Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Illipe oil
Not animal-derived
Illipe oil, also known as Borneo tallow or Tengkawang butter, is a vegetable fat derived from the nuts of the …
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Liquid egg
Animal-derived
Liquid egg is whole hen's egg that has been removed from its shell, pasteurised, and is ready for use in …
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Modified wheat starch
Not animal-derived
Modified wheat starch is a type of starch that has been physically, enzymatically, or chemically altered to change its properties. …
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Oyster
Animal-derived
Oysters are bivalve molluscs, typically found in marine or brackish habitats. They are filter feeders, drawing water into their shells …
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Popped Maize
Not animal-derived
Popped maize, commonly known as popcorn, is a type of corn kernel that expands and puffs up when heated. This …
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Soluble Vegetable Fibre
Not animal-derived
Soluble vegetable fibre is a type of dietary fibre that dissolves in water to form a gel-like substance. It is …
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Sorghum
Not animal-derived
Sorghum is a versatile cereal grain that is a staple food in many parts of Africa and Asia. It is …
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Spice Mix
Not animal-derived
A spice mix is a blend of dried herbs and spices, often ground, used to impart flavour to food. The …
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Sweeteners
Sweeteners are substances used to impart a sweet taste to foods and drinks. They can be naturally derived or synthetically …
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Tapioca dextrin
Not animal-derived
Tapioca dextrin is a type of modified starch derived from tapioca, which comes from the cassava root. It is produced …
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Tree nut
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Wine
Wine is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented grapes. The natural sugars in the grapes are converted into ethanol and …
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Ale
Ale is a type of beer brewed using a warm fermentation method, resulting in a sweet, fruity flavour. It is …
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Copper complexes of chlorophylls
E141i
Not animal-derived
Copper complexes of chlorophylls and chlorophyllins are green food colorants derived from chlorophyll, the natural pigment found in plants. Chlorophyll …
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Exhausted vanilla pod
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Ferric ammonium citrate
E381
Ferric ammonium citrate is an iron salt that appears as a white to yellowish-white crystalline powder. It is produced by …
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Fruit Sugar
Not animal-derived
Fruit sugar is a general term for sugars found naturally in fruits. The most common fruit sugar is fructose, a …
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Guarana extract
Not animal-derived
Guarana extract is derived from the seeds of the guarana plant (Paullinia cupana), a shrub native to the Amazon basin. …
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Lemon Curd
Animal-derived
Lemon curd is a sweet and tart spread made from lemon juice, sugar, eggs, and butter. It is typically cooked …
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Milk protein isolate
Animal-derived
Milk protein isolate is a concentrated form of milk protein, typically containing over 90% protein by weight. It is produced …
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Natural caffeine
Not animal-derived
Caffeine is a naturally occurring stimulant found in the leaves and seeds of various plants, most notably coffee beans, tea …
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Natural ginger flavouring
Not animal-derived
Natural ginger flavouring is derived from the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). It is produced by extracting aromatic compounds from ginger …
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Natural Yogurt
Animal-derived
Natural yogurt is a fermented dairy product made by the bacterial culture of milk. Specific strains of bacteria, typically Lactobacillus …
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Nitrogen
E941
Not animal-derived
Nitrogen is a colourless, odourless gas that makes up about 78% of the Earth's atmosphere. It is produced industrially by …
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Orange pulp
Not animal-derived
Orange pulp is the fleshy material found within an orange fruit. It is typically obtained by processing whole oranges, often …
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Pesto
Animal-derived
Pesto is a traditional Italian sauce originating from Genoa in the Liguria region. It is typically made by crushing fresh …
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Pistachio paste
Not animal-derived
Pistachio paste is a smooth, thick spread made from ground pistachios. Pistachios are the edible seeds of the cashew family, …
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Plant Based Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
Plant-based emulsifiers are substances derived from plant sources that help to mix ingredients that normally don't mix, such as oil …
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Red rice
Not animal-derived
Red rice is a variety of rice that is naturally coloured red by anthocyanins, the same pigments found in blueberries …
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Ricotta Full Fat Whey Cheese
Animal-derived
Ricotta is a fresh Italian whey cheese. It is traditionally made from the whey leftover from the production of other …
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Roast chicken
Animal-derived
Roast chicken is chicken that has been cooked by roasting, typically in an oven. It is a popular dish in …
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Sugar beet fibre
Not animal-derived
Sugar beet fibre is a plant-based dietary fibre derived from sugar beet pulp, a by-product of sugar extraction. The pulp …
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Sweet Chilli Seasoning
Not animal-derived
Sweet chilli seasoning is a blend of spices and flavourings designed to impart a sweet and spicy taste. It typically …
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Sweet Paprika
Not animal-derived
Sweet paprika is a ground spice made from the dried, sweet varieties of the pepper Capsicum annuum. It is closely …
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Vegetables in variable proportion
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Vitamin Blend
A vitamin blend is a mixture of essential vitamins, which are organic compounds that the body needs in small amounts …
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White Bread
Not animal-derived
White bread is a staple food made from refined wheat flour, water, yeast, and salt. The flour has had its …
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Xantham Gum
Not animal-derived
Xanthan gum is a polysaccharide produced by the fermentation of sugars by the bacterium Xanthomonas campestris. It is a white …
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Acerola powder
Not animal-derived
Acerola powder is derived from the acerola cherry, a tropical fruit native to South America and the Caribbean. The fruit …
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Aniseed oil
Not animal-derived
Aniseed oil is a volatile essential oil extracted from the seeds of the anise plant (Pimpinella anisum). It has a …
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Apollo Lettuce
Not animal-derived
Apollo lettuce is a variety of crisphead lettuce, similar to iceberg lettuce. It is grown commercially for its mild flavour …
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Belgian Dark Chocolate Chunks
Animal-derived
Belgian dark chocolate chunks are pieces of dark chocolate, typically with a high cocoa content, originating from Belgium, a country …
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Buckwheat flakes
Not animal-derived
Buckwheat flakes are made from the groats (seeds) of the buckwheat plant, a flowering herb native to Asia. The groats …
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Burnt Sugar Syrup
Not animal-derived
Burnt sugar syrup, also known as caramel colour, is a dark brown liquid produced by the controlled heating of carbohydrates, …
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Champagne
Champagne is a sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France. It is produced from a blend of grapes, …
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Chicken egg
Animal-derived
Chicken eggs are laid by female chickens. They consist of a protective shell, albumen (egg white), and vitellus (egg yolk). …
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Chinese cabbage
Not animal-derived
Chinese cabbage, also known as napa cabbage or Chinese leaf, is a type of Chinese cabbage used in many East …
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Coconut flour
Not animal-derived
Coconut flour is a flour made from dried, ground coconut flesh. After coconut milk or oil has been extracted from …
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Corn kernel
Not animal-derived
Corn kernels are the edible seeds of the maize plant. They are typically yellow and are harvested when mature and …
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D Alpha Tocopherol Acetate
Not animal-derived
D-alpha-tocopherol acetate is a synthetic form of vitamin E, an essential nutrient. It is typically produced through chemical synthesis, often …
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