemical reaction that …
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Brown Rice Crisp
Not animal-derived
Brown rice crisp is made from puffed brown rice. Brown rice is a whole grain that is milled to remove …
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FD&C Yellow 6 Lake
E110
Not animal-derived
FD&C Yellow 6 Lake is a color additive made from FD&C Yellow 6, a synthetic dye, combined with a metallic …
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Including Black Pepper
Not animal-derived
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. The fruit of the vine, called a peppercorn, …
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Organic Lime Juice
Not animal-derived
Organic lime juice is the liquid extracted from organic limes, a citrus fruit grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. It …
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Penicillium Roqueforti
Not animal-derived
Penicillium roqueforti is a type of mold used to make blue-veined cheeses. It is a naturally occurring microorganism that gives …
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Chia Seed
Not animal-derived
Chia seeds are tiny edible seeds from the desert plant Salvia hispanica, native to Mexico and Guatemala. They are typically …
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Filtered Carbonated Water
Not animal-derived
Filtered carbonated water is regular water that has been purified and then infused with carbon dioxide gas under pressure. This …
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Gum Tragacanth
E413
Not animal-derived
Gum tragacanth is a natural gum derived from the dried sap of several species of Middle Eastern legumes, primarily *Astragalus …
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Organic Cultured Pasteurized Milk
Animal-derived
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized to kill harmful bacteria, then cultured with beneficial bacteria (like those used …
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Organic Dried Garlic
Not animal-derived
Dried garlic is garlic (Allium sativum) that has had most of its water removed. It is typically made by dehydrating …
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Organic Rice Syrup
Not animal-derived
Organic rice syrup is a sweetener made from organic brown rice. It is produced by cooking rice, then using enzymes …
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Dried Green Onion
Not animal-derived
Dried green onion, also known as dried scallion, is made from fresh green onions that have been dehydrated. This process …
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Ginger Juice
Not animal-derived
Ginger juice is the liquid extracted from the fresh roots (rhizomes) of the ginger plant, Zingiber officinale. The plant is …
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Hydroxypropyl Methylcellulose
E464
Not animal-derived
Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC) is a chemically modified cellulose, a natural polymer found in plant cell walls. It is made by …
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Raw Sugar
Not animal-derived
Raw sugar is a less refined type of sugar made from sugarcane juice. It contains more molasses than refined white …
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Sardines
Animal-derived
Sardines are small, oily fish found in oceans worldwide. They are typically canned, often with oil, water, or sauce, which …
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Barley Flakes
Not animal-derived
Barley flakes are made from whole barley grains that have been steamed, rolled flat, and dried. Barley is a hardy …
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Organic Dehydrated Garlic
Not animal-derived
Garlic is a plant in the onion family, known for its pungent flavor and aroma. Organic dehydrated garlic is garlic …
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Soy Fiber
Not animal-derived
Soy fiber is a dietary fiber derived from soybeans. It is produced by processing the outer hull of the soybean. …
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Anchovy Extract
Animal-derived
Anchovy extract is a liquid flavoring made from fermented anchovies. The fish are salted and then allowed to age, breaking …
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Cultured Pasteurized Grade A Lowfat Milk
Animal-derived
Cultured pasteurized Grade A lowfat milk is a dairy product made from cow's milk that has been heated to kill …
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Modified Rice Starch
Not animal-derived
Modified rice starch is a type of starch that has been physically or chemically altered to change its properties. It …
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Organic Flax Seeds
Not animal-derived
Flax seeds are small, nutrient-dense seeds from the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum), native to the Eastern Mediterranean and India. They …
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Organic Oat Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic oat flour is made from whole organic oats that have been milled into a fine powder. Oats are a …
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To Retain Color
To Retain Color is not a single ingredient but a category of ingredients used to maintain the original color of …
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Celery Juice Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Celery juice concentrate is made by removing water from celery juice. This process intensifies the natural flavor and color of …
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High Oleic Soybean Oil
Not animal-derived
High oleic soybean oil is a type of soybean oil that has been bred or processed to have a higher …
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L- Theanine
Not animal-derived
L-theanine is an amino acid found naturally in tea leaves. It is also produced synthetically for use as a food …
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About Food Ingredients
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