Food Ingredients
Comprehensive information on food ingredients, allergens and food additives
Milk Derivatives
Animal-derived
Milk derivatives are ingredients derived from milk, a nutrient-rich liquid produced by mammals. They can include a range of components …
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Milk Fermented With Live Yogurt
Animal-derived
This is milk that has been fermented by specific live bacterial cultures, typically lactic acid bacteria. The fermentation process converts …
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Milled Linseed
Not animal-derived
Milled linseed, also known as ground flaxseed, is derived from the seeds of the flax plant (Linum usitatissimum). The seeds …
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Milled Pumpkin Seeds
Not animal-derived
Milled pumpkin seeds are made from dried and ground pumpkin seeds, which are the edible seeds of the pumpkin fruit. …
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Milled Sunflower Seeds
Not animal-derived
Milled sunflower seeds are produced by grinding whole sunflower seeds into a coarse or fine powder. Sunflower seeds are the …
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Mince
Animal-derived
Mince is a food product made from meat that has been ground or chopped into small pieces. It is typically …
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Minced pork
Animal-derived
Minced pork is made from pork meat that has been ground or chopped into small pieces. Pork comes from the …
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Mineral Nutrients
Mineral nutrients are inorganic elements essential for human health, found naturally in soil, water, and food. They are often added …
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Mineral oil
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Not animal-derived
Mineral oil is a transparent, odourless, and colourless liquid derived from petroleum. It is a mixture of liquid hydrocarbons, typically …
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Mineralised Dairy Concentrate
Animal-derived
Mineralised Dairy Concentrate is a dairy-derived ingredient. It is produced by concentrating milk or whey and then adding minerals, often …
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Mini Eggs
Animal-derived
Mini Eggs are a type of confectionery, most famously produced by Cadbury. They consist of a crisp sugar shell surrounding …
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Mint Dip
Mint dip is a savoury sauce or condiment typically made with fresh mint leaves, often blended with yogurt, sour cream, …
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Mint Flavoured Sugar Nibs
Not animal-derived
Mint flavoured sugar nibs are small, hard pieces of crystallised sugar infused with mint flavouring. They are typically made by …
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Mint flavouring
Mint flavouring is a substance that provides a mint taste and aroma to food products. It can be derived from …
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Mint Mayonnaise
Animal-derived
Mint mayonnaise is a condiment made by blending mayonnaise with fresh or dried mint. Mayonnaise itself is an emulsion typically …
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Mixed Berries
Not animal-derived
Mixed berries are a blend of various small, pulpy, and typically juicy fruits, often including strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. …
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Mixed Berry Puree
Not animal-derived
Mixed berry puree is made from a blend of various berries, such as strawberries, raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries, which are …
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Mixed Seeds
Not animal-derived
Mixed seeds are a blend of various edible seeds, such as sunflower, pumpkin, flax, chia, and sesame seeds. They are …
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Mizuna
Not animal-derived
Mizuna is a leafy green vegetable belonging to the Brassica family, native to East Asia. It has a mild, peppery …
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Modifed Maize Starch
Not animal-derived
Modified maize starch is a starch that has undergone physical, enzymatic, or chemical processing to alter its properties. It is …
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Modified Cornflour
Not animal-derived
Modified cornflour is derived from corn starch that has undergone physical, enzymatic, or chemical treatments. These modifications alter its properties, …
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Modified Malze Starch
Not animal-derived
Modified maize starch is a starch derived from maize (corn) that has been physically, chemically, or enzymatically altered. These modifications …
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Modified palm oil
Not animal-derived
Modified palm oil is derived from palm oil that has undergone physical or chemical processing to alter its properties. This …
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Moistened Mixed Fruit
Moistened mixed fruit is a blend of dried fruits, such as raisins, sultanas, currants, and sometimes candied peel, that have …
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Moistened Mixed Fruits
Not animal-derived
Moistened mixed fruits are a blend of dried fruits, such as raisins, sultanas, currants, and sometimes candied peel, that have …
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Monascus Red
Not animal-derived
Monascus Red is a natural food colouring derived from the fermentation of rice by the mould Monascus purpureus. This process …
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Mono And Diglycerides Fatty Acids
Mono- and diglycerides of fatty acids are a mixture of mono- and diglycerides, and triglycerides. They are typically produced by …
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Mono Sodium Glutamate
Not animal-derived
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, a naturally occurring amino acid. It is produced commercially through …
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Monocalcium
Monocalcium phosphate is a chemical compound that is a salt of calcium and phosphoric acid. It is typically produced by …
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Monocalcium citrate
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Monocalcium citrate is a calcium salt of citric acid. It is produced by reacting citric acid with a calcium source, …
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Monocalcium Orthophosphate
Not animal-derived
Monocalcium orthophosphate is an inorganic salt, a compound of calcium, phosphorus, and oxygen. It is typically produced by reacting phosphoric …
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Monosodium citrate
E331i
Not animal-derived
Monosodium citrate is the monosodium salt of citric acid. It is produced by the neutralisation of citric acid with a …
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Morello Cherry
Not animal-derived
Morello cherries are a variety of sour cherry (Prunus cerasus) known for their deep red colour and tart flavour. They …
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Moringa Leaf Powder
Not animal-derived
Moringa leaf powder is made from the dried leaves of the Moringa oleifera tree, native to parts of Africa and …
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Mozzarella Cheese
Animal-derived
Mozzarella is a semi-soft, white Italian cheese traditionally made from buffalo milk (Mozzarella di Bufala) or cow's milk. It is …
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Mulsifiers
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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Mung bean protein
Not animal-derived
Mung bean protein is derived from mung beans, a small, green legume native to the Indian subcontinent. The protein is …
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Mung bean sprout
Not animal-derived
Mung bean sprouts are the germinated seeds of the mung bean (Vigna radiata). They are typically grown in humid, dark …
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Mustard Seeds Spirit Vinegar
Not animal-derived
Mustard seeds are the small, round seeds of the mustard plant, which belongs to the Brassica family. They are harvested …
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Mytilus Spp
Animal-derived
Mytilus spp. refers to a genus of bivalve molluscs, commonly known as mussels. These marine and brackish water clams are …
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Nameko
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Nameko mushrooms
Not animal-derived
Nameko mushrooms (Pholiota nameko) are small, brown, edible mushrooms native to Japan. They have a slightly slimy texture when cooked …
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Native corn starch
Not animal-derived
Native corn starch is a fine, white powder derived from the endosperm of maize (corn) kernels. It is produced by …
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Native Starch
Not animal-derived
Native starch is a carbohydrate extracted from plant sources such as corn, wheat, potatoes, or tapioca. It is the natural, …
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Natto
Not animal-derived
Natto is a traditional Japanese food made from fermented soybeans. It is produced by steaming soybeans and then fermenting them …
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Natural almond flavouring
Not animal-derived
Natural almond flavouring is derived from almonds, which are tree nuts. It is produced by extracting aromatic compounds from almonds …
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Natural antioxidant
Not animal-derived
Natural antioxidants are compounds found naturally in foods that help prevent or slow down the spoilage of food by oxidation. …
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Natural Chicle
Not animal-derived
Natural chicle is a sap harvested from the sapodilla tree (Manilkara zapota), native to Central America. The latex is collected …
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Natural Cinnamon Flavouring
Not animal-derived
Natural cinnamon flavouring is derived from the bark of cinnamon trees, primarily Cinnamomum verum or Cinnamomum cassia. The flavouring is …
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Natural Concentrate
Not animal-derived
Natural concentrates are derived from natural sources such as fruits, vegetables, or other plant materials. They are produced by extracting …
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About Food Ingredients
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