FOOD COMPONENTS

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NUTRIENTS

  • MACRONUTRIENTS
    • Carbohydrates
    • Protein
    • Fats
  • MICRONUTRIENTS
    • Vitamins
    • Minerals
    • Phyto-nutrients
    • Trace elements
  • Other
    • Water
    • Dietary Fibre

NON-NUTRIENTS

Present in all foods including natural whole-foods

  • Natural colours
  • Natural flavours
  • Natural preservatives
  • Natural toxicants chemicals (colours, flavours, preservatives)

CULINARY INGREDIENTS

Ingredients commonly used by home cooks, cafes and restaurants

  • Fats
  • Oils
  • Sugar
  • Salt
  • Flour
  • Vinegar
  • Starches
  • Herbs
  • Spices

FOOD INDUSTRY INGREDIENTS

Ingredients found only in food-processing laboratories or facilities

  • Food Fractions
  • Food additives
  • Flavours
  • Flavour enhancers
  • pH regulators
  • Isolated proteins
  • Amino acids
  • Hydrolysed starches
  • Modified sugars
  • Esterified oils
  • Hydrogenated fats
  • Trans fats
  • Hydrolysed food extracts
  • Enzymes
  • Hydrolysed vegetable proteins
  • Firming agents
  • Emulsifiers
  • Vegetable gums
  • Stabilisers
  • Sweeteners
  • Inulin (dietary fibre)

FORTIFICATIONS

  • Vitamins
  • Minerals
  • Trace Elements
  • Amino acids

CONTAMINANTS

  • Food processing aids
  • Condiments with no nutritional value
  • Contaminants
  • Unintentional toxicants
  • Packaging material components
  • Microbial contaminates