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Apple butter Prepared apple butter spread
Applesauce Prepared apple purée sold as applesauce
Argentine chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled argentine chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
California chile Chile explicitly labeled California
Canned corn kernels Corn kernels explicitly canned
Chicken tenderloins The specifically labeled chicken tenderloin cut
Chili and Thai basil sauce Prepared sauce explicitly named chili and Thai basil
Cocoa nibs Roasted cocoa beans described by a merchant as dehusked and broken into small pieces for culinary use. This identity does not establish sugar, purity, variety, or origin.
Coconut and tamarind sauce Prepared coconut-and-tamarind sauce explicitly named in title
Colombian chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled colombian chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Dutch-process cocoa (form unspecified) Cocoa described by a merchant as processed with alkali. The retained product evidence does not establish grind or powder form
Fresh piquín chile Fresh piquín/pequín chile explicitly sold fresh
Frozen mixed vegetables Mixed vegetables explicitly sold frozen
Guatemalan chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled guatemalan chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Guatemalan longaniza Sausage explicitly labeled guatemalan longaniza. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Gumbo filé A merchant-labeled gumbo filé product described as ground/powdered sassafras leaves for flavor and secondary thickening. No botanical species or batch origin is stated
Honduran chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled honduran chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Horseradish powder A merchant-labeled powdered horseradish root product for cooking. No botanical species, grind grade, batch origin, or equivalence to wasabi is inferred. Kept separate from the existing fresh-root concept.
Mexican crema Cream explicitly labeled Mexican-style crema
Mirin-style seasoning Mirin-style cooking seasoning
Mung bean sprouts Sprouted mung beans explicitly labeled sprouts
New Mexico chile Chile explicitly labeled New Mexico
Oaxacan crema Cream explicitly labeled Oaxacan crema
Pandequeso mix Colombian pandequeso baking mix explicitly named in receipt
Pumpkin butter Prepared pumpkin butter spread
Queso casero Cheese explicitly sold as queso casero
Queso duro San Miguel Cheese explicitly labeled queso duro San Miguel
Queso Morolique Cheese explicitly labeled queso Morolique
Salvadoran chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled salvadoran chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Sherry wine Wine explicitly identified as sherry
Short-grain white rice White rice explicitly identified as short-grain
Sun-dried tomatoes Tomatoes explicitly sun-dried
Venezuelan chorizo Sausage explicitly labeled venezuelan chorizo. Distinct from fresh Mexican and cured Spanish chorizo
Venezuelan nata / cream Cream explicitly labeled Venezuelan nata
Wild-rice blend A rice blend explicitly containing/marketed with wild rice

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Alfalfa sprouts Fresh sprouted alfalfa seeds sold as alfalfa sprouts. Not broccoli, clover, or mixed sprouts.
Anaheim chiles Anaheim chiles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Arugula Arugula used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Asparagus Asparagus used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Avocados Avocados used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Banana flower / banana blossom Fresh male flower bud of culinary banana plants sold as banana flower or blossom. Not brined or canned banana blossom, or plant-based fish substitutes.
Banana stem Fresh inner pseudostem core of the banana plant sold as banana stem for cooking. Not banana leaves or banana flower.
Bananas Bananas used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef brisket Beef brisket used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef chuck / diezmillo Shoulder-region beef cut sold for stewing, braising and grinding.
Beef feet Beef feet used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef liver Beef liver used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef ribeye Beef ribeye used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef skirt steak Beef skirt steak used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef stew meat Beef stew meat used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef tongue Raw whole beef tongue sold as an offal cut for braising and tacos de lengua. Not cooked or pickled tongue, and not veal or pork tongue.
Beef tripe Beef tripe used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bison Bison used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bitter melon / karela Fresh fruit of Momordica charantia sold as bitter melon, bitter gourd or karela
Bok choy Bok choy used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bottle gourd / lauki Fresh pale-green Lagenaria siceraria sold as bottle gourd, opo, lauki or dudhi. Not ash gourd, zucchini, or dried calabash.
