Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Tree Nuts
Not animal-derived
Tree nuts are a diverse group of edible seeds that grow on trees. They include almonds, walnuts, pecans, pistachios, cashews, …
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Vegetable Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Vegetable concentrate is a liquid or powder made by extracting flavor, color, or nutrients from vegetables. The process typically involves …
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Vitamins And Minerals: Sodium Ascorbate
E301
Not animal-derived
Sodium ascorbate is a mineral salt of ascorbic acid (Vitamin C). It is produced by reacting ascorbic acid with sodium …
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Blue 1 & 2
E133, E132
Not animal-derived
Blue 1 (also known as Brilliant Blue FCF) and Blue 2 (also known as Indigotine) are synthetic color additives. They …
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Dried Cheddar Cheese
Animal-derived
Dried cheddar cheese is a concentrated form of cheddar cheese, made by removing most of the water content. Cheddar cheese …
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Enriched Flour Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Enriched flour is made from wheat flour that has had certain B vitamins (thiamin, riboflavin, niacin, folic acid) and iron …
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Organic Peas
Not animal-derived
Organic peas are the common garden pea (Pisum sativum) grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. They are harvested and typically …
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Scallion
Not animal-derived
Scallions, also called green onions, are the long, green stalks of a type of onion. They are a vegetable that …
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Vitamin B-6
Vitamin B-6 is a group of related compounds, including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. It is found naturally in many foods …
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White Chocolate Chips
Animal-derived
White chocolate chips are small pieces of a confectionary product made primarily from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids. Unlike …
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Yellow #5 And Yellow #6
E102, E110
Not animal-derived
Yellow #5 (also known as Tartrazine) and Yellow #6 (also known as Sunset Yellow FCF) are synthetic food color additives. …
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Cinnamon Powder
Not animal-derived
Cinnamon powder is made from the dried inner bark of several trees belonging to the genus Cinnamomum. The bark is …
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Citric Acid And Calcium Chloride
Not animal-derived
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. It is commercially produced …
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Colored With Annatto
Not animal-derived
Annatto is a natural food coloring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana). The seeds are ground …
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Dried Soy Sauce
Not animal-derived
Dried soy sauce is a dehydrated form of traditional soy sauce. It is made by fermenting soybeans and wheat with …
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Emulsifier Blend
An emulsifier blend is a mixture of two or more emulsifiers, which are substances that help to combine ingredients that …
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Including Mustard
Not animal-derived
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant. The seeds are ground and mixed with water, …
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Mozzarella
Animal-derived
Mozzarella is a soft, fresh cheese that originated in Italy. It is traditionally made from the milk of water buffalo, …
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Natural Maple Flavor
Not animal-derived
Natural maple flavor is a flavoring substance made to mimic the taste of maple syrup. It is typically created by …
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Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavor
Not animal-derived
Natural mesquite smoke flavor is a liquid flavoring made from the smoke of burning mesquite wood. The smoke is captured …
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Organic Cultured Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic Cultured Wheat Flour is made from organic wheat flour that has been treated with beneficial bacteria or yeast cultures. …
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Organic Dried Onion
Not animal-derived
Organic dried onion is made from onions that have been dehydrated to remove most of their water content. This process …
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Organic Raspberries
Not animal-derived
Organic raspberries are a type of raspberry grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers, following organic farming standards. Raspberries are small, …
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Refiner's Syrup
Not animal-derived
Refiner's syrup is a thick, sweet liquid that is a byproduct of the sugar refining process, particularly from cane sugar. …
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Yellow 5 And Blue 1
E102, E133
Not animal-derived
Yellow 5 (also known as Tartrazine) and Blue 1 (also known as Brilliant Blue FCF) are synthetic food colorings. They …
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Colour
Food colors are substances added to food to change or enhance its appearance. They can come from natural sources like …
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Cultured Milk And Skim Milk
Animal-derived
Cultured milk and skim milk are dairy products made by adding specific bacteria cultures to milk or skim milk. These …
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Dark Sweet Chocolate
Not animal-derived
Dark sweet chocolate is a type of chocolate made from cocoa solids, cocoa butter, and sugar. It contains a higher …
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Low Fat Cocoa Powder
Not animal-derived
Low-fat cocoa powder is made from cocoa beans after most of the cocoa butter (fat) has been removed. The remaining …
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Mica-based Pearlescent Pigment
Not animal-derived
Mica-based pearlescent pigments are color additives that create a shimmering or metallic effect. They are made from mica, a naturally …
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Prepared Mustard
Not animal-derived
Prepared mustard is a condiment made from ground mustard seeds, vinegar, water, salt, and spices. The seeds are typically ground …
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Shea
Not animal-derived
Shea butter is a fat extracted from the nut of the African shea tree. The nuts are typically boiled, then …
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Strawberry Filling
Not animal-derived
Strawberry filling is a sweet, fruit-based mixture used to add flavor and moisture to baked goods and desserts. It typically …
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Watermelon
Not animal-derived
Watermelon is a large, sweet fruit that grows on a vine. It is native to Africa but is now grown …
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Beet Sugar
Not animal-derived
Beet sugar is a sweetener made from sugar beets, a root vegetable. The beets are harvested, washed, and then sliced …
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Canola/soy
Not animal-derived
Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a plant in the mustard family. Soy oil is made from soybeans, a legume. …
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Chipotle Powder
Not animal-derived
Chipotle powder is made from dried, smoked jalapeño peppers. The peppers are smoked over wood, which gives them a distinctive …
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Confectioner"s Sugar
Not animal-derived
Confectioners' sugar is a finely ground granulated sugar, also known as powdered sugar or icing sugar. It is made by …
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Mirin Wine
Not animal-derived
Mirin is a sweet rice wine used in Japanese cooking. It is made from glutinous rice, rice koji (a mold), …
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Natural Cocoa
Not animal-derived
Natural cocoa powder is made from dried, roasted, and ground cacao beans. The process separates the cocoa solids from the …
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Panko Bread Crumbs
Not animal-derived
Panko bread crumbs are a type of Japanese-style breadcrumb. They are made from white bread without crusts, processed into coarse …
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Propellant: Nitrous Oxide
Not animal-derived
Nitrous oxide is a colorless gas with a slightly sweet odor. It is produced industrially through the thermal decomposition of …
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Sunflower Oil Canola Oil
Not animal-derived
Sunflower oil is extracted from sunflower seeds. Canola oil is made from rapeseed, a type of mustard plant. Both are …
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Alpha Tocopherol
Alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient. It is naturally found in vegetable oils, nuts, and seeds. …
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And Sodium Caseinate
Animal-derived
Sodium caseinate is a protein derived from milk. It is made by treating casein, the main protein found in milk, …
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Anise
Not animal-derived
Anise is a flowering plant native to the eastern Mediterranean and Southwest Asia. Its seeds, which have a distinct licorice-like …
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Contains 2% Or Less Modified Food Starch
Not animal-derived
Modified food starch is a carbohydrate derived from common food starches like corn, tapioca, or potato. It is chemically or …
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Cooked Vegetables
Not animal-derived
Cooked vegetables are produce that have undergone heating, typically through boiling, steaming, roasting, or sautéing. This process softens them, enhances …
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Micellar Casein
Animal-derived
Micellar casein is the main protein found in milk, making up about 80% of the total protein. It is derived …
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Natural Spice Extractives
Not animal-derived
Natural spice extractives are concentrated flavor compounds derived from spices like pepper, cinnamon, or cloves. They are produced by using …
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