Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Cocoa Mass Emulsifier
Cocoa mass emulsifier is a substance used to help blend oil and water-based ingredients in food. It is typically derived …
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Collagen Peptides
Animal-derived
Collagen peptides are small chains of amino acids derived from collagen, the main structural protein found in animal connective tissues. …
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Comminuted Lemon From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Comminuted lemon from concentrate is made from lemons that have been processed into a concentrated form and then rehydrated. The …
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Cows Milk Protein
Animal-derived
Cow's milk protein is the collective term for the proteins found in milk from cows. These proteins, primarily casein and …
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Creaming powder
Creaming powder is a blend of ingredients used to improve the texture and stability of food products. It typically contains …
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Crumbs
Not animal-derived
Crumbs are small, dry pieces of bread, often produced from stale bread that has been dried and ground. They can …
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Custard
Animal-derived
Custard is a culinary preparation made from milk or cream, egg yolk, sugar, and a thickening agent, typically cornflour or …
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Dandelion Root
Not animal-derived
Dandelion root (Taraxacum officinale) is the root of the common dandelion plant, which grows wild in many parts of the …
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Decaffeinated black tea
Not animal-derived
Decaffeinated black tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant used for regular black …
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Dehydrated sourdough
Not animal-derived
Dehydrated sourdough is a dried form of sourdough starter, which is a culture of wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria. …
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Essential oil
Not animal-derived
Essential oils are concentrated hydrophobic liquids containing volatile aroma compounds from plants. They are typically extracted by distillation or cold …
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Eucalyptus oil
Not animal-derived
Eucalyptus oil is a volatile essential oil extracted from the leaves of the eucalyptus tree, native to Australia. The oil …
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Evaporated Cane Syrup
Not animal-derived
Evaporated cane juice, also known as evaporated cane syrup, is a sweetener made from the juice of sugar cane. The …
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Fine Beans
Not animal-derived
Fine beans are a type of green bean, a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). They are typically harvested …
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Flat bean
Not animal-derived
The flat bean, also known as the runner bean, is a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) grown for …
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Flavouring Colour
Flavourings are substances used to impart or modify the odour and/or taste of foods. They can be derived from natural …
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Formed Ham
Animal-derived
Formed ham is a product made from pieces of pork meat that are reformed together. The meat is typically cured, …
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Fortified Wheat Flour Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a powder made from the milling of wheat grain. It is a staple foodstuff used worldwide, forming …
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Fresh yeast
Not animal-derived
Fresh yeast is a living microorganism, specifically a strain of Saccharomyces cerevisiae. It is cultivated in a nutrient-rich medium and …
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Fully hydrogenated sunflower oil
Not animal-derived
Fully hydrogenated sunflower oil is a type of fat derived from sunflower seeds. The process of hydrogenation involves adding hydrogen …
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Gin
Gin is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from a neutral grain spirit flavoured with juniper berries. Other botanicals such as …
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Ginger Puree
Not animal-derived
Ginger puree is a smooth paste made from ground ginger root, often mixed with a small amount of water or …
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Glucose-fructose
Not animal-derived
Glucose-fructose syrup is a liquid sweetener made from corn or wheat starch. The starch is broken down into glucose and …
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Gluten free oat fibre
Not animal-derived
Oat fibre is a type of dietary fibre derived from oats. It is produced by processing oats to isolate the …
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Glycerol Vegetable
Glycerol, also known as glycerine or glycerol vegetable, is a simple polyol compound. It is a clear, colourless, odourless, viscous …
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Gooseberry
Not animal-derived
The gooseberry is a tart, acidic fruit native to Europe, North Africa, and western Asia. It grows on a deciduous …
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Grape seed
Not animal-derived
Grape seeds are the small seeds found inside grapes. After grapes are pressed to make juice or wine, the seeds …
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Grape sugar
Not animal-derived
Grape sugar is another name for glucose, a simple sugar. It is naturally present in fruits, including grapes, and is …
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Greek Style Yoghurt
Animal-derived
Greek-style yoghurt is a strained yoghurt, meaning that some of the whey is removed during its production. This process results …
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Green Coffee Bean Extract
Not animal-derived
Green coffee bean extract is derived from unroasted coffee beans. The beans are typically extracted using water or a solvent …
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Green Curry Paste
Not animal-derived
Green curry paste is a vibrant and aromatic blend of fresh herbs and spices, originating from Southeast Asian cuisine, particularly …
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Ground Black Pepper
Not animal-derived
Ground black pepper is made from the dried berries (peppercorns) of the Piper nigrum plant, native to South Asia. The …
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Ground Pimentoes
Not animal-derived
Ground pimentoes, also known as allspice, are the dried, unripe berries of the Pimenta dioica tree, native to the Caribbean. …
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Ground Tumeric
Not animal-derived
Turmeric is a spice derived from the ground rhizome (underground stem) of the Curcuma longa plant, which is native to …
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Guar
Not animal-derived
Guar is a soluble fibre derived from the ground endosperm of guar beans, a legume native to India and Pakistan. …
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Gum Arabic
Not animal-derived
Gum arabic, also known as acacia gum, is a natural gum made of hardened tree sap. It is harvested from …
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Hazelnuts
Not animal-derived
Hazelnuts are the edible nuts of the hazel tree, botanically classified as Corylus avellana. They are native to Europe and …
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Hibiscus Tea
Not animal-derived
Hibiscus tea is an infusion made from the dried, crimson calyces (sepals) of the *Hibiscus sabdariffa* flower. It is known …
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High Fat Milk Powder
Animal-derived
High fat milk powder is produced by removing water and fat from milk, then concentrating the remaining milk solids. It …
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Homogenised
Animal-derived
Homogenisation is a process used to break down fat globules in milk and cream into smaller particles. This prevents the …
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Hot sauce
Not animal-derived
Hot sauce is a condiment made from chilli peppers, vinegar, and often other spices and flavourings. The peppers are typically …
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Hydrogenated palm kernel oil
Not animal-derived
Hydrogenated palm kernel oil is a type of fat produced by adding hydrogen to palm kernel oil. This process, called …
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Hydroxy Propyl Distarch Phosphate
Not animal-derived
Hydroxypropyl distarch phosphate is a modified starch. It is produced by treating starch, typically from sources like maize or potatoes, …
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Imazalil
Not animal-derived
Imazalil is a synthetic fungicide used to protect crops from fungal diseases. It is primarily applied as a post-harvest treatment …
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Italian Extra Virgin Olive Oil
Not animal-derived
Italian extra virgin olive oil is the highest grade of olive oil, produced from the fruit of the olive tree …
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Kaffir lime
Not animal-derived
Kaffir lime (Citrus hystrix) is a citrus fruit native to Southeast Asia. It is recognisable by its bumpy, aromatic rind …
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Key Lime Oil
Not animal-derived
Key lime oil is a volatile essential oil extracted from the peel of the key lime (Citrus aurantiifolia). These small, …
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Lactococcus Cremoris
Animal-derived
Lactococcus cremoris is a species of lactic acid bacteria. It is a Gram-positive coccus that is commonly found in milk …
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Laurel extract
Not animal-derived
Laurel extract is derived from the leaves of the bay laurel tree (Laurus nobilis), a shrub native to the Mediterranean …
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Madeira
Madeira is a fortified wine originating from the Portuguese island of Madeira. It is produced by heating the wine, a …
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