Broccoli Broccoli vegetable with growing-stage and fresh/frozen/cut constraints when supported. Mixed sprouts, broccoli-cauliflower blends and broccolette do not establish direct mature broccoli.
Broccoli sprouts Broccoli sprouts used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Brussels sprouts Brussels sprouts used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Burrata Burrata used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cabbage Cabbage used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Camembert Soft bloomy-rind cow's-milk cheese sold as Camembert
Cantaloupe Cantaloupe used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Catfish Catfish used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cauliflower Cauliflower used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Celery Fresh stalk celery used as a vegetable/aromatic.
Central American crema Central American crema parent with separately evidenced Guatemalan, Honduran, Salvadoran and Nicaraguan styles. Excludes Mexican/Oaxacan crema and Venezuelan nata as interchangeable siblings.
Chayote Chayote used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken breasts Chicken breast meat with explicitly modeled cut and raw/prepared states. Tenderloin is separately labeled
Chicken drumsticks Chicken drumsticks used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken gizzards Raw chicken gizzards sold as an edible offal cut. Not chicken hearts or livers, and not turkey gizzards.
Chicken livers Raw liver from chicken, sold as an edible offal cut.
Chicken necks Chicken necks used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken wings Chicken wings used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chipilín Chipilín used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cilantro The fresh leaves and tender stems of Coriandrum sativum used as an herb
Clams Clams used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Clover sprouts Fresh sprouted clover seeds sold as clover sprouts. Not alfalfa, broccoli, or mixed sprouts.
Cod Cod fish in explicitly supported forms. Cod cakes and other prepared dishes do not establish unprepared cod.
Cottage cheese Cottage cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cow's milk Cow's milk used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cream cheese Cream cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cremini mushrooms Cremini mushrooms used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Culantro Eryngium foetidum, a long-leaf tropical herb also known as recao or sawtooth coriander.
Culinary perilla leaves Edible leaves of culinary Perilla types sold in Korean or Japanese contexts. Korean kkaennip and Japanese shiso remain named variants
Dandelion greens Dandelion greens used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Dragon fruit Dragon fruit used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Duck breast Duck breast used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Eggplant Eggplant used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Enoki mushrooms Fresh clusters of long-stemmed Flammulina mushrooms sold as enoki. Not shiitake, oyster, or canned enoki products.
Flounder Flounder used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh chives Fresh chives used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh cucumbers Fresh cucumber fruit used raw or cooked. English or hothouse and mini or baby presentations remain explicit forms
Fresh curry leaves Fresh leaves of the curry leaf tree used as an aromatic ingredient in South Asian cooking
Fresh fennel bulb Fresh fennel bulb used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh fenugreek leaves / methi greens Fresh leafy bunches of Trigonella foenum-graecum sold as methi or fenugreek leaves. Not dried kasuri methi, fenugreek seed, or methi breads.
Fresh figs Whole ripe fig fruit intended for fresh eating or cooking, not dried, preserved, or processed fig products.
Fresh jackfruit Fresh Artocarpus heterophyllus fruit, whole or cut to order
Fresh mint Fresh mint used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh moringa leaves Fresh leaves of Moringa oleifera sold as moringa or drumstick leaves. Not moringa pods (drumsticks), moringa powder, or supplements.
Fresh mozzarella High-moisture fresh mozzarella, ordinarily packed in liquid or sold as fresh balls/logs.
Fresh oregano Fresh oregano used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh rosemary Fresh rosemary used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh sage Fresh sage used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fresh taro leaves / patra leaves Fresh Colocasia esculenta leaves sold as taro, arbi or patra leaves
Fresh thyme Fresh thyme used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Grapefruit Grapefruit used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Green beans Green beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ground beef Raw minced beef for ordinary cooking, with lean-to-fat ratio retained where known.
