Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Brown Invert Sugar Syrup
Not animal-derived
Brown invert sugar syrup is a liquid sweetener made by heating sugar (sucrose) with water and an acid or enzyme. …
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Brown Rice Malt
Not animal-derived
Brown rice malt, also known as rice malt syrup, is a sweetener derived from the fermentation of brown rice. Enzymes …
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Buffalo Sauce
Animal-derived
Buffalo sauce is a popular condiment, typically made from a base of cayenne pepper-based hot sauce, vinegar, and butter or …
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Buffered vinegar
E267
Not animal-derived
Buffered vinegar is a form of vinegar that has been treated to reduce its acidity. This is typically achieved by …
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Bulgur Wheat Water
Not animal-derived
Bulgur wheat is a cereal food made from the cracked whole wheat groats of several different wheat species. It is …
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Burdock
Not animal-derived
Burdock root is the taproot of the burdock plant, a biennial herbaceous plant native to Eurasia. It is commonly consumed …
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Burrata Cheese
Animal-derived
Burrata is a fresh Italian cheese made from mozzarella and cream. It is made by forming a pouch of mozzarella …
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Butter Blend
Animal-derived
Butter blend is a food product that typically combines butter with other fats or oils, such as vegetable oils. This …
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Butter Oil Milk
Animal-derived
Butter oil, also known as ghee or clarified butter, is the pure fat component of butter. It is made by …
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Butterbeans
Not animal-derived
Butterbeans are large, creamy white legumes, a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris). They are typically sold dried or …
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C Acid
Not animal-derived
Ascorbic acid, also known as vitamin C, is a naturally occurring organic compound with antioxidant properties. It is found in …
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C Vitamin E
Vitamin E is a group of fat-soluble compounds that occur naturally in foods. It is an essential nutrient, meaning the …
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Cacao Butter
Not animal-derived
Cacao butter is the fat extracted from the cacao bean, the seed of the Theobroma cacao tree. The beans are …
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Cacoa Butter
Not animal-derived
Cocoa butter is the fat extracted from the cocoa bean. It is a pale yellow, edible vegetable fat that has …
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Caesar Mayonnaise
Animal-derived
Caesar mayonnaise is a variation of traditional mayonnaise, typically incorporating ingredients associated with Caesar salad dressing. These often include garlic, …
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Cajun Spice
Not animal-derived
Cajun spice is a blend of herbs and spices, typically including paprika, cayenne pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, black pepper, …
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Calabrese Salami
Animal-derived
Calabrese salami is a spicy Italian cured sausage originating from the Calabria region of Italy. It is typically made from …
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Calciferous Marine Algae
Not animal-derived
Calciferous marine algae are a type of seaweed, specifically species of red algae such as *Lithothamnium* and *Corallina*. They are …
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Calcium Lactate Gluconate
Not animal-derived
Calcium lactate gluconate is a salt formed from calcium, lactic acid, and gluconic acid. It is typically produced by the …
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Calcium Phosphate Tribasic
Tribasic calcium phosphate is a mineral salt that occurs naturally in bones and teeth. It can be produced industrially from …
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Calcium Proprionate
Not animal-derived
Calcium propionate is a calcium salt of propionic acid. It is a white crystalline powder that is odourless or has …
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Calcium sorbate
E203
Not animal-derived
Calcium sorbate is the calcium salt of sorbic acid, a naturally occurring organic compound. It is produced industrially by neutralising …
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Camu Camu Powder
Not animal-derived
Camu camu powder is made from the dried fruit of the camu camu shrub (Myrciaria dubia), which grows in the …
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Candied papaya
Not animal-derived
Candied papaya is dried papaya fruit that has been preserved in sugar syrup. The process involves simmering the fruit in …
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Cannellini
Not animal-derived
Cannellini beans are a variety of the common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), originating from South America. They are large, white, and …
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Cantaloupe
Not animal-derived
Cantaloupe, also known as muskmelon, is a variety of melon originating from Persia. It is a sweet, juicy fruit with …
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Caramel Coating
Animal-derived
Caramel coating is a sweet, brown confection made by heating sugars, often with water, butter, or cream. The process of …
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Caramel Flavour Sauce
Animal-derived
Caramel flavour sauce is a sweet, viscous liquid or semi-solid that mimics the taste and appearance of caramel. It is …
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Caramel Half Salted Butter
Animal-derived
Caramel half salted butter is a confectionery ingredient made by cooking sugar, butter, and cream, with added salt for a …
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Caramel Sugar
Not animal-derived
Caramel sugar is made by heating sugar (typically sucrose) to a high temperature. This process, known as caramelisation, causes the …
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Caramel Truffle Pieces
Animal-derived
Caramel truffle pieces are small, soft confectionery pieces made from a caramel centre coated in chocolate. The caramel is typically …
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Caramelised Balsamic Red Onions
Not animal-derived
Caramelised balsamic red onions are a savoury-sweet condiment made from red onions slowly cooked with balsamic vinegar until tender and …
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Caramelised Biscuit Paste
Caramelised biscuit paste is a spread made from crushed biscuits, often speculoos or Biscoff-style, mixed with sugar, fat, and spices. …
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Carbonated Apple Juice From Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Carbonated apple juice from concentrate is made by reconstituting apple juice concentrate with water and then infusing it with carbon …
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Carbonated mineral water
Not animal-derived
Carbonated mineral water is natural mineral water that has been infused with carbon dioxide gas, either from the source or …
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Carmine Color
Animal-derived
Carmine is a vibrant red colourant derived from cochineal insects (Dactylopius coccus). The insects are dried, crushed, and then extracted …
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Carob
Not animal-derived
Carob is a legume derived from the pods of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), native to the Mediterranean region. The …
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Carom
Not animal-derived
Carom seeds, also known as ajwain, are the seeds of the ajwain plant (Trachyspermum ammi), which is native to India …
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Carotener
Not animal-derived
Carotenes are a group of naturally occurring pigments found in plants, algae, and some bacteria. They are responsible for the …
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Carotenes
Not animal-derived
Carotenes are a group of naturally occurring pigments found in plants, algae, and some bacteria. They are responsible for the …
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Carrageenan Acidity Regulator
Not animal-derived
Carrageenan is a food additive derived from red seaweeds. It is extracted from the seaweed using an alkaline process, then …
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Carrageenan Pectin
Not animal-derived
Carrageenan is a food additive derived from red seaweeds, commonly known as Irish moss. It is extracted from the seaweed …
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Carrots Celery
Not animal-derived
Carrots (Daucus carota subsp. sativus) and celery (Apium graveolens) are root and stalk vegetables, respectively, widely cultivated for their edible …
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Casei
Lacticaseibacillus casei (formerly Lactobacillus casei) is a species of lactic acid bacteria. It is a common inhabitant of the human …
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Celery leaves
Not animal-derived
Celery leaves are the leafy green tops of the celery plant (Apium graveolens). They have a more intense flavour than …
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Celery Seed Oil
Not animal-derived
Celery seed oil is an essential oil extracted from the seeds of the celery plant (Apium graveolens). The seeds are …
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Chardonnay White Wine
Chardonnay is a green-skinned grape variety used to make white wine. It originated in the Burgundy region of France and …
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Cheese Filling
Animal-derived
Cheese filling is a broad term for a mixture used to fill baked goods, savoury dishes, or desserts. It typically …
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Cheese Mix
Animal-derived
Cheese mix is a blend of different cheeses, often used to achieve a specific flavour profile, texture, or melting quality …
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Cheese Sauce Mix
Animal-derived
Cheese sauce mix is a powdered blend designed to create a cheese-flavoured sauce when mixed with liquid, typically water or …
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