Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Vanilla Paste
Not animal-derived
Vanilla paste is a concentrated form of vanilla flavouring, made from vanilla beans that have been scraped, processed, and combined …
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Vanilla sugar
Not animal-derived
Vanilla sugar is a sweetener made by combining granulated sugar with vanilla extract or vanilla bean seeds. The sugar absorbs …
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Vegetable Fat Preparation
Not animal-derived
Vegetable fat preparation is a broad term for fats and oils derived from plants, which can be blended or modified …
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Vegetable Fried Noodle
Not animal-derived
Vegetable fried noodles are a dish typically made from wheat flour noodles that have been stir-fried with a variety of …
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Vegetable Inulin
Not animal-derived
Inulin is a type of soluble dietary fibre found naturally in many plants. It is typically extracted from chicory root …
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Vegetable Rapeseed Oil
Not animal-derived
Rapeseed oil, also known as canola oil, is a vegetable oil derived from the seeds of the rapeseed plant. The …
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Vegetable Seasoning
Not animal-derived
Vegetable seasoning is a blend of dried herbs and spices, often including ingredients like onion, garlic, parsley, and pepper. The …
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Vinegar Infused Vegetables
Not animal-derived
Vinegar-infused vegetables are vegetables that have been preserved or flavoured by immersion in vinegar. The process typically involves heating the …
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Vitamin B 12
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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Vitamin B Complex
Vitamin B complex refers to a group of eight water-soluble vitamins: B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (niacin), B5 (pantothenic acid), …
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Vitamin E Acetate
Vitamin E acetate is a synthetic form of vitamin E, an essential nutrient. It is produced by chemically reacting vitamin …
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Wasabi Seasoning
Not animal-derived
Wasabi seasoning is a blend of ingredients designed to mimic the pungent, spicy flavour of real wasabi (Eutrema japonicum). Real …
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Water Brown Rice
Not animal-derived
Water brown rice is a liquid extract derived from brown rice. It is produced by processing brown rice with water, …
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Water Butter
Animal-derived
Butter is a dairy product made from churning fresh or fermented cream or milk. It is primarily composed of milkfat, …
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Water Chicken
Animal-derived
Water chicken is a term used in the UK food industry to describe chicken meat that has had water added …
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Water Onions
Not animal-derived
Water is a fundamental chemical compound essential for life, composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. It is …
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Water Single Cream
Animal-derived
Water single cream is a dairy product made from the high-fat layer skimmed from the top of milk. It is …
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Water Tomato Paste
Not animal-derived
Tomato paste is a concentrated form of tomatoes, made by cooking tomatoes down to reduce their water content and then …
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Water Vegetable Oil
Not animal-derived
Water is a fundamental liquid compound essential for life. It is naturally occurring and makes up a significant portion of …
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Water Yeast
Not animal-derived
Water is a clear, odourless, tasteless liquid essential for life. It is a fundamental component of all known living organisms …
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West Country Butter
Animal-derived
West Country Butter is a protected designation of origin (PDO) butter made in the West Country of England. It is …
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West Country Cider Vinegar Powder
Not animal-derived
West Country Cider Vinegar Powder is a dried form of cider vinegar, a fermented alcoholic beverage made from apple juice. …
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Wheat Berry
Not animal-derived
A wheat berry is the whole grain kernel of wheat, comprising the bran, germ, and endosperm. It is the least …
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Wheat crackers
Not animal-derived
Wheat crackers are dry, crisp biscuits made primarily from wheat flour. They are typically baked until they achieve a firm, …
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Wheat Gluten With Calcium
Not animal-derived
Wheat gluten is the main protein found in wheat, responsible for the elastic texture of dough. It is extracted from …
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Wheatbran
Not animal-derived
Wheatbran is the hard, outer layer of the wheat kernel, separated during the milling process. It is a by-product of …
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Whey Protein Concentrate
Animal-derived
Whey protein concentrate (WPC) is a by-product of cheese production, derived from milk. It is produced by separating whey from …
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White Chocolate Egg
Animal-derived
White chocolate is a confection made from cocoa butter, sugar, and milk solids. Unlike dark or milk chocolate, it does …
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White Chocolate Flavour Coating
Animal-derived
White chocolate flavour coating is a confectionery ingredient designed to mimic the taste and appearance of white chocolate. It typically …
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White Corn Masa Flour
Not animal-derived
White corn masa flour is a type of flour made from dried white corn that has been nixtamalised. Nixtamalisation is …
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White Long Grain Rice
Not animal-derived
White long-grain rice is a type of rice that has had its husk, bran, and germ removed through milling. This …
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White Stilton
Animal-derived
White Stilton is a semi-soft, un-pressed, un-ripened cheese made in the same way as blue Stilton but without the blueing …
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Whole grain durum wheat
Not animal-derived
Whole grain durum wheat is a variety of hard wheat, a cereal grain. It is grown in many parts of …
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Whole Milk Butter
Animal-derived
Whole milk butter is a dairy product made from the cream of cow's milk. The cream is churned until the …
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Wholegrain Oat Flakes
Not animal-derived
Wholegrain oat flakes are made from whole oats, which include the bran, germ, and endosperm. The oats are typically steamed …
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Wholemeal cereal
Not animal-derived
Wholemeal cereal refers to grains that have been milled without removing the bran and germ. This means the entire kernel …
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Wholewheat Couscous
Not animal-derived
Wholewheat couscous is a North African dish made from semolina (fine durum wheat middlings) that has been moistened and rolled …
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Wild Garlic Butter
Animal-derived
Wild garlic butter is a savoury spread made by combining butter with finely chopped wild garlic leaves (Allium ursinum). Wild …
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With other natural flavouring
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Wood Ear Mushrooms
Not animal-derived
Wood ear mushrooms, also known as Auricularia auricula-judae, are edible fungi native to Asia, Europe, and North America. They are …
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Woodland Mushrooms
Not animal-derived
Woodland mushrooms are a category of edible fungi that grow in forests and wooded areas. They are harvested from the …
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Worcester Sauce Flavour
Worcester sauce flavour is a complex blend designed to replicate the distinctive taste of traditional Worcester sauce. It typically combines …
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Xanthan gum and guar gum
Not animal-derived
Xanthan gum and guar gum are both polysaccharides, commonly used as food additives. They are produced through the fermentation of …
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Yeast Extract Paste
Not animal-derived
Yeast extract paste is made from yeast that has been broken down, releasing its natural flavour compounds. The process, called …
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Yeast Extract Salt
Not animal-derived
Yeast extract is made by breaking down yeast cells to release their contents. This process, called autolysis, results in a …
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Yellow corn
Not animal-derived
Yellow corn, also known as maize, is a cereal grain native to the Americas. It is cultivated globally and is …
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Yellow Soya Bean
Not animal-derived
Yellow soya beans are the seeds of the soya plant, Glycine max, native to East Asia. They are a versatile …
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Yerba mate extract
Not animal-derived
Yerba mate extract is derived from the leaves of the South American Ilex paraguariensis tree. The leaves are typically dried, …
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Yogurt Powder Milk
Animal-derived
Yogurt powder milk is produced by drying liquid yogurt to create a powdered form. This process concentrates the flavour and …
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Young Jackfruit
Not animal-derived
Young jackfruit is the unripe fruit of the jackfruit tree (Artocarpus heterophyllus), native to South Asia. It has a neutral …
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About Food Ingredients
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