Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Disodium Diphosphate
E450(iii)
Not animal-derived
Disodium diphosphate is a salt made from phosphoric acid. It is a white powder that dissolves in water. It is …
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Eggplant
Not animal-derived
Eggplant is a plant in the nightshade family, native to the Indian subcontinent. It is typically grown as a tender …
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Leeks
Not animal-derived
Leeks are a member of the allium family, related to onions and garlic. They are a long, cylindrical vegetable with …
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Maintains Freshness
Maintains Freshness is a broad term used to describe ingredients that prevent spoilage and extend the shelf life of food. …
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Milled Cane Sugar
Not animal-derived
Milled cane sugar is a type of sugar made from sugar cane plants. The sugar cane stalks are crushed to …
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Non-gmo
Not animal-derived
Non-GMO refers to foods or ingredients that are not genetically modified. Genetic modification involves altering an organism's DNA, often to …
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Orange Juice From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Orange juice from concentrate is made from oranges that have been processed to remove water, creating a concentrated liquid. This …
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Organic Palm Fruit Oil
Not animal-derived
Organic palm fruit oil is a vegetable oil derived from the flesh of the palm fruit. It is produced by …
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Apo Carotenal
E160e
Not animal-derived
Apo-carotenal is a synthetic carotenoid, meaning it is chemically manufactured to resemble a naturally occurring pigment. It is a bright …
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Boneless Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
Animal-derived
This is a cut of chicken meat from the breast and rib area of a chicken that has had its …
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Citrus Extract
Not animal-derived
Citrus extract is a flavoring ingredient made from the peel of citrus fruits like lemons, oranges, and grapefruits. The peel …
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Crust: Enriched Flour
Not animal-derived
Enriched flour is a type of refined wheat flour that has had vitamins and iron added back in after processing. …
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Diluted With Water To 5% Acidity
Not animal-derived
This is a solution of acetic acid in water, typically made by fermenting ethanol. The fermentation process can be carried …
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Pasteurized Skim Milk
Animal-derived
Pasteurized skim milk is cow's milk that has had most of its fat removed and then been heated to a …
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Red Chili
Not animal-derived
Red chili refers to the fruit of plants from the genus Capsicum, which are known for their spicy flavor. These …
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Vine-ripened Tomatoes
Not animal-derived
Tomatoes are the edible, usually red, fruit of the nightshade plant *Solanum lycopersicum*. They grow on vines and are cultivated …
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FD&C Blue 1 Lake
E133
Not animal-derived
FD&C Blue 1 Lake is a synthetic color additive derived from petroleum. It is made by adsorbing the water-soluble dye, …
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Jalapeno Puree
Not animal-derived
Jalapeño puree is a smooth paste made from jalapeño peppers, a popular chili pepper variety. The peppers are typically washed, …
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Neotame
Not animal-derived
Neotame is an artificial sweetener that is about 7,000 to 13,000 times sweeter than sugar. It is made from aspartame …
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Provides Tartness
Not animal-derived
Citric acid is a weak organic acid that occurs naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and oranges. It is produced …
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Rice Wine Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Rice wine vinegar is a sour liquid made from fermented rice, similar to rice wine. It is a staple in …
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Vegetable Juice Color
Not animal-derived
Vegetable juice color is a natural coloring derived from fruits and vegetables. It is made by extracting pigments from sources …
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Glaze
A glaze is a shiny, often sweet, coating applied to foods. It is typically made from sugar and a liquid …
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Glycerol Monostearate
E471
Glycerol monostearate is a compound made from glycerin and stearic acid. Stearic acid is a fatty acid that can come …
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Oranges
Not animal-derived
Oranges are a citrus fruit that grow on evergreen trees, native to Southeast Asia. They are known for their sweet …
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Palm Kernel And Palm Oils
Not animal-derived
Palm kernel oil and palm oil are vegetable oils derived from the fruit of the oil palm tree. Palm oil …
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Psyllium Husk
Not animal-derived
Psyllium husk comes from the seeds of the Plantago ovata plant, native to India and Pakistan. The outer coating of …
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Retention
Not animal-derived
Retention is a trade name for a blend of calcium chloride and citric acid. It is used to help maintain …
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Tallow
Animal-derived
Tallow is a type of rendered fat, usually from cattle or sheep. It is made by melting down the fatty …
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Non-gmo/expeller-pressed Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The term 'canola' is a portmanteau …
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Organic Banana Puree
Not animal-derived
Organic banana puree is made from ripe bananas that have been peeled, mashed, and processed to create a smooth, thick …
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Potassium Sorbate To Protect Flavor
E202
Not animal-derived
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a synthetic compound, often produced by reacting sorbic acid …
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Prepared Black Beans
Not animal-derived
Prepared black beans are whole black beans that have been cooked and often seasoned. They are typically canned or packaged …
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Desiccated Coconut
Not animal-derived
Desiccated coconut is dried, shredded, or flaked coconut meat. It is made by removing the water from fresh coconut flesh, …
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Dried Honey
Animal-derived
Dried honey is honey that has had most of its water removed, typically through spray-drying or freeze-drying. This process results …
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Grape Must
Not animal-derived
Grape must is the unfermented juice of grapes, including the skins, seeds, and stems. It is the starting point for …
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Organic Strawberry Puree
Not animal-derived
Organic strawberry puree is made from strawberries grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. The strawberries are typically washed, stemmed, and …
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Poblano Peppers
Not animal-derived
Poblano peppers are mild to medium-hot chili peppers native to Puebla, Mexico. When dried, they are called ancho peppers. They …
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Slat
Not animal-derived
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). It is naturally occurring and can be harvested from salt …
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Yellow Mustard
Not animal-derived
Yellow mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of the mustard plant (Brassica juncea or Brassica hirta). The seeds …
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Yellow Prussiate Of Soda
Not animal-derived
Yellow Prussiate of Soda, also known as sodium ferrocyanide, is an inorganic salt compound. It is produced industrially by combining …
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Broccoli Florets
Not animal-derived
Broccoli florets are the flower heads of the broccoli plant, which is a member of the cabbage family. They are …
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Cashew
Not animal-derived
Cashews are kidney-shaped seeds that grow at the bottom of the cashew apple, a fruit native to northeastern Brazil. After …
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Colby Cheese
Animal-derived
Colby cheese is a semi-hard, mild-flavored American cheese. It is made from cow's milk, colored with annatto, and has a …
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Cooked White Chicken Meat
Animal-derived
Cooked white chicken meat is the flesh from the breast or wing of a chicken that has been heated to …
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Derived From Fruit
Not animal-derived
Derived From Fruit is a general term used to describe ingredients that come from fruits. These can include fruit juices, …
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Fully Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils
Not animal-derived
Fully hydrogenated vegetable oils are fats made from liquid vegetable oils, such as soybean, palm, or canola oil. They are …
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Gluten Free Flour
Not animal-derived
Gluten-free flour is made from grains, seeds, or other plant-based sources that do not contain gluten. Common sources include rice, …
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Malt Powder
Not animal-derived
Malt powder is made from malted barley, which is grain that has been germinated by soaking in water and then …
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Organic Ginger Juice
Not animal-derived
Organic ginger juice is the liquid extracted from organic ginger root. Ginger (Zingiber officinale) is a flowering plant whose rhizome, …
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