Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Quince
Not animal-derived
Quince is a pome fruit, related to apples and pears, native to the Caucasus region. It has a hard, tart …
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Rapsol
Not animal-derived
Rapsol is a brand name for a blend of vegetable oils, primarily rapeseed oil, often combined with other oils like …
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Raspberry Compote
Not animal-derived
Raspberry compote is a cooked fruit preparation, typically made from raspberries cooked with sugar until softened and slightly thickened. It …
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Red Jalapeno Chillies
Not animal-derived
Red Jalapeño chillies are a variety of the *Capsicum annuum* plant, ripened to a red colour. They are known for …
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Red Teff
Not animal-derived
Red teff is a tiny, ancient grain native to Ethiopia, where it has been a staple food for thousands of …
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Refined vegetable oil
Not animal-derived
Refined vegetable oil is a liquid fat extracted from plants, such as sunflowers, rapeseed, or soybeans. The refining process removes …
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Rhizopus culture
Not animal-derived
Rhizopus culture is a type of fungus, commonly a mould, used in food production. It is grown on a substrate, …
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Rice base
Not animal-derived
Rice base is a food ingredient derived from rice, a grain. It is typically produced by processing rice grains to …
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Roasted pistachio nuts in shell
Not animal-derived
Pistachios are the seeds of the *Pistacia vera* tree, native to Central Asia and the Middle East. They are typically …
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Salt Flavourings
Not animal-derived
Salt is a mineral compound, primarily sodium chloride (NaCl). It is naturally occurring and can be extracted from underground salt …
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Sauerkraut
Not animal-derived
Sauerkraut is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by lactic acid bacteria. This process, known as lacto-fermentation, is a …
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Savoury Sauce
Savoury sauce is a broad term for sauces that provide a savoury or umami flavour profile, often used to enhance …
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Scotch Beef
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Sea Salt Flakes
Not animal-derived
Sea salt flakes are a type of salt harvested from seawater, typically produced by evaporating brine in shallow pans. The …
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Seasoning
Seasoning is a general term for a substance added to food to enhance its flavour. It can be a single …
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Seasoning Sauce
Seasoning sauce is a liquid condiment used to add flavour to foods. It is typically made from fermented ingredients such …
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Semi Concentrate Tomato Paste
Not animal-derived
Semi-concentrate tomato paste is made from tomatoes that have been processed to remove some of their water content. It is …
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Serrano ham
Animal-derived
Serrano ham is a dry-cured ham from Spain, traditionally made from the hind leg of the white domestic pig ( …
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Shaoxing Rice Wine
Not animal-derived
Shaoxing wine is a traditional Chinese rice wine made from fermented glutinous rice, wheat, and sorghum. It originates from the …
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Shea Kernel
Not animal-derived
Shea kernel is the seed of the shea tree, native to West Africa. The kernels are typically roasted, shelled, and …
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Sheep
Animal-derived
Sheep are domesticated ruminant mammals. Their meat, known as mutton (from older sheep) or lamb (from younger sheep), is a …
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Shochu
Shochu is a Japanese distilled alcoholic beverage. It is typically made from grains such as rice, barley, or buckwheat, or …
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Skyr Yogurt With Live Cultures
Animal-derived
Skyr is a cultured dairy product with a strained consistency, similar to thick yogurt. It originates from Iceland and has …
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Smoked bacon lardons
Animal-derived
Smoked bacon lardons are small, diced pieces of cured pork belly, typically smoked to impart a distinctive flavour and aroma. …
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Smoked Bacon With Added Water
Animal-derived
Smoked bacon with added water is a cured pork product that has undergone smoking. Water is often added during the …
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Smoked British Bacon
Animal-derived
Smoked British bacon is pork, typically from the belly or back, that has been cured and then smoked to impart …
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Smoky Bacon Seasoning
Animal-derived
Smoky bacon seasoning is a flavouring agent designed to impart a smoky, savoury, and meaty taste reminiscent of bacon. It …
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Sodium Bicarbonate Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
Sodium bicarbonate is a chemical compound, commonly known as baking soda. It is a white crystalline powder that is naturally …
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Sodium fluoride
Not animal-derived
Sodium fluoride is a salt of sodium and fluorine. It occurs naturally in some water sources and minerals. Industrially, it …
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Soft Dark Brown Sugar
Not animal-derived
Soft dark brown sugar is a type of unrefined or semi-refined sugar. It is produced by adding molasses to white …
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Sour Dough
Not animal-derived
Sourdough is a leavened bread made using a starter culture of wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria, rather than commercial …
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Sourdough Blend
Not animal-derived
A sourdough blend is a starter culture used to leaven and flavour bread and other baked goods. It is a …
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Soya Beans
Not animal-derived
Soya beans are legumes native to East Asia, widely cultivated for their edible beans. The beans are typically harvested, dried, …
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Soya Lecithin Flavouring
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin is a type of phospholipid, a fatty substance, derived from soya beans. It is typically extracted from crude …
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Soya Lecithin Natural Vanilla Flavouring
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin is a type of phospholipid derived from soya beans. It is extracted from crude soya oil and then …
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Soya Lecithins
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithins are a mixture of phospholipids, naturally occurring in soya beans. They are extracted from crude soya oil during …
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Spice Extracts
Not animal-derived
Spice extracts are concentrated flavouring substances derived from spices. They are produced by extracting the aromatic and flavour compounds from …
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Strained Yoghurt
Animal-derived
Strained yoghurt is a type of yoghurt that has had most of its liquid whey removed through a straining process. …
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Strawberry preparation
Strawberry preparation is a food ingredient made from strawberries, often combined with other ingredients such as sugar, water, and fruit …
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Sugar beet syrup
Not animal-derived
Sugar beet syrup is a viscous liquid derived from sugar beet, a root vegetable. It is produced by extracting the …
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Sweet Potato Falafel
Not animal-derived
Sweet potato falafel is a variation of the traditional Middle Eastern chickpea fritter, incorporating mashed sweet potato. This addition lends …
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Sweetened condensed whole milk
Animal-derived
Sweetened condensed whole milk is made by removing about 60% of the water from whole cow's milk and then adding …
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Thyme Seasoning
Not animal-derived
Thyme is a herb native to the Mediterranean region, belonging to the mint family. The leaves and flowering tops of …
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Tikka masala sauce
Animal-derived
Tikka masala sauce is a creamy, spiced tomato-based sauce originating from the Indian subcontinent, popularised in the UK. It is …
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Toasted Wheatflakes
Not animal-derived
Toasted wheatflakes are a breakfast cereal ingredient made from whole wheat grains that have been steamed, rolled into flakes, and …
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Tomato Salsa
Not animal-derived
Tomato salsa is a condiment made primarily from chopped tomatoes, onions, and chillies. It often includes ingredients like garlic, lime …
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Total Milk Constituents
Animal-derived
Total milk constituents refers to all the components naturally present in milk, including water, lactose (milk sugar), milk fat, proteins …
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Tri Calcium Citrate
Not animal-derived
Tricalcium citrate is a calcium salt of citric acid. It is produced by the neutralisation of citric acid with a …
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Tuber Aestivum Vitt
Not animal-derived
Tuber aestivum vitt, commonly known as the summer truffle, is a species of fungus. It grows underground in association with …
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Using Lamb S Rennet
Animal-derived
Lamb's rennet is a complex mixture of enzymes, primarily chymosin and pepsin, extracted from the stomach lining of young, unweaned …
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About Food Ingredients
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