Ground chicken Ground chicken used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ground lamb Ground lamb used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ground pork Ground pork used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ground turkey Ground turkey used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Guaje pods Guaje pods used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Habanero chiles Habanero chiles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Half-and-half Half-and-half used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Hami melon Hami melon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Hoja santa Hoja santa used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Holy basil Ocimum tenuiflorum used as kraphao/kra pao in Thai cooking
Honeydew melon Honeydew melon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Huazontle Huazontle used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ivy gourd / tindora Fresh small gourds of Coccinia grandis sold as tindora, tendli or ivy gourd. Not pointed gourd (parval) or pickling cucumbers.
Jalapeño chiles Jalapeño chiles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Jocote Jocote used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Kale Kale vegetable. A chopped salad kit or mixed product does not establish a kale-only source.
Kefir Kefir used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Kiwi fruit Kiwi fruit used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lamb chops Lamb chops used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lamb leg Lamb leg used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Leeks Cultivated leek stalks used as an allium vegetable.
Lettuce Lettuce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lion's mane mushrooms Lion's mane mushrooms used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lobster tail Lobster tail used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Loroco flowers Loroco flowers used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mahi-mahi Mahi-mahi used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Malabar spinach / pui saag Fresh leaves and stems of Basella alba sold as Malabar spinach or pui saag. Not true spinach (Spinacia oleracea).
Mascarpone Rich Italian-style fresh cream cheese sold as mascarpone. Not American cream cheese, ricotta, or clotted cream.
Mashan leaves Mashan leaves used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mussels Mussels used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mustard greens Mustard greens used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Nance Nance used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Nectarines Nectarines used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Octopus Octopus used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Okra Okra used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Oranges Orange citrus fruit, preserving explicitly identified cultivars. Orange-colored bell peppers are not orange fruit.
Oyster mushrooms Oyster mushrooms used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Oysters Oysters used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pacific whiting Pacific whiting used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Papaya Papaya used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Parsley Fresh parsley herb leaves and tender stems.
Pea shoots Tender pea shoots sold as fresh produce
Poblano chiles Poblano chiles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pointed gourd / parval Fresh small Trichosanthes dioica fruit sold as parval, parwal or pointed gourd. Not ivy gourd (tindora).
Pork loin Pork loin cut
Pork ribs Pork ribs used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pork stew meat Pork stew meat used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pork tenderloin Pork tenderloin used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Portobello mushrooms Fresh mature Agaricus bisporus sold whole or as caps under the name portobello or portabella. Not cremini (baby bella), white button mushrooms, or sliced portobello.
Prickly pear fruit Prickly pear fruit used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Quenepa / mamoncillo Quenepa / mamoncillo used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rack of lamb Rack of lamb used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Radicchio Fresh red-leaved chicory heads sold as radicchio
Radishes Radishes used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ramps Seasonal wild leek/allium used as a culinary green and bulb.
Raspberries Raspberry fruit with supported fresh/frozen state. Chocolate-covered products are confections and do not establish direct raspberries.
Raw shrimp Raw shrimp used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Requesón Requesón used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rhubarb Rhubarb used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ridge gourd / turai Fresh ridged Luffa acutangula fruit sold as ridge gourd, turai, dodka or sinqua. Not smooth sponge gourd or dried luffa sponge.
Ryazhenka / fermented baked milk Eastern European cultured dairy made from baked milk
Sapodilla / chikoo Fresh Manilkara zapota fruit sold as sapodilla or chikoo. Not mamey sapote or frozen sapota slices.
Scallops Scallops used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Serrano chiles Serrano chiles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Shishito peppers Fresh thin-walled mild Japanese Capsicum annuum sold as shishito peppers. Not padrón peppers or blistered prepared peppers.
Skyr Skyr used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Snake gourd / padwal Fresh long Trichosanthes cucumerina fruit sold as snake gourd or padwal. Not bottle gourd or ridge gourd.
Sour cream Dairy sour cream with explicit formula/style constraints. Non-dairy alternatives and regional crema identities cannot silently inherit generic exact fit.
Spinach Spinach used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Spring-mix salad greens Spring-mix salad greens used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Strawberries Strawberry fruit with explicit state, sweetening and cut constraints. Mixed fruits and chocolate-covered products do not establish direct strawberry sources.
