Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Dark chocolate drops
Animal-derived
Dark chocolate drops are small pieces of dark chocolate, typically used in baking and confectionery. They are made from cocoa …
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Dark Compound Coating
Animal-derived
Dark compound coating is a confectionery coating made primarily from sugar, vegetable fats (such as palm kernel oil or coconut …
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Date Nectar
Not animal-derived
Date nectar is a sweetener made from the fruit of the date palm tree. The dates are typically pitted, mashed, …
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De Alcoholised Red Wine Extract
Dealcoholised red wine extract is produced by removing alcohol from red wine, typically through processes like vacuum distillation or membrane …
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Decaffeinated green tea
Not animal-derived
Decaffeinated green tea is made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the same plant used for regular green …
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Dehydrated Deactivated Rye Sourdough
Not animal-derived
Dehydrated deactivated rye sourdough is a dried powder made from fermented rye flour and water, which has undergone a process …
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Demerara Sugar Sugar Antioxidant
Not animal-derived
Demerara sugar is a type of unrefined cane sugar. It is recognisable by its large, light brown crystals and slight …
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Derived From Maize
Not animal-derived
Derived from maize refers to ingredients extracted or processed from maize (corn). Maize is a cereal grain that is a …
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Dextrinised Starch
Not animal-derived
Dextrinised starch is a modified starch derived from sources like corn, wheat, or potatoes. It is produced by breaking down …
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Dextrose Antioxidant
Not animal-derived
Dextrose is a simple sugar, also known as D-glucose. It is found naturally in fruits and honey. Industrially, it is …
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Diand Monosodium Phosphate
Disodium phosphate is a mineral salt that occurs naturally in the body. It is manufactured industrially, often from phosphoric acid …
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Diand Triphosphates
Diphosphates and triphosphates are salts or esters of phosphoric acid. They are commonly produced by heating phosphates. In food, they …
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Digestive Biscuit Crumb
Digestive biscuit crumb is made from crushed digestive biscuits. These biscuits are typically made from wholemeal wheat flour, sugar, malt …
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Dill Sauce
Animal-derived
Dill sauce is a creamy condiment typically made with fresh dill, mayonnaise or sour cream, and often lemon juice or …
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Disodium Edta
Not animal-derived
Disodium EDTA (E386) is a synthetic chelating agent. It is produced industrially through a chemical synthesis process. It is a …
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Disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate
Disodium guanosine-5'-monophosphate is a flavour enhancer. It is a salt of guanosine monophosphate, a naturally occurring nucleotide found in all …
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Double Cream Milk
Animal-derived
Double cream is a high-fat dairy product made by adding extra fat to cream, resulting in a richer, thicker consistency …
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Double Tomato Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Double tomato concentrate is made by cooking tomatoes to remove more water than single concentrate, resulting in a thicker, more …
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Dough Improver
Dough improvers are complex mixtures of ingredients, often including flour, enzymes, and oxidising agents. They are used to improve the …
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Dragonfruit
Not animal-derived
Dragonfruit, also known as pitaya, is the fruit of several cactus species native to the Americas. It has a vibrant …
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Dressing
Dressing is a sauce used to enhance the flavour of salads and other dishes. It is typically made from a …
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Dried Chardonnay Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Dried Chardonnay vinegar is produced by dehydrating liquid Chardonnay vinegar, which is made from Chardonnay wine through a fermentation process. …
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Dried Onion
Not animal-derived
Dried onion is made from onions (Allium cepa) that have had most of their water content removed through dehydration. This …
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Dried parsley
Not animal-derived
Dried parsley is made from the leaves of the parsley plant (Petroselinum crispum), which is native to the Mediterranean region. …
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Dried Southwold Ale
Not animal-derived
Dried Southwold Ale is a dehydrated form of a traditional British ale, typically brewed in Southwold, Suffolk. The brewing process …
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Duck meat
Animal-derived
Duck meat is the flesh of the domestic duck, a waterfowl commonly farmed for meat and eggs. It is a …
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Dumplings
Animal-derived
Dumplings are small balls or lumps of cooked dough, typically made from flour, fat, and water or milk. They can …
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Dyed Smoked Haddock
Animal-derived
Dyed smoked haddock is a type of white fish, typically haddock, that has been cured with salt and then smoked. …
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E100i
E100i
Not animal-derived
Curcumin is a natural yellow pigment derived from the rhizomes (underground stems) of the turmeric plant (Curcuma longa). It is …
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E160Bii Colour
Not animal-derived
Annatto is a natural food colouring derived from the seeds of the achiote tree (Bixa orellana). The seeds are processed …
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E160C Colour
Not animal-derived
E160c is a colouring substance derived from paprika, a spice made from ground dried red peppers (Capsicum annuum). It is …
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E242 Sweetener
Not animal-derived
E242 is a synthetic sweetener, also known as Acesulfame K. It is a potassium salt of acesulfamic acid, produced through …
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E322 Soya Lecithin
Not animal-derived
Soya lecithin (E322) is a mixture of phospholipids. It is typically extracted from soya beans, a common agricultural crop. The …
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E450 Emulsifier
Not animal-derived
E450 is the European Community number for diphosphates. These are salts of phosphoric acid, a naturally occurring mineral. They are …
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E4510
E4510
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E471 Emulsifier
E471 is a mixture of mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids. It is produced by the esterification of glycerol with …
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Earl Grey Tea
Not animal-derived
Earl Grey tea is a black tea blend flavoured with oil of bergamot, a citrus fruit. The bergamot orange is …
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Echinacea Root
Not animal-derived
Echinacea root comes from several species of the Echinacea plant, native to North America. The roots are typically harvested, cleaned, …
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Edible Alginate Casing
Not animal-derived
Edible alginate casing is a type of food casing made from alginic acid, a substance derived from brown seaweed. The …
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Edible Natural Pork Casing
Animal-derived
Edible natural pork casings are the cleaned and processed intestines of pigs, used to encase processed meat products. The casings …
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Egg Lysozyme
Animal-derived
Lysozyme is an enzyme that occurs naturally in egg white, particularly from hens. It is produced commercially by extracting it …
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Egg Mix
Animal-derived
Egg mix is a blend of egg ingredients, typically including egg yolk and egg white, which may be processed to …
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Egg noodles
Animal-derived
Egg noodles are a type of pasta made with wheat flour and eggs. The eggs contribute to their characteristic yellow …
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Einkorn wheat
Not animal-derived
Einkorn is one of the oldest cultivated wheat species, originating in the Fertile Crescent. It is a diploid wheat, meaning …
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Elder
Not animal-derived
Elder, or elderflower, is derived from the flowers of the elder tree (Sambucus nigra). The flowers are typically harvested in …
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Emu
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Emulsifers
Emulsifiers are substances that help to mix ingredients that normally don't mix, such as oil and water. They are often …
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Emulsifler
Emulsifiers are substances that help to mix ingredients that normally don't mix well, such as oil and water. They are …
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Enzyme Complex
Enzyme complexes are mixtures of enzymes, which are proteins that act as biological catalysts. They are typically produced through fermentation …
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Erythrit
Not animal-derived
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol that occurs naturally in some fruits and fermented foods. It is produced commercially through the …
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