Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Each Of The Following: Corn Syrup
Not animal-derived
Corn syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch. It is produced by breaking down corn starch into smaller …
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Fresh Pasteurized Milk
Animal-derived
Milk from cows, goats, or sheep that has been heated to kill harmful bacteria. Pasteurization is a process that helps …
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Fudge
Animal-derived
Fudge is a type of confectionery made by boiling sugar, butter, and milk. The mixture is then cooled and beaten …
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Green Tea Powder
Not animal-derived
Green tea powder is made from finely ground dried leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. It is typically produced by …
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Includes 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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Matzo Meal
Not animal-derived
Matzo meal is a type of flour made from unleavened bread, typically made from wheat flour and water. The dough …
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Nicotinamide
Not animal-derived
Nicotinamide is a form of vitamin B3, also known as niacinamide. It is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a role …
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Onion And Garlic Powders
Not animal-derived
Onion powder is made from dehydrated, ground onions. Garlic powder is made from dehydrated, ground garlic. Both are used to …
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Organic Sweet Rice Flour
Not animal-derived
Organic sweet rice flour is a finely ground powder made from a specific type of glutinous rice, which is known …
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Pea Protein Crisps
Not animal-derived
Pea protein crisps are a crunchy ingredient made from dried and processed yellow peas. The peas are typically milled into …
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Peanut Soybean Oil
Not animal-derived
Peanut soybean oil is a blend of oils derived from peanuts and soybeans. It is produced by crushing the peanuts …
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Potato Starch Added To Prevent Caking
Not animal-derived
Potato starch is a fine, white powder made from potatoes. It is extracted from the potato tubers through a process …
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Promotes Color Retention
Sodium nitrite is a white to yellowish crystalline powder. It is a salt of nitrous acid, commonly produced industrially by …
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Psyllium Husk Powder
Not animal-derived
Psyllium husk powder is made from the husks of the psyllium plant's seeds, which are native to India. The husks …
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Rum
Rum is an alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice. It is distilled …
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Set In Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Set in vegetable oil is not a specific ingredient but rather a description of how a food product is prepared. …
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Sodium Benzoate And Sodium Bisulfite
Not animal-derived
Sodium benzoate is a salt of benzoic acid, a chemical that occurs naturally in some fruits. It is typically made …
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Soy Rice Crisps
Not animal-derived
Soy Rice Crisps are a puffed cereal product made from a combination of rice and soybeans. The grains are typically …
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Teff Flour
Not animal-derived
Teff flour is made from teff, a tiny, ancient grain that originated in Ethiopia. It is a whole grain, meaning …
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Yellow Beeswax
Animal-derived
Yellow beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees. It is secreted from wax glands on the bees' abdomens …
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Acidophilus And L
Not animal-derived
Acidophilus is a strain of the bacteria Lactobacillus acidophilus. It is a type of probiotic, which means it is a …
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Alaska Pollock Pacific Whiting
Animal-derived
Alaska Pollock, also known as Pacific Whiting, is a white-fleshed fish found in the North Pacific Ocean. It is a …
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Apple Extract
Not animal-derived
Apple extract is a concentrated liquid or powder made from apples. It is produced by extracting flavor and aroma compounds …
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Bha/bht In Corn Oil To Retard Oxidation
Not animal-derived
BHA (butylated hydroxyanisole) and BHT (butylated hydroxytoluene) are synthetic antioxidants. They are produced from petroleum-based chemicals through a series of …
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Black Raisins
Not animal-derived
Black raisins are dried grapes, typically made from dark-skinned varieties like Thompson Seedless or Black Corinth. The drying process concentrates …
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Cherry Puree
Not animal-derived
Cherry puree is made from whole cherries that have been pitted and processed into a smooth, thick liquid or paste. …
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Concord Grape Juice From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Concord grape juice from concentrate is made from Concord grapes, a variety known for its deep purple color and distinct …
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Cultured Grade A Reduced Fat Milk
Animal-derived
This ingredient is milk that has been pasteurized and then had beneficial bacteria, known as cultures, added to it. These …
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Extractives Of Annatto And Turmeric
Not animal-derived
Extractives of annatto and turmeric are natural colorants derived from the annatto seed and the turmeric root, respectively. These plant-based …
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Koji Starter
Not animal-derived
Koji starter is a culture of beneficial microorganisms, primarily the mold *Aspergillus oryzae*. It is grown on a substrate like …
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Olive
Not animal-derived
Olives are the fruit of the olive tree, native to the Mediterranean region. They are typically harvested when green or …
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Onion And Garlic
Not animal-derived
Onions and garlic are pungent vegetables widely used as aromatics in cooking. They belong to the Allium genus and are …
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Organic Agave Inulin
Not animal-derived
Organic agave inulin is a type of dietary fiber derived from the agave plant, native to Mexico. It is extracted …
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Purple Sweet Potato
Not animal-derived
Purple sweet potato is a variety of sweet potato with a deep purple flesh. It is a root vegetable native …
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Rice Syrup Solids
Not animal-derived
Rice syrup solids are a sweetener made from cooked rice that has been broken down into simpler sugars. The process …
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Salt And Lactic Acid
E270
Salt is sodium chloride, a mineral obtained from mines or evaporated seawater. Lactic acid is an organic acid naturally found …
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Shrimp Powder
Animal-derived
Shrimp powder is made from dried, ground shrimp. The shrimp are typically cooked, dried, and then finely milled into a …
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Skim Milk Cheese
Animal-derived
Skim milk cheese is a type of cheese made from skim milk, which has had most of its fat removed. …
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Soy Lecithin And Vanilla
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a mixture of phospholipids derived from soybean oil. It is produced by extracting soybean oil and then …
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Soy Lecithin As Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
Soy lecithin is a fatty substance derived from soybeans. It is produced by extracting phospholipids from soybean oil, often using …
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Soybean Peanut Oil
Not animal-derived
Soybean peanut oil is a blend of oils derived from soybeans and peanuts. Both soybeans and peanuts are legumes, not …
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TBHQ To Maintain Freshness
E319
Not animal-derived
TBHQ, or tertiary butylhydroquinone, is a synthetic antioxidant. It is produced through a chemical process involving hydroquinone and isobutylene.
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The Following: Natural And Artificial Flavor
Flavorings are substances that give food a particular taste or smell. They can be derived from natural sources like fruits, …
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Turnips
Not animal-derived
Turnips are root vegetables that grow underground. They have a slightly peppery, mild flavor and can be eaten raw or …
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Uncured Bacon
Animal-derived
Uncured bacon is pork belly that has been cured using natural sources of nitrates, such as celery powder or juice. …
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Wafers
Not animal-derived
Wafers are thin, crisp, and often sweet baked goods. They are typically made from a batter of flour, water, and …
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Whipping Aid
Whipping aids are ingredients that help create and stabilize foam in food products. They are typically made from proteins, such …
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Whole Grain Barley
Not animal-derived
Whole grain barley is a type of cereal grain that is the fifth largest cereal crop grown in the world. …
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Aloe Vera Juice
Not animal-derived
Aloe vera juice is a liquid made from the inner gel of the aloe vera plant's leaves. The gel is …
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Annatto And Paprika
Not animal-derived
Annatto and paprika are natural food colorings derived from plants. Annatto comes from the seeds of the achiote tree, native …
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