Sugar snap peas Sugar snap peas used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sunflower sprouts / shoots Fresh young sunflower seedlings sold as sunflower sprouts or shoots. Not sunflower seed kernels or sunflower oil.
Sweet basil (Italian/Genovese type) Ordinary Italian sweet basil culinary identity, including Genovese type, explicitly distinct from Thai basil/horapha and holy basil/kraphao. Species alone does not establish cultivar or culinary interchangeability.
Sweetbreads Culinary thymus or pancreas from calf or lamb.
Swiss chard Swiss chard used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Swordfish Swordfish used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tangelos Tangelos used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tejocote Tejocote used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Thai chiles Fresh small hot Capsicum sold as Thai chilies or Thai bird chiles
Tilapia Tilapia used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tomatillos Tomatillos used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Trout Trout used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Turkey breast Turkey breast used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Turkey wings Turkey wings used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tvorog / Eastern European fresh curd cheese Fresh pressed or drained cultured curd cheese used in Eastern European sweet and savory cooking
Vietnamese coriander / rau răm The culinary leaves of Persicaria odorata, commonly called Vietnamese coriander or rau răm. It is distinct from ordinary cilantro, culantro, generic curry leaves, and unrelated mints.
Watercress Watercress used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Watermelon Watermelon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
White button mushrooms White button mushrooms used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Yellow summer squash Yellow summer squash used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Zucchini Zucchini used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific

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Akkawi cheese A mild, firm, brined white cheese associated with Levantine cooking and named for Akka/Acre.
American processed cheese American processed cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Artichokes Artichoke vegetable and explicitly identified hearts/quarters or preserved forms. Prepared pesto is a separate sauce, not a direct artichoke.
Asiago cheese Cheese explicitly identified as Asiago
Bacon Bacon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef marrow bones Beef bones cut to expose edible marrow.
Beef short ribs Beef rib cut sold bone-in or boneless in several cut orientations.
Brie Brie used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Butter Dairy butter used in cooking and baking. Salted and unsalted forms remain distinguishable.
Buttermilk Cultured retail buttermilk unless traditional churned buttermilk is explicit.
Butternut squash Butternut squash used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Carrots Fresh carrot roots used as a vegetable/aromatic.
Cheddar cheese Dairy cheddar cheese. Age, sharpness, color, flavoring, and block, slice, or shred presentation remain exact form or product facts
Chicken backs / frames The raw backbone/frame remaining after primary poultry cuts, commonly sold for stock
Chicken sausage Chicken sausage used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken thighs Raw chicken thigh meat, bone-in or boneless, with skin state represented as form.
Chihuahua cheese Chihuahua cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Colby cheese Cheese explicitly identified as Colby, separate from the Colby Jack blend.
Colby Jack cheese Colby Jack cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cotija cheese Aged, dry, salty crumbling Mexican cheese used as a finishing cheese.
Feta Brined feta cheese sold in blocks, chunks or crumbles. Halloumi and other brined cheeses are separate identities.
Fresh apples Whole fresh culinary apples. Cultivar, size, and pack are exact-product facts
Fresh Mexican chorizo Fresh/raw Mexican-style seasoned sausage intended to be cooked
Fresh tomatoes Fresh tomato fruit used raw or cooked. Concentrated tomato paste and Turkish domates salçası are separate identities.
Goat cheese Goat cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Gouda cheese Dairy Gouda cheese. Dairy-free Gouda-style substitutes are separate commercial products and do not establish a direct source.
Gournay cheese Soft cheese explicitly sold as Gournay
Greek-style yogurt Dairy yogurt explicitly sold as Greek style
Green bell pepper The fresh green fruit of a sweet bell-pepper cultivar, used as an ordinary vegetable. Hot green chiles are separate identities.
Guanciale Italian cured pork jowl used in dishes including carbonara, amatriciana, and gricia
Halloumi / Hellim Brined, high-heat-tolerant cheese associated with Cyprus
Ham Ham used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Heavy cream High-fat dairy cream sold as heavy cream or heavy whipping cream.
Hen eggs Shell eggs of chickens used as an ingredient.
Jamaican beef patty A Jamaican-style pastry filled with seasoned beef
Jicama Jicama used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Kaymak / clotted cream Very high-fat cream skimmed from slowly simmered milk and set in layers, eaten as a spread. Sold under the Turkish name and, on some labels, as clotted cream.
Labneh The prepared dairy food labelled labneh.
Lamb shanks Lower leg/shank cuts from lamb.
Lamb shoulder Shoulder cut from lamb, sold bone-in or boneless.
Lemons Fresh culinary lemons used for juice, zest, or whole fruit.
Limes Fresh culinary lime fruit. Makrut lime leaves and bottled lime products are separate identities or forms.
Malanga coco Malanga coco used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Manouri cheese Manouri cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Monterey Jack cheese Monterey Jack cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Muenster cheese Muenster cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Oaxaca cheese / quesillo Mexican pasta-filata cheese sold as a wound ball or string, made to melt.
Oxtail Beef tail, ordinarily sold cross-cut into bone-in sections.
Paneer A fresh, acid-set South Asian cheese that keeps its shape rather than melting in many cooked dishes.
Parmesan cheese Cheese labeled under the broader U.S. Parmesan/Reggiano standard
Parmigiano-Reggiano PDO Cheese made under the Parmigiano-Reggiano protected specification.
Pecorino Romano Hard sheep's-milk Pecorino Romano cheese
Pepper Jack cheese Pepper Jack cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Peruvian-style firm fresh cheese / queso peruano A firm fresh Peruvian/Andean-style cheese used as the working cheese target for chuño con queso
Plain yogurt Unflavored dairy yogurt. Fat level and style are forms
Plantain Musa cooking banana, eaten green as a starch and ripe as a sweet vegetable.
Pomegranate Pomegranate used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pork belly (raw) Uncured raw pork belly.
Pork jowl (raw) Fresh, uncured cheek/jowl cut from pork.
Pork sausage Pork sausage used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pork shoulder Shoulder primal represented with upper Boston-butt and lower picnic-shoulder forms.
Potatoes Common potato tubers used as a vegetable/starch.
Prosciutto Italian dry-cured ham, including explicitly named Prosciutto di Parma
Provolone cheese Dairy provolone cheese. Vegan provolone-style slices do not establish dairy provolone.
Queso blanco Cheese explicitly identified as queso blanco. Queso casero is a distinct named identity unless exact equivalence is independently established.
Queso de freír Queso de freír used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Queso de mano Queso de mano used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Queso doble crema Queso doble crema used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Queso fresco Fresh, mild Mexican-style dairy cheese sold as queso fresco for crumbling or cooking. Queso panela, cotija, plant cheese, and prepared cheese sauce are separate.
Queso llanero Queso llanero used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Queso panela Mexican fresh, mild, non-melting pressed cheese sold in a basket-moulded round.
Queso quesadilla Cheese explicitly sold as queso quesadilla. This is not every cheese that can melt in a quesadilla
Queso seco Cheese explicitly named queso seco. Queso duro San Miguel and Morolique are distinct named identities, not synonyms.
Ricotta Fresh soft ricotta cheese for cooking or eating.
Romano cheese Romano cheese under the generic Romano identity
Scallions / green onions Culinary scallions/green onions.
Scotch bonnet chile A very hot, fruity Capsicum chinense chile type important in Caribbean cooking.
Swiss cheese Swiss cheese used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tempeh Tempeh used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tofu Bean curd made from coagulated soy milk. Firmness and silken versus regular texture are structured forms.
Turkey bacon Turkey bacon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tzatziki Tzatziki used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Whole chicken Raw whole chicken carcass for cooking.
Whole duck Raw whole culinary duck carcass, fresh or frozen.

Shelf stable

Achiote / annatto Achiote / annatto used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Active dry yeast Active dry yeast used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Adobo seasoning Adobo seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Adzuki beans Small dry beans of Vigna angularis used whole in sweet and savory preparations
Ajwain / carom seeds Ajwain is the dried ripe fruit commonly sold as carom seed from Trachyspermum ammi
Ají panca The named Peruvian panca chile/pepper. Whole dried pods, paste, and powder are distinct forms
Aleppo / Halaby pepper flakes Mildly hot, fruity chile flakes commonly cured with oil and salt.
