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[[File:Galbi-tang ingredients.jpg|thumb|Ingredients for [[short rib soup]]]] |
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In a general sense, an '''ingredient''' is a substance which forms part of a [[mixture]]. In [[cooking]], [[recipe]]s specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dish. Many commercial products contain [[secret ingredient]]s purported to make them better than competing products. In the pharmaceutical industry, an [[active ingredient]] is the ingredient in a [[Pharmaceutical formulation|formulation]] which invokes [[biological activity]]. |
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[[File:Euroshopper canned marrowfat peas ingredient list.jpg|thumb| |
[[File:Euroshopper canned marrowfat peas ingredient list.jpg|thumb|The ingredient list on a can of [[marrowfat peas]]. Besides peas, the product also contains [[water]], [[salt]], and the [[antioxidant]] [[Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid|E385]]]] |
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National laws usually require prepared food products to display a list of ingredients and specifically require that certain [[food additive|additives]] be listed. Law typically requires that ingredients be listed according to their relative weight within the product.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm2006828.htm|title=Guidance for Industry: A Food Labeling Guide|publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|date=April 2008|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> |
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In most developed countries, the law requires that ingredients be listed according to their relative weight<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/LabelingNutrition/ucm2006828.htm|title=Guidance for Industry: A Food Labeling Guide|publisher=[[Food and Drug Administration]]|date=April 2008|access-date=17 June 2015}}</ref> in the product. If an ingredient itself consists of more than one ingredient (such as the cookie pieces which are a part of "cookies and cream" flavor ice cream), then that ingredient is listed by what percentage of the total product it occupies, with its own ingredients displayed next to it in brackets. |
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==Etymology== |
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The term '''constituent''' is often used to refer to [[chemical substance|substance]]s that constitute the tissue of living beings. Thus all ingredients are [[wikt:constituent#Noun|constituent]]s, but not all constituents are ingredients. |
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From [[Middle French]] ingredient, from Latin ingredientem, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”). |
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==History== |
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==Artificial ingredient== |
==Artificial ingredient== |
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An '''artificial ingredient''' usually refers to an ingredient which is [[wikt:artificial|artificial]] or |
An '''artificial ingredient''' usually refers to an ingredient which is [[wikt:artificial|artificial]] or human-made, such as: |
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* [[Artificial flavor|Artificial flavour]] |
* [[Artificial flavor|Artificial flavour]] |
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* [[Bill of materials]] |
* [[Bill of materials]] |
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* [[Software Bill of Materials]] |
* [[Software Bill of Materials]] |
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* [[Active ingredient]] |
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* [[Secret ingredient]] |
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==References== |
==References== |
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In a general sense, an ingredient is a substance which forms part of a mixture. In cooking, recipes specify which ingredients are used to prepare a dish. Many commercial products contain secret ingredients purported to make them better than competing products. In the pharmaceutical industry, an active ingredient is the ingredient in a formulation which invokes biological activity.
National laws usually require prepared food products to display a list of ingredients and specifically require that certain additives be listed. Law typically requires that ingredients be listed according to their relative weight within the product.[1]
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From Middle French ingredient, from Latin ingredientem, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”).
Anartificial ingredient usually refers to an ingredient which is artificial or human-made, such as: