Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Soya Lecithin E322
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin (E322) is a phospholipid, a type of fat, typically derived from soya beans. It is extracted from soya …
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Soya Lecithin Vanilla Flavouring
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin is a mixture of phospholipids extracted from soya beans. It is commonly produced by degumming soya oil, a …
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Soya Mince
Not animal-derived
Soya mince is a textured vegetable protein made from defatted soya flour. The flour is cooked under pressure and then …
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Stoneground Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Stoneground wheat flour is made by grinding wheat grains between two stones. This traditional method is less refined than modern …
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Sucralose Acesulfame K
Not animal-derived
Sucralose and acesulfame potassium (acesulfame K) are both high-intensity artificial sweeteners. Sucralose is made from sugar through a multi-step chemical …
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Suffolk Cider Vinegar Powder
Not animal-derived
Suffolk cider vinegar powder is made from the dehydration of cider vinegar, which itself is produced by fermenting apple juice. …
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Sulfates
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Sushi Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Sushi vinegar is a seasoned rice vinegar blend used to flavour sushi rice. It is typically made by combining rice …
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Sustainable Palm Fat
Not animal-derived
Sustainable palm fat is a vegetable fat derived from the fruit of oil palm trees. It is processed to achieve …
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Tapioca Fibre
Not animal-derived
Tapioca fibre is a soluble dietary fibre derived from the starch of the cassava root, commonly known as tapioca. It …
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Tigernut
Not animal-derived
Tigernut is the small, edible tuber of the yellow nutsedge plant (Cyperus esculentus), which is native to Africa and the …
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Tomato Powder
Not animal-derived
Tomato powder is made by drying ripe tomatoes and grinding them into a fine powder. This process concentrates the natural …
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Tri Sodium Citrate
Not animal-derived
Tri sodium citrate is the sodium salt of citric acid, a naturally occurring weak organic acid. It is produced commercially …
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Turmeric Root
Not animal-derived
Turmeric is a spice derived from the root of the Curcuma longa plant, native to Southeast Asia. The fresh root …
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Vegetable Gum
Not animal-derived
Vegetable gums are polysaccharides derived from plants, often extracted from seeds, leaves, or the sap of trees. They are typically …
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Vegetable oil blend
Not animal-derived
A vegetable oil blend is a mixture of different vegetable-derived oils, such as sunflower, rapeseed, or palm oil. These oils …
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Water Chickpeas
Not animal-derived
Water chickpeas are a staple legume, also known as Garbanzo beans. They are the cooked seeds of the Cicer arietinum …
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Water Oats
Not animal-derived
Water oats are a type of oat that has been steeped in water, often for a period of time, to …
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West Country Cheddar Cheese
Animal-derived
West Country Farmhouse Cheddar is a hard, unpasteurised cow's milk cheese made in the West Country region of England. It …
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Wheat maltodextrin
Not animal-derived
Wheat maltodextrin is a carbohydrate derived from wheat starch. It is produced by the partial hydrolysis of wheat starch, a …
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White distilled vinegar
Not animal-derived
White distilled vinegar is a clear, sharp-tasting liquid made by fermenting ethanol (often from grain or sugar) to produce acetic …
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White Rice Vinegar
Not animal-derived
White rice vinegar is a mild, pale liquid made from fermented rice. It is produced by fermenting rice, often with …
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White sesame
Not animal-derived
White sesame seeds are the whole seeds of the Sesamum indicum plant, which is cultivated in many parts of the …
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Whole Grain Brown Rice
Not animal-derived
Whole grain brown rice is the entire grain kernel, including the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is a staple food …
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Wood ear
Not animal-derived
Wood ear is a type of edible fungus, also known as black fungus or cloud ear fungus. It is native …
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Zinc citrate
Not animal-derived
Zinc citrate is a zinc salt of citric acid. It is a white powder that is often used as a …
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Acidity Corrector
Acidity correctors are substances used to alter or control the acidity or alkalinity of foods. They can be naturally occurring …
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Alkalised Cocoa Powder
Not animal-derived
Alkalised cocoa powder, also known as Dutch-processed cocoa, is made by treating natural cocoa powder with an alkaline solution. This …
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Almond flour
Not animal-derived
Almond flour is made from ground almonds. It is a gluten-free alternative to wheat flour, often used in baking and …
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American Style Mustard
Not animal-derived
American-style mustard is a condiment made from ground mustard seeds, vinegar, water, salt, and spices. Its characteristic bright yellow colour …
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Ammonium Hydroxide
E527
Not animal-derived
Ammonium hydroxide is an aqueous solution of ammonia. It is a colourless liquid with a pungent odour. It is produced …
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Ancho Chilli Powder
Not animal-derived
Ancho chilli powder is made from dried poblano peppers, which are a mild to medium-hot chilli pepper native to Mexico. …
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Argentinian Hi Oleic Peanuts
Not animal-derived
Argentinian Hi Oleic Peanuts are a variety of peanut grown in Argentina, specifically bred to have a higher proportion of …
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Baby Plum Tomatoes
Not animal-derived
Baby plum tomatoes are a smaller, sweeter variety of plum tomato, often oval or pear-shaped. They are grown for their …
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Baguette
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Basil Infused Sunflower Oil
Not animal-derived
Basil infused sunflower oil is a culinary oil made by steeping fresh or dried basil leaves in sunflower oil. This …
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BCAA
Branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs) are a group of three essential amino acids: leucine, isoleucine, and valine. They are naturally found …
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Beef protein
Animal-derived
Beef protein is derived from beef, the meat of cattle. It is typically produced by separating the protein components from …
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Bird S Eye Chilli
Not animal-derived
The Bird's Eye chilli is a cultivar of the chilli pepper species *Capsicum frutescens*. It is a small, intensely hot …
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Bourbon vanilla
Not animal-derived
Bourbon vanilla, also known as Madagascar vanilla, is derived from the cured seed pods of the vanilla orchid, primarily grown …
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Bourbon vanilla natural flavouring
Not animal-derived
Bourbon vanilla natural flavouring is derived from the cured seed pods of the vanilla orchid, primarily *Vanilla planifolia*, grown in …
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Brilliant black bn
E151
Not animal-derived
Brilliant black BN is a synthetic black food dye. It is produced from petroleum-derived compounds through a complex chemical synthesis …
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British ham
Animal-derived
British ham is pork that has been cured, typically using salt and sometimes other preservatives like nitrates or nitrites. It …
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Brown Onion
Not animal-derived
Brown onions (Allium cepa) are a common variety of onion, known for their papery brown skin and pungent flavour when …
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Butterscotch
Animal-derived
Butterscotch is a confection made from brown sugar and butter, often with golden syrup or corn syrup. The mixture is …
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Calcium salts from orthophosphoric acid
These are mineral salts derived from phosphoric acid and calcium. They are commonly produced by reacting calcium carbonate or calcium …
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Canadian maple syrup
Not animal-derived
Canadian maple syrup is a natural sweetener made from the sap of maple trees, primarily the sugar maple, red maple, …
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Carbonated natural mineral water
Not animal-derived
Carbonated natural mineral water is water sourced from a protected underground source, naturally containing minerals and trace elements. It is …
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Carrot Fibre
Not animal-derived
Carrot fibre is a dietary fibre derived from carrots. It is produced by processing carrots to extract and purify the …
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Ceremonial Grade Matcha
Not animal-derived
Matcha is a finely ground powder made from specially grown and processed green tea leaves. The tea plants are shade-grown …
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