Algae cooking oil Algae cooking oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
All-purpose wheat flour Wheat flour milled and blended for general cooking and baking use. Bread flour, cake flour, gluten-free blends, and named wheat such as einkorn remain separate products or identities.
Allspice / Jamaican pimento Dried unripe berry of Pimenta dioica
Almond butter Almond butter used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Almond extract Concentrated almond-flavor extract used in baking and beverages
Almond flour Almond flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Almonds Edible almond kernels, including explicitly modeled physical preparations. Excludes almond beverages, chocolate-covered confections and mixed products as direct almond sources.
Amaranth flour / rajgira atta Flour milled from amaranth seed
Amaranth grain Whole amaranth seed sold as a direct cooking grain
Amchur / dried mango powder Amchur (amchoor) is powder produced from clean dried mango slices and used as a souring ingredient
Amfissa olives Amfissa olives used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Apple cider vinegar Culinary vinegar made from fermented apple cider. Raw, filtered, flavored, and sweetened blends remain explicit product distinctions.
Arborio rice Arborio rice used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Arrowroot starch Arrowroot starch used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Asafoetida / hing Culinary spice supplied as pure dried resin or, more commonly, compounded powder.
Avocado oil Avocado oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Baked beans Beans sold as a prepared baked-bean dish or side
Baking powder Baking powder used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Baking soda Food-grade sodium bicarbonate sold as a chemical leavener for cooking and baking. Baking powder and prepared baking mixes are separate products.
Baldo rice Baldo is a named rice cultivar used for pilav and sütlaç. Grain-shape classifications are source-specific
Balsamic vinegar Vinegar sold as balsamic vinegar or balsamico. Balsamic glaze and sauces merely containing balsamic vinegar are separate prepared products.
Baobab fruit-pulp powder Baobab fruit-pulp powder is edible baobab fruit pulp dried and ground to powder. It is distinct from baobab leaf powder, seed oil, whole fruit, supplements, and formulated powder blends.
Barbecue sauce Prepared barbecue sauce family, with explicit Japanese, Korean, Hawaiian, Carolina and other established styles kept separate for recipe fit. An unspecified style is never proof of a requested regional formula.
Barley flour / jau atta Flour milled from barley grain
Basmati rice Aromatic long-grain South Asian rice cultivar group, often aged.
Benne seeds Benne, a historically specific culinary sesame tradition, represented without claiming a separate species.
Berbere spice blend Ethiopian/Eritrean chile-led spice blend whose formula varies by maker.
Biryani masala (dry blend) Dry ground spice mix sold for making biryani
Biscuit mix Biscuit mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Black / beluga lentils Whole black lentils, including beluga-style lentils, used as a direct cooking pulse
Black cardamom South Asian black or large cardamom is the culinary spice from Amomum subulatum, sold as dried capsules/pods, seeds, or ground seed and kept distinct from green cardamom, korarima, and Chinese caoguo.
Black pepper Black pepper spice
Blondie and dessert-bar mix Blondie and dessert-bar mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Boeuf bourguignon cooking sauce Boeuf bourguignon cooking sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bouillon Prepared concentrated cooking-stock base family. Beef, chicken, vegetable and tomato-chicken formulas and powder/cube/paste preparation remain explicit constraints.
Branston brown pickle condiment Branston's brown-pickle condiment family, including Original Pickle and Small Chunk Pickle
Bread flour Wheat flour sold specifically for bread baking, ordinarily with higher gluten-forming potential than all-purpose flour. Named grain and formula claims remain product-specific.
Bread mix Bread mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Brown lentils Brown lentils used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Brown rice Whole-grain rice with bran retained when no narrower cultivar is established
Brown sugar Brown sugar as a sweetening ingredient
Brownie mix Brownie mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Buckwheat Buckwheat used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bulgur wheat Parboiled, dried and cracked durum wheat, graded by grind. The grind is the culinary form: a fine köftelik grind and a coarse pilavlık grind are used for different dishes and are not interchangeable.
