Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Curcumin
E100
Not animal-derived
Curcumin is the main active compound found in turmeric, a spice derived from the root of the *Curcuma longa* plant. …
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Dairy Butter
Animal-derived
Butter is a dairy product made from churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is primarily composed of butterfat, …
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Dried Spinach
Not animal-derived
Spinach is a leafy green vegetable native to Persia. For dried spinach, fresh spinach leaves are dehydrated through various methods, …
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Dutched Cocoa
Not animal-derived
Dutched cocoa, also known as alkalized cocoa, is cocoa powder that has been treated with an alkaline solution, such as …
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Fresh Yeast
Not animal-derived
Fresh yeast, also known as cake yeast, is a living microorganism, specifically a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It is grown …
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Fruit Puree
Not animal-derived
Fruit puree is a processed food product made from whole fruit. It is created by crushing, blending, or sieving fruit, …
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Natural And Artificial Butter Flavor
Animal-derived
Butter flavor can come from natural sources like butter or milk, or it can be made artificially using chemical compounds. …
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The Following: Leavening
Leavening refers to ingredients or processes that cause doughs and batters to rise, creating a lighter texture. This is typically …
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Unbleached Unbromated Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Unbleached unbromated wheat flour is a common food ingredient made by grinding wheat kernels. "Unbleached" means the flour has not …
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Bacon Fat
Animal-derived
Bacon fat is the rendered fat from pork. It is a byproduct of curing and cooking pork belly, commonly used …
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Cooked White Meat Chicken
Animal-derived
Cooked white meat chicken is the flesh of chickens, primarily from the breast and wing muscles. It is typically cooked …
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Dehydrated Green Bell Pepper
Not animal-derived
Dehydrated green bell pepper is a dried and often powdered form of the green bell pepper. Green bell peppers are …
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Fructose Syrup
Not animal-derived
Fructose syrup, also known as high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS), is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. The starch is …
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Hydrogenated Starch Hydrolysate
Not animal-derived
Hydrogenated starch hydrolysate (HSH) is a sugar alcohol produced from corn or wheat starch. The starch is broken down into …
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Ice Cream: Milkfat And Nonfat Milk
Animal-derived
Milkfat is the fat component of milk, and nonfat milk is the part of milk that remains after most of …
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Organic Enriched Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic enriched wheat flour is made from wheat grains that have had certain nutrients added back after processing. The 'organic' …
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Organic Tomato Powder
Not animal-derived
Organic tomato powder is made from ripe tomatoes that have been washed, dried, and ground into a fine powder. It …
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Pea Protein Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Pea protein concentrate is made from dried yellow peas. The protein is separated from the carbohydrates and fiber through a …
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Tri Calcium Phosphate
Tricalcium phosphate is a calcium salt of phosphoric acid. It is a white powder that can be made from calcium …
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Coconut Milk Powder
Not animal-derived
Coconut milk powder is made from dried coconut milk. Coconut milk is the liquid extracted from the flesh of mature …
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Each Of The Following: Wheat Gluten
Not animal-derived
Wheat gluten is the main protein found in wheat. It is extracted from wheat flour by washing away the starch. …
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Organic Agave
Not animal-derived
Organic agave is a sweetener derived from the agave plant, native to Mexico and the southwestern United States. The plant's …
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Potassium Sorbate And Sodium Benzoate As Preservatives
E202, E211
Not animal-derived
Potassium sorbate and sodium benzoate are salts of sorbic acid and benzoic acid, respectively. They are often used together because …
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Soluble Tapioca Fiber
Not animal-derived
Soluble tapioca fiber is a type of dietary fiber derived from the starch of the cassava root, commonly known as …
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And Cyanocobalamin
Not animal-derived
Cyanocobalamin is a synthetic form of vitamin B12, an essential nutrient. While vitamin B12 is naturally found in animal products, …
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Anhydrous Milkfat
Animal-derived
Anhydrous milkfat is a dairy product that consists almost entirely of milkfat, with nearly all the water and non-fat milk …
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Cultured Pasteurized Organic Milk
Animal-derived
Cultured pasteurized organic milk is milk from cows raised on organic farms, meaning they are not treated with antibiotics or …
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Organic Flavors
Organic flavors are derived from organic sources, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, and other edible organic plant materials. They …
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Organic Orange Juice Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Organic orange juice concentrate is made by removing water from fresh-squeezed organic orange juice. This process concentrates the flavor, color, …
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Red Oak
Not animal-derived
Red oak (Quercus rubra) is a large deciduous tree native to eastern North America. Its wood is commonly used for …
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Scallops
Animal-derived
Scallops are a type of saltwater bivalve mollusk, meaning they have two shells. They are found in oceans worldwide and …
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Skinless Chicken Breast With Rib Meat
Animal-derived
Skinless chicken breast with rib meat is the flesh from the chest of a chicken, with the skin removed. It …
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Tamari
Not animal-derived
Tamari is a Japanese sauce similar to soy sauce, but it is traditionally made with only soybeans and little to …
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Acidifier
Acidifiers are substances that increase the acidity of foods. They are often organic acids, naturally found in fruits and vegetables, …
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Chardonnay Wine
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It originated in the Burgundy region of France. The …
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Clams
Animal-derived
Clams are bivalve mollusks, which are marine or freshwater shellfish. They are filter feeders, meaning they strain food particles from …
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Cooked In Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
This ingredient refers to a vegetable oil that has been heated to a high temperature. Vegetable oils are typically derived …
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Dietary Fiber
Not animal-derived
Dietary fiber, often called fiber, is the part of plant-based foods that the body cannot digest or absorb. It includes …
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Freshness Preserved By BHT
Not animal-derived
Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) is a synthetic antioxidant. It is made from petroleum-based chemicals. BHT is used to prevent foods from …
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Half-&-half
Animal-derived
Half-and-half is a dairy product made by combining equal parts of whole milk and light cream. It typically contains between …
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Oils: Canola
Not animal-derived
Canola oil is a vegetable oil made from the seeds of the canola plant. The plant is a cultivar of …
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Bacon Bits
Bacon bits are small, crumbled pieces of bacon or a bacon-flavored food product. Real bacon bits are made from cured …
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D-alpha Tocopherol
Not animal-derived
D-alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient naturally found in foods like vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds. …
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FD&C Blue 2
E132
Not animal-derived
FD&C Blue 2 is a synthetic color additive, also known as Indigo Carmine. It is made from indigo, a natural …
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Non-gmo Soy Lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a substance made from soybeans. It is a mixture of phospholipids, which are types of fats. It …
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Organic Beef
Animal-derived
Organic beef is meat from cattle raised according to specific USDA organic standards. These standards require that animals are fed …
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Organic Red Pepper
Not animal-derived
Organic red pepper is a variety of the common pepper plant (Capsicum annuum) grown without synthetic fertilizers or pesticides. It …
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Organic Vital Wheat Gluten
Not animal-derived
Vital wheat gluten is the protein found in wheat. It is made by hydrating wheat flour, then processing it to …
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Partially Hydrogenated Soybean Cottonseed Oils
Not animal-derived
Partially hydrogenated soybean and cottonseed oils are fats that have undergone a process called partial hydrogenation. This process adds hydrogen …
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Pasteurized Process American Cheese
Animal-derived
Pasteurized process American cheese is a blend of one or more cheeses (like cheddar, Colby, or Monterey Jack) with an …
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