Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Sourdough starter
Not animal-derived
Sourdough starter is a fermented culture of flour and water containing wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. It is used …
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Bacon
Animal-derived
Bacon is a type of salt-cured pork, typically made from the belly or back cuts of a pig. After curing, …
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Black Onion Seeds
Not animal-derived
Black onion seeds, also known as nigella seeds, are small, teardrop-shaped seeds derived from the flowering plant *Nigella sativa*. The …
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Ferric diphosphate
Not animal-derived
Ferric diphosphate, also known as iron(III) pyrophosphate, is an inorganic compound. It is a salt formed from iron and pyrophosphate. …
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Kcal
Kcal is not an ingredient but a unit of energy. It is commonly used to measure the energy content of …
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Magnesium carbonate
E504i
Not animal-derived
Magnesium carbonate is a white, powdery mineral salt. It is found naturally in the Earth's crust and can also be …
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Pepperoni
Animal-derived
Pepperoni is a type of spicy salami, typically made from cured pork and beef. It is seasoned with paprika or …
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Carotenoids
E160
Not animal-derived
Carotenoids are a group of naturally occurring pigments found in plants, algae, and some bacteria and fungi. They are responsible …
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Egg pasta
Animal-derived
Egg pasta is a type of pasta made from durum wheat flour and eggs. The eggs give the pasta a …
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Egg yolk powder
Animal-derived
Egg yolk powder is made from dried egg yolks. The yolks are separated from the egg whites and then dehydrated, …
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Free range pasteurised egg
Animal-derived
Pasteurised eggs come from hens, with the egg's contents heated to a specific temperature for a set time to reduce …
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Black sesame
Not animal-derived
Black sesame seeds are the small, oil-rich seeds of the Sesamum indicum plant, which is cultivated in many parts of …
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Concentrated pineapple juice
Not animal-derived
Concentrated pineapple juice is made by removing most of the water from pineapple juice. This process intensifies the natural flavour …
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Invert sugar
Animal-derived
Invert sugar is a liquid sweetener made from sucrose (ordinary sugar). It is produced by breaking down sucrose into a …
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Kiwi
Not animal-derived
Kiwi, or kiwifruit, is a small, oval fruit native to China, now widely cultivated in New Zealand, Italy, Chile, and …
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Lard
Animal-derived
Lard is a semi-solid white fat derived from the fatty tissue of pigs. It is typically rendered by heating the …
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Pecorino romano
Animal-derived
Pecorino Romano is a hard, salty Italian cheese made from 100% sheep's milk. It originates from the region around Rome, …
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Sardine
Animal-derived
Sardines are small, oily fish belonging to the herring family. They are typically caught in the wild from oceans worldwide …
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Sorbitan tristearate
E492
Animal-derived
Sorbitan tristearate is a synthetic emulsifier made from sorbitol (a sugar alcohol) and stearic acid (a fatty acid). Stearic acid …
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Strawberry juice from concentrate
Not animal-derived
Strawberry juice from concentrate is made from strawberries that have been processed to remove most of their water content, creating …
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Biscuit
Biscuits are a baked food, typically made from flour, water, and fat. They can be savoury or sweet, and their …
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Calcium alginate
E404
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Concentrated carrot juice
Not animal-derived
Concentrated carrot juice is made by extracting the liquid from carrots and then removing most of the water through evaporation. …
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Distilled vinegar
Not animal-derived
Distilled vinegar is a clear, sharp-tasting liquid made by distilling alcohol (often from grains like corn or barley) and then …
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Fructooligosaccharide
Not animal-derived
Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are short chains of fructose sugar molecules. They occur naturally in many plants, including onions, chicory root, garlic, …
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Rice bran
Not animal-derived
Rice bran is the outer layer of the rice grain, removed during the milling process to produce white rice. It …
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Sodium polyphosphate
E452i
Not animal-derived
Sodium polyphosphate is a group of inorganic compounds that are salts of polyphosphoric acid. They are typically produced industrially by …
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Dried rosemary
Not animal-derived
Rosemary (Rosmarinus officinalis) is an aromatic evergreen herb native to the Mediterranean region. It is commonly cultivated for its fragrant …
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Mushroom extract
Not animal-derived
Mushroom extract is a concentrated liquid or powder derived from mushrooms. It is produced by processing mushrooms, often through methods …
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Mustard Husk
Not animal-derived
Mustard husk refers to the outer covering of mustard seeds. These seeds are ground to produce mustard powder, and the …
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Onion flavouring
Onion flavouring is a substance or mixture of substances that provides an onion-like taste and aroma to food. It can …
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Pinto beans
Not animal-derived
Pinto beans are a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), native to the Americas. They are typically sold dried …
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Soluble corn fiber
Not animal-derived
Soluble corn fibre is a type of dietary fibre derived from corn starch. It is produced through enzymatic processing of …
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Sour cherry
Not animal-derived
Sour cherries, scientifically known as *Prunus cerasus*, are a type of tart fruit native to Europe and Western Asia. They …
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Zinc sulfate
Not animal-derived
Zinc sulfate is an inorganic salt that occurs naturally as the mineral zincite. Industrially, it is often produced by reacting …
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Belgian dark chocolate
Animal-derived
Belgian dark chocolate is a type of chocolate characterised by its high cocoa solids content, typically ranging from 50% to …
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Buckwheat flour
Not animal-derived
Buckwheat flour is milled from the seeds of the buckwheat plant, a flowering plant native to Asia. Despite its name, …
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Cherry juice
Not animal-derived
Cherry juice is the liquid extracted from cherries, a small stone fruit grown on trees. The juice can be made …
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Natural vanilla extract
Not animal-derived
Natural vanilla extract is a liquid flavouring made by macerating and percolating chopped or crushed vanilla beans with a solvent, …
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Alpha-tocopherol
E307
Alpha-tocopherol is a form of vitamin E, a fat-soluble nutrient naturally found in many foods like vegetable oils, nuts, and …
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Fructose syrup
Not animal-derived
Fructose syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn starch or wheat starch. The starch is broken down into glucose, …
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Hard cheese
Animal-derived
Hard cheese is a firm cheese with a low moisture content, typically aged for extended periods. It originates from milk, …
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Palm kernel fat
Not animal-derived
Palm kernel fat is a vegetable oil derived from the kernel of the oil palm fruit. It is extracted from …
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Peanut flour
Not animal-derived
Peanut flour is made from roasted peanuts that have had most of their oil removed and have then been ground …
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Vegetable
Not animal-derived
Vegetable is a general term for the edible parts of plants, such as leaves, stems, roots, flowers, and fruits. These …
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Batter
Animal-derived
Batter is a liquid or semi-liquid mixture, typically made from flour, water or milk, and often eggs. It is used …
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Butteroil
Animal-derived
Butteroil, also known as ghee in some cultures, is a clarified butter traditionally made by heating butter to evaporate the …
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Com Starch
Not animal-derived
Corn starch is a fine, white powder derived from the endosperm of maize (corn) kernels. The starch is extracted from …
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Couscous
Not animal-derived
Couscous is a staple food made from durum wheat semolina, a coarse flour. It is traditionally produced by rolling moistened …
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Isomalt
E953
Not animal-derived
Isomalt is a sugar substitute made from sucrose, commonly derived from sugar beet. It is produced through a multi-step process …
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