Butterfly pea flowers Butterfly pea flowers sold for tea, coloring, and culinary use
Cacao butter Cacao butter used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cajun seasoning Cajun seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cake flour Cake flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Calabrian chiles (dried) Dried Calabrian chile peppers.
Calrose rice Calrose rice used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Candlenuts Food-use seeds of Aleurites moluccanus sold as candlenuts or kemiri for cooked culinary preparation. They are not a raw snack and are not automatically equivalent to macadamias or to every product labeled kukui.
Cane sugar Cane sugar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cane vinegar Vinegar explicitly made from sugarcane/cane-derived material. Spiced cane vinegar, coconut vinegar, nipa vinegar, and unspecified white vinegar remain distinct identities or forms unless exact evidence establishes otherwise.
Canned ackee Commercially canned arils of ripe, properly processed ackee (Blighia sapida), normally packed in brine, sold as a ready cooking ingredient.
Canned corned beef Salt-cured, cooked, canned shredded beef used as a cooking ingredient in Caribbean and West African food.
Canned jack mackerel Canned Trachurus, the Caribbean cooking fish behind rundown and mackerel dishes.
Canola oil Canola oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Caper buds Caper buds used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Caraway seeds Culinary caraway seed spice.
Caribbean browning / burnt-sugar sauce Dark burnt-sugar liquid used to colour and flavour Caribbean stews, rice and cakes. Sugar cooked past caramel, not a fruit concentrate.
Carob molasses / keçiboynuzu pekmezi Boiled-down concentrated carob pod syrup used as a sweetener and tonic. Made from the pod, not from roasted carob powder.
Cashew butter Cashew butter used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cashews Cashews used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cassava flour Cassava flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Castelvetrano olives Castelvetrano olives used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cayenne pepper (ground) Ground dried cayenne-type red chile sold as cayenne or cayenne pepper
Central American red silk beans Small red Central American bean cultivar (frijol de seda), thin-skinned and quick-cooking.
Chaat masala South Asian tangy spice blend sold as chaat masala, typically with amchur and black salt
Champagne vinegar Champagne vinegar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chana dal Chana dal is split, hulled desi or Bengal-gram chickpea (Cicer arietinum). It is a pulse form, not chickpea flour/besan
Chia seeds Chia seeds used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chickpea flour / besan Flour sold under chickpea, garbanzo, gram, or besan labels
Chili crisp / fried chile condiment in oil Fried chile and aromatics suspended in oil, eaten as a condiment. The fried solids are part of the identity, not a garnish on an infused oil.
Chili powder (US seasoning blend) US-style chili powder: ground chile blended with seasonings such as cumin, garlic and oregano
Chili-garlic sauce Chili-garlic sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chinese five-spice blend A named Chinese seasoning blend sold as five-spice powder. Formula remains ProductSKU-specific
Chinese sesame paste Culinary sesame-seed paste in the Chinese zhimajiang tradition, made from deeply roasted sesame and characteristically darker and more robust than ordinary tahini.
Chinkiang vinegar The Zhenjiang-style Chinese mature black rice vinegar commonly romanized Chinkiang.
Chipotle peppers in adobo Smoked, dried ripe jalapeños prepared in seasoned adobo. Prepared chipotles-in-adobo identity does not require a can
Chocolate baking chips Chocolate baking chips used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chole masala (dry blend) Dry spice blend sold as chole or chhole masala for chickpea curry
Chow mein noodles Chow mein noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cinnamon Culinary cinnamon bark spice as a broad family.
Cloves Clove spice, preserving whole and ground presentation.
Cocoa powder Cocoa powder used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Coconut flour Coconut flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Coconut oil Coconut oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Coconut sugar Coconut sugar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cooking coconut cream Unsweetened coconut cream intended for culinary use, made from coconut endosperm with or without water and materially richer than coconut milk. Sweetened cream of coconut, powders, and unrelated dairy substitutes are separate
Cooking coconut milk Unsweetened coconut-meat extract/emulsion sold as a cooking ingredient. Concentration and reconstitution state are material
Cooking wine Wine sold for cooking. Red, white, sherry and marsala formulas remain distinct, with no automatic equivalence to drinking wine or a requested sibling.
