Ingredient: nm (word coming from the Latin present participle ingredi “to enter into”). An ingredient is an element which enters into the composition of any preparation or mixture. For example: combine the ingredients for a sauce.
Definition of a cooking ingredient before 1991: A cooking ingredient is a substance, excluding food additives, used in the manufacture or preparation of a foodstuff and present in the finished product (Codex Alimentariu...
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