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:''This article is about '''ingredients''' in general. There is also an American soul and R&B group called [[The Main Ingredient]].'' |
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{{about|ingredients in general|the documentary film|Ingredients (film){{!}}''Ingredients'' (film)|other uses|The Main Ingredient (disambiguation)}} |
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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|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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[[Nation]]al [[law]]s usually require prepared food products to display a list of ingredients, and specifically require that certain [[food additive|additives]] be listed. |
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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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==Commercial product ingredients== |
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The ingredients in store bought products are often listed in descending order. For example, the label ingredients on the soft drink [[Solo (soft drink)|Solo]] reads ''carbonated water, sugar, reconstituted lemon juice (5%), food acids (330,331), flavour, preservatives (211, 223),'' and ''colour (102)''. From this you can see that Solo consists of small amounts of chemicals, 5% lemon juice, at ''least'' 5% sugar and even more carbonated water. In most developed countries, the law require that ingredients be listed according to their relative quantity in the product. If an ingredient consists of more than one ingredient (such as cookie pieces in cookies and cream ice cream) then that ingredient will be 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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From [[Middle French]] ingredient, from Latin ingredientem, present participle of ingredior (“to go or enter into or onto”). |
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==Artificial ingredient== |
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An '''artificial ingredient''' usually refers to an ingredient which is [[wikt:artificial|artificial]] or human-made, such as: |
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[[fr:Ingrédients de cuisine]] |
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* [[Artificial flavor|Artificial flavour]] |
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[[it:Ingrediente]] |
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* [[Food additive]] |
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[[nl:Ingrediënt]] |
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* [[Food coloring|Food colouring]] |
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* [[Preservative]] |
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* [[Sugar substitute]], artificial sweetener |
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==See also== |
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{{portal|Food}} |
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* [[Fake food]] |
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* [[Bill of materials]] |
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* [[Software Bill of Materials]] |
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* [[Active ingredient]] |
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* [[Secret ingredient]] |
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==References== |
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[[Category:Food ingredients|*]] |
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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: