Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Salt
Not animal-derived
Salt is a mineral compound, primarily sodium chloride (NaCl). It is naturally occurring and can be harvested from underground deposits …
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Sugar
Not animal-derived
Sugar is a class of sweet-tasting carbohydrates. In the UK, it most commonly refers to sucrose, a disaccharide derived from …
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Water
Not animal-derived
Water is a clear, odourless, tasteless liquid essential for life. It is naturally occurring and makes up a significant proportion …
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Rapeseed oil
Not animal-derived
Rapeseed oil, also known as canola oil, is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. The …
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Flavouring
Flavourings are substances added to food to impart or modify its taste and/or odour. They can be derived from natural …
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Citric acid
E330
Not animal-derived
Citric acid is a weak organic acid found naturally in citrus fruits like lemons and limes. Industrially, it is typically …
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Wheat flour
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a powder made from the milling of wheat grains. It is a staple food ingredient used globally, …
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Emulsifier
Emulsifiers are substances that help to mix ingredients that normally don't mix well, such as oil and water. They are …
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Colour - color
Colours are substances that impart, restore or enhance the colour of a food. They can be natural, nature-identical (synthetically produced …
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Nicotinic acid
E375
Not animal-derived
Nicotinic acid, also known as niacin, is a form of vitamin B3. It is a water-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally …
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Acidity regulator
Acidity regulators are substances used to alter or control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They can be naturally occurring …
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Thiamin
Thiamin, also known as vitamin B1, is an essential nutrient that plays a vital role in energy metabolism and nerve …
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Sunflower oil
Not animal-derived
Sunflower oil is a vegetable oil extracted from the seeds of the sunflower plant (Helianthus annuus). The seeds are typically …
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Iron
Iron is an essential mineral that plays a vital role in the body, primarily in the formation of haemoglobin, which …
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Onion
Not animal-derived
Onions (Allium cepa) are bulbous vegetables grown worldwide, belonging to the Allium genus, which also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks. …
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Preservative
Preservatives are substances added to food to prevent or inhibit spoilage caused by microorganisms like bacteria, yeasts, and moulds. They …
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Calcium carbonate
E170i
Not animal-derived
Calcium carbonate is a chemical compound that occurs naturally as the mineral calcite. It is also produced industrially. In food, …
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Stabiliser
Stabilisers are substances that help to maintain the physical and chemical properties of a food product, preventing separation or settling …
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Corn flour
Not animal-derived
Corn flour is a finely ground powder made from dried maize (corn) kernels. It is a staple ingredient derived from …
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Garlic
Not animal-derived
Garlic is a species in the onion genus, Allium. Native to Central Asia and northeastern Iran, it has long been …
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Palm oil
Not animal-derived
Palm oil is a vegetable oil derived from the fruit of oil palm trees, which are native to West Africa. …
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Natural flavouring
Natural flavourings are derived from plant or animal sources, such as fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, or animal products. They are …
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Black pepper
Not animal-derived
Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a flowering vine in the family Piperaceae. The fruit of the vine, known as a …
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Glucose syrup
Not animal-derived
Glucose syrup is a liquid sweetener made from starch, typically from wheat, corn, rice, or potatoes. The starch is broken …
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Raising agent
Raising agents are substances that cause doughs and batters to rise, producing a lighter texture and increased volume. They are …
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Dextrose
Not animal-derived
Dextrose is a simple sugar, a monosaccharide, chemically identical to glucose. It is commonly derived from starch, typically from corn …
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Cocoa butter
Not animal-derived
Cocoa butter is the natural fat extracted from cocoa beans. It is obtained during the process of making chocolate, where …
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Rice flour
Not animal-derived
Rice flour is a fine powder made from ground rice. It is produced by milling white or brown rice grains. …
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Acid
Acids are compounds that typically taste sour. They can be naturally present in foods like lemons (citric acid) and vinegar …
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Antioxidant
Antioxidants are substances that can prevent or slow damage to cells caused by free radicals, unstable molecules that the body …
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Yeast extract
Not animal-derived
Yeast extract is made from yeast cells, typically *Saccharomyces cerevisiae*. The cell walls are broken down, releasing the inner contents, …
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Yeast
Not animal-derived
Yeast is a single-celled microorganism, a type of fungus. It is naturally present on fruit skins and in the air. …
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Ascorbic acid
E300
Not animal-derived
Ascorbic acid is a naturally occurring organic compound with antioxidant properties. It is a form of vitamin C, essential for …
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Cocoa paste
Not animal-derived
Cocoa paste, also known as cocoa liquor or cocoa mass, is the solid form of the cocoa bean after it …
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Paprika extract
E160c
Not animal-derived
Paprika extract is a vibrant red or orange colouring derived from the dried fruits of the Capsicum annuum plant, commonly …
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Sea salt
Not animal-derived
Sea salt is a type of salt produced by the evaporation of ocean water. It is typically harvested from salt …
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Garlic puree
Not animal-derived
Garlic puree is made from fresh garlic cloves that have been processed into a smooth paste. This is typically achieved …
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Soya lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin is a natural emulsifier derived from soya beans. It is typically extracted from crude soya oil during the …
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Lecithin
E322i
Lecithin is a type of fat found in plant and animal tissues. It is commonly sourced from soybeans and sunflower …
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Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids
E471
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, and free glycerol, derived from fats and …
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Potato starch
Not animal-derived
Potato starch is a carbohydrate extracted from potatoes. It is a fine, white powder that is insoluble in cold water …
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Parsley
Not animal-derived
Parsley is a herb native to the central Mediterranean region, believed to have originated in Sardinia. It is widely cultivated …
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Spirit vinegar
Not animal-derived
Spirit vinegar is a clear, colourless vinegar made from the distillation of fermented grain or malt. It is produced by …
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Corn starch
Not animal-derived
Corn starch is a fine, white powder derived from the endosperm of corn kernels. It is produced by wet milling, …
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Potassium sorbate
E202
Not animal-derived
Potassium sorbate is the potassium salt of sorbic acid. It is a naturally occurring compound found in some fruits, but …
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Potato
Not animal-derived
Potatoes are starchy tubers grown underground from the *Solanum tuberosum* plant. They are a staple crop worldwide, originating from the …
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Maltodextrin
Not animal-derived
Maltodextrin is a complex carbohydrate derived from starch, typically from corn, potato, or wheat. It is produced by breaking down …
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Skimmed milk powder
Animal-derived
Skimmed milk powder is produced by removing water from pasteurised skimmed milk. This is typically achieved through spray-drying, where milk …
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Sodium hydrogen carbonate
E500ii
Not animal-derived
Sodium hydrogen carbonate, also known as sodium bicarbonate, is a white crystalline powder. It occurs naturally in mineral deposits and …
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Carrot
Not animal-derived
The carrot (Daucus carota) is a root vegetable, typically orange in colour, though purple, black, red, white, and yellow varieties …
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