Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Peanut Butter Cups
Animal-derived
Peanut butter cups are a confection made of a chocolate cup filled with peanut butter. They are typically made by …
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Soy Lecithin Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting soybean oil and then processing it …
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Durum Wheat
Not animal-derived
Durum wheat is a hard variety of wheat, often called "macaroni wheat." It is grown in North Africa, the Middle …
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Enriched
Not animal-derived
Enriched refers to a food that has had nutrients added back into it that were lost during processing. Typically, this …
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Organic Bananas
Not animal-derived
Organic bananas are the fruit of the banana plant, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. They are a tropical fruit, …
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Organic Pasta
Not animal-derived
Organic pasta is made from durum wheat flour and water, with organic certification meaning the wheat was grown without synthetic …
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Pasteurized Whole Eggs
Animal-derived
Pasteurized whole eggs are eggs from chickens that have been heated to a specific temperature for a set amount of …
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Vitamin A Palmitate And Vitamin D3 Added
Animal-derived
Vitamin A palmitate and vitamin D3 are forms of vitamins A and D, which are essential nutrients. Vitamin A palmitate …
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Cake: Sugar
Not animal-derived
Sugar, typically sucrose, is a common carbohydrate found in many plants. It is primarily extracted and refined from sugar cane …
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Dried Glucose Syrup
Not animal-derived
Dried glucose syrup is a sweetener made from corn starch. It is produced by drying liquid glucose syrup, which is …
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Invert Cane Syrup
Not animal-derived
Invert cane syrup is a liquid sweetener made from sugar cane. It is produced by breaking down sucrose (table sugar) …
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Mild Cheddar Cheese
Animal-derived
Mild cheddar cheese is a type of cheese made from cow's milk. It is produced by curdling milk with rennet …
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Organic Baby Spinach
Not animal-derived
Baby spinach is young spinach that is harvested before the leaves mature. It is a leafy green vegetable grown from …
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Palm Fruit
Not animal-derived
Palm fruit is the fruit of the oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis). Palm oil, a widely used vegetable oil, is …
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Toasted Rice Cereal
Not animal-derived
Toasted rice cereal is made from rice grains that have been puffed and toasted. The process involves cooking rice, shaping …
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And Sodium Benzoate
E211
Not animal-derived
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical found naturally in some fruits like cranberries and plums. It …
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Black Carrot Juice Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Black carrot juice concentrate is a natural coloring agent made from carrots. The carrots are grown, harvested, and then pressed …
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Blackberry Puree
Not animal-derived
Blackberry puree is made from whole blackberries that have been washed, pureed, and sometimes strained to remove seeds. It is …
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Butter Powder
Animal-derived
Butter powder is made by removing water and milk solids from butter. This process typically involves spray-drying butter to create …
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Green Chilies
Not animal-derived
Green chilies are immature fruits of pepper plants from the genus Capsicum. They are typically harvested before they ripen to …
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Horseradish Powder
Not animal-derived
Horseradish powder is made from the dried and ground root of the horseradish plant. The plant is a perennial herb …
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Lemon Extract
Not animal-derived
Lemon extract is a flavoring made from the essential oils of lemon peel. It is produced by cold-pressing the peel …
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Non-animal Enzymes
Not animal-derived
Non-animal enzymes are proteins produced by microorganisms like bacteria, fungi, or yeast, or derived from plants. They are used in …
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Organic Stevia
Not animal-derived
Organic stevia is a sweetener made from the leaves of the Stevia rebaudiana plant, which is native to South America. …
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Partially Hydrogenated Coconut Oil
Not animal-derived
Partially hydrogenated coconut oil is a type of fat derived from coconuts. It is made by adding hydrogen to liquid …
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Phosphate
Phosphates are mineral compounds that occur naturally in plants, animals, and humans. In food, they are often added as ingredients …
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1 Grade Mustard Seed
Not animal-derived
Mustard seeds are the small, round seeds of the mustard plant, which belongs to the Brassica family. They are typically …
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A Mold Inhibitor
A mold inhibitor is a substance that prevents or slows the growth of mold on food. Many mold inhibitors are …
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Organic Dextrose
Not animal-derived
Organic dextrose is a simple sugar (carbohydrate) that is chemically identical to glucose. It is typically derived from organic corn …
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Organic Raw Cane Sugar
Not animal-derived
Organic raw cane sugar is a type of sugar made from sugarcane. It is minimally processed, which allows it to …
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Palm Kernel Oil Palm Oil
Not animal-derived
Palm kernel oil is a type of vegetable oil that comes from the seeds (kernels) of the oil palm tree. …
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White Confectionery Coating
Animal-derived
White confectionery coating is a sweet, creamy mixture used as an alternative to white chocolate. It typically contains sugar, vegetable …
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Whole: Oats
Not animal-derived
Oats (Avena sativa) are a type of cereal grain grown for their seed. They are a staple food in many …
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Alkalized
Not animal-derived
Alkalized refers to a process, not an ingredient itself. It is a method used to treat cocoa powder, making it …
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And L
Not animal-derived
And L is a sweetener derived from stevia leaf. It is produced through a fermentation process using specially selected yeasts. …
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Blend Of Vegetable Oils
Not animal-derived
A blend of vegetable oils is a mixture of two or more refined vegetable oils. These oils can come from …
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Pineapples
Not animal-derived
Pineapples are tropical fruits that grow on a small shrub. They are native to South America and are now cultivated …
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Vitamin D3 Added
Animal-derived
Vitamin D3, also known as cholecalciferol, is a fat-soluble vitamin naturally produced in the skin when exposed to sunlight. It …
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Wheat Fiber
Not animal-derived
Wheat fiber is a type of dietary fiber derived from wheat. It is produced by processing the outer layers of …
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An Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that speed up chemical reactions in living things. In food production, they are often made by microorganisms …
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Bleached Flour
Not animal-derived
Bleached flour is wheat flour that has been treated with chemical agents to whiten it and change its baking properties. …
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Caraway
Not animal-derived
Caraway is a biennial herb in the parsley family, native to Europe and Western Asia. Its distinctive flavor comes from …
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Choline Bitartrate
Not animal-derived
Choline bitartrate is a salt formed from choline and tartaric acid. Choline is a nutrient found naturally in many foods, …
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Distilled And Cider Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Vinegar is a liquid made from the fermentation of ethanol by acetic acid bacteria. Cider vinegar is made from fermented …
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Hydrolyzed Collagen
Animal-derived
Hydrolyzed collagen is a protein derived from collagen, a structural protein found in animal connective tissues like skin, bones, and …
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Mustard Oil
Not animal-derived
Mustard oil is a cooking oil pressed from mustard seeds. It is popular in South Asian and some other cuisines. …
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Oat Flakes
Not animal-derived
Oat flakes, also known as rolled oats, are whole oat grains that have been steamed and flattened into flakes. They …
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Tatsoi
Not animal-derived
Tatsoi is a leafy green vegetable belonging to the mustard family, native to Asia. It has dark green, spoon-shaped leaves …
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White Beans
Not animal-derived
White beans are a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) with a pale, creamy-white skin and flesh. They are …
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Yellow Squash
Not animal-derived
Yellow squash is a type of summer squash that grows on a vine. It has a smooth, thin skin and …
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