Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Rusk
Not animal-derived
Rusk is a dry, crisp baked product, similar to a biscuit or hard tack. It is typically made from flour, …
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Mixed spices
Not animal-derived
Mixed spices are a blend of dried, aromatic plant parts, including seeds, fruits, roots, bark, and buds. These are typically …
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Sodium nitrate
E251
Not animal-derived
Sodium nitrate is a white crystalline salt that occurs naturally in some vegetables and is also produced industrially. It is …
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Milk powder
Animal-derived
Milk powder is produced by removing water from liquid milk. This is typically done through spray-drying or vacuum-drying. The resulting …
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Bamboo fibre
Not animal-derived
Bamboo fibre is a plant-based dietary fibre derived from the bamboo plant. It is typically processed from the edible parts …
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High oleic sunflower oil
Not animal-derived
High oleic sunflower oil is a vegetable oil derived from specific varieties of sunflowers bred to have a higher concentration …
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Coconut sugar
Not animal-derived
Coconut sugar is a sweetener made from the sap of the coconut palm tree's flower buds. The sap is heated …
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Microbial culture
Microbial cultures are preparations of live microorganisms, such as bacteria or yeasts, that are intentionally added to food. They are …
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Yellow bell pepper
Not animal-derived
Yellow bell peppers are a variety of the sweet pepper (Capsicum annuum), which is a cultivar of the species Capsicum …
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Garlic extract
Not animal-derived
Garlic extract is a concentrated preparation derived from garlic (Allium sativum). It is produced by processing garlic bulbs to isolate …
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Pecan nut
Not animal-derived
The pecan nut is the seed of a tree in the hickory genus, native to Mexico and the southern United …
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Muscovado
Not animal-derived
Muscovado is an unrefined or partially refined sugar, typically produced in Mauritius and other tropical regions. It is made from …
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Semi-skimmed milk
Animal-derived
Semi-skimmed milk is cow's milk from which approximately half the fat has been removed. It is a common dairy product …
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Shallot
Not animal-derived
A shallot is a type of allium, closely related to the onion and garlic. It is a bulbous plant grown …
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Broccoli
Not animal-derived
Broccoli is a cruciferous vegetable, a cultivar of Brassica oleracea. It is native to Italy and has been cultivated for …
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Raspberry puree
Not animal-derived
Raspberry puree is made from ripe raspberries that have been washed, de-stemmed, and then pureed. The process typically involves breaking …
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Sour cream
Animal-derived
Sour cream is a dairy product made by fermenting regular cream with certain kinds of lactic acid bacteria. This bacterial …
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Beef broth
Animal-derived
Beef broth is a savoury liquid made by simmering beef bones, meat, and sometimes vegetables and aromatics in water. The …
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Glucose
Not animal-derived
Glucose is a simple sugar (monosaccharide) that is a primary source of energy for living organisms. It is found naturally …
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Maple syrup
Not animal-derived
Maple syrup is a natural sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily sugar maple, red maple, and black …
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Calcium lactate
E327
Calcium lactate is the calcium salt of lactic acid. It is produced commercially by the reaction of lactic acid with …
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Red bean
Not animal-derived
Red beans, scientifically known as *Phaseolus vulgaris*, are the edible seeds of a flowering plant native to the Americas. They …
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Chocolate
Animal-derived
Chocolate is made from the roasted and ground seeds of the cacao tree, native to the Americas. The process involves …
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Fatty acids
E570
Fatty acids are a fundamental component of fats and oils. They are long chains of carbon atoms with hydrogen atoms …
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Lactic ferments
Not animal-derived
Lactic ferments are live microorganisms, typically bacteria, that are used to ferment foods. This process involves the conversion of sugars …
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Medium fat hard cheese
Animal-derived
Medium fat hard cheese is a type of cheese with a fat content typically between 25% and 40% of the …
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Yeast powder
Not animal-derived
Yeast powder is made from deactivated yeast, which is dried and ground. It is produced from strains of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, …
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Coconut fat
Not animal-derived
Coconut fat is the oil extracted from the white flesh (kernel) of mature coconuts. It is a solid at room …
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Herb extract
Not animal-derived
Herb extract is a concentrated liquid or powder derived from the leaves, stems, or roots of various plants. These plants …
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Pea starch
Not animal-derived
Pea starch is a carbohydrate extracted from dried peas. It is a fine, white powder used as a food ingredient. …
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White beans
Not animal-derived
White beans are the dried seeds of common bean varieties (Phaseolus vulgaris). They are typically harvested when mature and then …
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Disodium inosinate
E631
Not animal-derived
Disodium inosinate is a flavour enhancer. It is produced commercially through the fermentation of sugars by specific microorganisms. It is …
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Beef extract
Animal-derived
Beef extract is a concentrated liquid or powder made from beef. It is produced by simmering beef bones, meat, and …
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Biotin
Biotin, also known as vitamin B7 or vitamin H, is a water-soluble vitamin that plays a role in metabolism, including …
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Carbonates
E502
Not animal-derived
Carbonates are salts or esters of carbonic acid. In food, they are often used in the form of sodium carbonate, …
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Agar
E406
Not animal-derived
Agar is a jelly-like substance derived from red algae. It is processed from seaweed through boiling and then drying into …
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Marjoram
Not animal-derived
Marjoram is a fragrant herb native to the Mediterranean region, closely related to oregano. It is typically grown for its …
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Bulking agent
Bulking agents are substances used to increase the volume or weight of food products without significantly altering their taste or …
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Red lentils
Not animal-derived
Red lentils are a variety of lentil that have had their outer skin and germ removed, and have been split. …
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Riboflavin
E101i
Riboflavin, also known as vitamin B2, is a water-soluble vitamin that occurs naturally in foods such as eggs, milk, meat, …
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Free range egg white
Animal-derived
Egg white is the clear liquid found inside an egg, primarily composed of water and proteins. For 'free range' eggs, …
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Orange juice from concentrate
Not animal-derived
Orange juice from concentrate is made from oranges that have been processed to remove most of the water. The resulting …
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Phosphoric acid
E338
Not animal-derived
Phosphoric acid (E338) is a mineral acid that occurs naturally in many foods. It is manufactured industrially from phosphate rock, …
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Potassium iodide
Not animal-derived
Potassium iodide is the potassium salt of iodine. It is a white crystalline solid, soluble in water. It is typically …
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Streptococcus thermophilus
Not animal-derived
Streptococcus thermophilus is a bacterium commonly found in the human gut and used as a starter culture in the production …
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Cholecalciferol
Animal-derived
Cholecalciferol is a form of vitamin D, also known as vitamin D3. It is naturally produced in the skin of …
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Fruit And Vegetable Concentrates
Not animal-derived
Fruit and vegetable concentrates are made by extracting the colour from fruits and vegetables. This is typically done by pressing …
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Green bean
Not animal-derived
Green beans, also known as string beans or snap beans, are the immature pods of various cultivars of the common …
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Rutabaga
Not animal-derived
Rutabaga, also known as swede, is a root vegetable that is a hybrid of the cabbage and the turnip. It …
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Sodium acetates
E262
Not animal-derived
Sodium acetates are salts of acetic acid, commonly known as vinegar. They can be produced industrially through chemical synthesis or …
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