natural ingredients
From the earth
Natural ingredients are components derived from plants, animals, or minerals rather than synthesized in a laboratory.
The term appears frequently in food and cosmetic marketing, where it suggests purity or healthfulness: Our products contain only natural ingredients.
The phrase has no strict legal definition, making it as much a marketing claim as a meaningful distinction.
- beeswaxHoneycomb building material
- cocoa butterEdible fat from cacao
- egg whitesClear ovoid protein
- milkMammalian nursing fluid
- seedsPlant embryos in casings
algae · shea butter · clay · flowers · gelatin · vitamin E · calcium carbonate · nuts · essential oils · lanolin · bentonite · keratin · zinc oxide · botanical · grains · roots · herbs · vegetables
- Health food labelsorganic, whole foods, unprocessed, preservative-free, non-GMO
- organicorganic food, organic produce, organic farming, organic certification, organic agriculture
processing level
natural ingredientsprocessed foods
Commercially altered edibles
hydrogenated oils · artificial flavors · artificial colors · artificial sweeteners · food additives