Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Vitamin B 6
Vitamin B6 is a group of related compounds, including pyridoxine, pyridoxal, and pyridoxamine. It is found naturally in many foods …
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Vitamin B8
Not animal-derived
Vitamin B8, also known as inositol, is a carbohydrate that occurs naturally in the body and in many foods. It …
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Water Long Grain Rice
Water is a transparent, odourless, tasteless, and nearly colourless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's hydrosphere and …
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Water Pasteurised Egg
Animal-derived
Water pasteurised egg is a liquid egg product that has undergone pasteurisation, a heat treatment designed to kill harmful bacteria. …
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Water Soybeans Wheat
Not animal-derived
Soy sauce is a savoury liquid condiment made from fermented soybeans, wheat, salt, and water. The fermentation process, often involving …
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Water Wheat Flour
Not animal-derived
Water is a fundamental chemical compound essential for all known forms of life. It is a clear, odourless, tasteless liquid …
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Wheat Flour Blend
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a powder made from the milling of wheat grain. It is a staple food ingredient used worldwide, …
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Wheat Flour Sugar
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a powder made from wheat grains, milled to varying degrees of fineness. It is a staple ingredient …
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Wheat Flour Water
Not animal-derived
Wheat flour is a powder made from the milling of wheat grain. It is a staple ingredient in baking and …
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Wheat Rusk
Not animal-derived
Wheat rusk is a type of hard, dry biscuit or bread, typically made from wheat flour, water, and yeast. It …
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Whey Powder From Milk
Animal-derived
Whey powder is a by-product of cheesemaking, derived from milk. It is produced by drying liquid whey, which separates from …
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Whey Protein Concentrate Milk
Animal-derived
Whey protein concentrate (WPC) is a high-quality protein derived from milk. It is produced by separating whey from milk solids …
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White cheddar
Animal-derived
White cheddar is a type of cheese made from cow's milk, typically aged for a shorter period than yellow cheddar, …
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White tea
Not animal-derived
White tea is a minimally processed tea made from the buds and young leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant. It …
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Wildfarmed Wheatflour
Not animal-derived
Wildfarmed wheat flour is made from wheat grown using regenerative farming practices, which aim to improve soil health and biodiversity. …
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Wildflower honey
Animal-derived
Wildflower honey is a type of honey produced by bees that collect nectar from a variety of flowering plants. The …
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Wood Ear Mushroom
Not animal-derived
The wood ear mushroom (Auricularia auricula-judae) is a type of fungus native to East Asia but also found in parts …
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Yarrow
Not animal-derived
Yarrow (Achillea millefolium) is a flowering plant native to Europe, Asia, and North America. It has a long history of …
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Yoghurt Flavour Coating
Animal-derived
Yoghurt flavour coating is a compound used to give a product a yoghurt-like taste and appearance. It is typically made …
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Acetic
Not animal-derived
Acetic acid is a weak organic acid. It is most commonly known as the main component of vinegar, giving vinegar …
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Acidophilus
Lactobacillus acidophilus is a species of bacteria that naturally occurs in the human gut and is also found in some …
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Adipic acid
E355
Not animal-derived
Adipic acid is a white crystalline solid that occurs naturally in sugar beet. It is industrially produced from cyclohexane, a …
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Amaretto
Amaretto is a sweet, almond-flavoured liqueur originating from Italy. It is traditionally made from apricot kernels, bitter almonds, and other …
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Annato
Not animal-derived
Annatto is a natural food colouring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana), native to tropical regions …
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Antiagglomerant
Not animal-derived
Antiagglomerants are substances added to powdered or granular foods to prevent them from clumping together. They work by coating the …
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Apple jam
Not animal-derived
Apple jam is a preserve made from apples, sugar, and sometimes pectin and lemon juice. The fruit is typically cooked …
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Apple Juice Infused Blueberries
Not animal-derived
These are blueberries that have been steeped in apple juice. The apple juice acts as a liquid medium and can …
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Apples
Not animal-derived
Apples are the edible fruit of the apple tree (Malus domestica), a species of the rose family. They are grown …
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Apricot juice
Not animal-derived
Apricot juice is the liquid extracted from apricots, a stone fruit native to Asia. It is produced by pressing ripe …
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Ashwagandha Root Powder
Not animal-derived
Ashwagandha is an evergreen shrub native to India and North Africa. Its roots are dried and ground into a fine …
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B12
Animal-derived
Vitamin B12, also known as cobalamin, is a water-soluble vitamin essential for nerve function, red blood cell formation, and DNA …
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Baby Red Leaf Lettuce
Not animal-derived
Baby red leaf lettuce is a young, tender variety of red leaf lettuce, harvested before it reaches full maturity. It …
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Bacillus Coagulans Gbi 30 6086
Not animal-derived
Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086 is a strain of bacteria that produces lactic acid. It is produced through fermentation processes, typically …
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Bacillus Coagulans Mtcc 5856
Not animal-derived
Bacillus coagulans MTCC 5856 is a specific strain of probiotic bacteria. It is a naturally occurring microorganism, often produced through …
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Balsamic Dressing
Balsamic dressing is a salad dressing originating from Italy, made primarily from balsamic vinegar, which is a dark, concentrated, and …
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Barbecue Chicken
Animal-derived
Barbecue chicken is chicken that has been cooked and coated in barbecue sauce. The chicken is typically roasted, grilled, or …
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Barbeque Flavour
Barbeque flavour is a complex blend of ingredients designed to mimic the taste of food cooked over a barbeque. It …
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Barbeque Sauce
Barbeque sauce is a savoury, sweet, and often smoky sauce used as a condiment or marinade. It typically originates from …
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Bbq Chicken
Animal-derived
BBQ chicken is a dish made from chicken pieces that have been coated in or cooked with barbecue sauce. The …
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Beef casing
Animal-derived
Beef casings are the cleaned intestines of cattle, prepared for use as a food product. They are typically salted and …
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Beef Glace
Animal-derived
Beef glace is a concentrated stock made from simmering beef bones, meat, and vegetables for an extended period. The process …
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Beef heart
Animal-derived
Beef heart is the muscular organ from a cow, used as a food source. It is typically sold fresh and …
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Beef Pepperoni
Animal-derived
Beef pepperoni is a type of cured, spiced sausage made from beef, often with added pork fat for texture and …
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Bees Wax
Animal-derived
Beeswax is a natural wax produced by honey bees (Apis mellifera) in their hives. It is secreted from wax glands …
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Birds Eye Chilli Powder
Not animal-derived
Bird's eye chilli powder is made from the dried and ground fruits of the *Capsicum frutescens* plant. These small, potent …
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Biscuit Cone
A biscuit cone is a crisp, often wafer-like, baked product typically made from flour, sugar, and fat. It is formed …
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Black Barley
Not animal-derived
Black barley is a variety of barley grain, known for its dark, almost black, bran. It is cultivated and harvested …
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Black Kalamata Olives
Not animal-derived
Kalamata olives are a specific variety of Greek olive, named after the city of Kalamata in the Peloponnese peninsula. They …
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Blackberry leaf
Not animal-derived
Blackberry leaf comes from the leaves of the blackberry plant (Rubus fruticosus). The leaves are typically dried and then used, …
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Blackcurrant Flavoured Barley Flakes
Not animal-derived
Blackcurrant Flavoured Barley Flakes are made from barley grains that have been processed and flavoured to resemble blackcurrants. The barley …
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