ingredients
What recipes list
Ingredients are the individual components that combine to make something, most often a dish or recipe.
A list of ingredients tells you what you need before you start cooking: Check the ingredients before you go shopping.
The word extends beyond food to anything composed of parts—the ingredients of a successful marriage, the ingredients of a hit song.
In product labeling, ingredients must be listed, typically in order of quantity.
Milled grain powder
- sugarCrystalline carbohydrate sweetener
- eggsReproductive cells in shells
- butterSolid fat from cream
- saltSodium chloride compound
oil · milk · yeast · baking powder · vanilla · garlic · onion · herbs
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
- sulfurYellow combustible element
mercury · salt · lead into gold · magnum opus · calcination · sublimation · distillation · coagulation
Combine into mixture
- mixCombine different elements
- stirMix by circling
- whiskLooped wire mixer
- combineMerge, or harvesting machine
incorporate · fold · emulsify · homogenize · amalgamate · intermix · commingle · concoct
Fixed method or notation
- recipeCooking preparation instructions
- secretConcealed information
- keyLock-opening device
- essentialFundamentally necessary
necessary · vital · crucial · elements · components · prerequisites · requirements · makings
flour
Milled grain powder
salt · oil · milk · yeast · baking powder · vanilla · garlic · onion · herbs · spices
philosopher's stone
Legendary substance enabling transmutation
- transmutationComplete change of form
- elixirMythical healing draught
- quintessencePurest embodiment of something
sulfur · mercury · salt · lead into gold · magnum opus · calcination · sublimation · distillation · coagulation · alembic
blend
Combine into mixture
combine · incorporate · fold · emulsify · homogenize · amalgamate · intermix · commingle · concoct · meld
formula
Fixed method or notation
essential · necessary · vital · crucial · elements · components · prerequisites · requirements · makings · building blocks
constituents
Parts of a whole
- elementsFundamental parts or substances
- partsIndividual elements of whole
- substancesForms of physical matter
materials · compounds · additives · contents · inclusions · fillers · portions · fractions · units · pieces
- cookingbaking, chop, boiling, dice, mince
- food termsprotein, carbohydrate, flavor, fat, taste
- beauty industrylipstick, mascara, foundation, eyeshadow, blush
- gastronomygastronomy, gourmet food, fine dining, tasting menu, degustation
- food labelsnutrition facts, calories, organic, serving size, allergens
- meal prepmeal prep, batch cooking, meal plan, food prep, lunch prep
ingredientsfinished product
Completed manufactured good
whole · end product · final product · wholes · composite
- main ingredientChief culinary element
- ingredient listsEnumerated food components
- natural ingredientsSubstances from nature
- active ingredientsSubstances producing intended effect
- dry ingredientsShelf-stable recipe components
- key ingredients