Coriander seed spice Culinary coriander seed spice, with whole/ground forms.
Corn oil Corn oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Corn syrup Culinary glucose syrup explicitly sold as corn syrup
Corn tostada shells Flat crisp corn tostada shells sold as a direct cooking or serving base
Cornbread mix Cornbread mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cornmeal Meal made by grinding cleaned corn.
Cornstarch Plain maize-derived starch used as a cooking ingredient. Excludes Maizena baking mixes and flavored dessert products.
Couscous Couscous used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cream-style corn Prepared corn kernels and pulp sold as cream-style corn
Crushed red pepper flakes Generic crushed dried red chile with seeds, sold as crushed red pepper or red chili flakes when no named chile identity is established. Not gochugaru, Aleppo, Urfa, Calabrian or New Mexico flakes, and not cayenne powder.
Culinary bay leaves Leaves explicitly sold as culinary bay leaves.
Culinary mastic Resin explicitly sold as culinary mastic.
Culinary rose water Rose water sold for culinary flavouring.
Cumin Seed of Cuminum cyminum, sold whole or ground.
Curry powder (spice blend) Ground spice blend sold as curry powder
Dashi stock Dashi stock used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Date molasses Date-derived culinary syrup/molasses.
Dermason white beans Turkish white bean cultivar, small and thin-skinned, used for kuru fasulye.
Distilled white vinegar Clear distilled culinary vinegar sold as distilled white vinegar. Cleaning-only products and other source-material vinegars are separate.
Doenjang Korean fermented soybean paste with its own culinary identity and flavor profile.
Doubanjiang / fermented chile bean paste Fermented chile-and-bean paste in the doubanjiang family, including documented Pixian/Pidu styles and non-Pixian or provenance-unspecified forms.
Dried cascabel chile Dried cascabel chile used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Dried chile de árbol Small, thin, hot dried Mexican chile used whole or ground for salsas and oils.
Dried corn husks Dried maize husks sold as cooking wrappers, especially for tamales
Dried culinary mint Mint sold dried for culinary seasoning.
Dried eggplant shells for stuffing Sun-dried hollowed eggplant shells, rehydrated and stuffed for dolma. Sold by the piece on a string.
Dried fenugreek leaves / kasuri methi Dried fenugreek leaves are the dried leaf form of Trigonella foenum-graecum used as a culinary herb, commonly sold as kasuri or kasoori methi
Dried hibiscus calyces Dried food-grade calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa used for infusions and cooking.
Dried miyeok / Korean sea mustard Dried Korean culinary seaweed sold as miyeok and rehydrated for soups and salads. Whole, cut and stem forms are material.
Dried morita chile Dried morita chile used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Dried porcini mushrooms Dried mushrooms explicitly sold as porcini.
Dried puya chile Dried puya chile used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Dried shiitake mushrooms Shiitake mushrooms preserved by drying and sold as the mushroom itself, whole or cut. Fresh shiitake and blends containing shiitake do not establish this dried-form source.
Dried shrimp Shrimp preserved by drying and sold as the dried seafood itself. Whole/peeled/size/salt details remain exact-product or form properties
Dried ñora peppers The named dried ñora pepper ingredient.
Dry salad dressing mix Dry packaged mix explicitly intended for preparing salad dressing
Dry-cured black table olives Ripe black olives cured with salt or in oil rather than brine, sold wrinkled and loose or oiled. Turkish labels call the dry cure sele.
Durum semolina / semola Milled durum wheat whose granulation is a material culinary form.
Egg noodles Egg noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Egusi seeds Culinary seeds from selected West African cucurbit crops, used whole or ground
Einkorn flour Flour milled from einkorn wheat
Enchilada sauce Enchilada sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Evaporated milk Evaporated milk used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fajita seasoning Fajita seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Farro Farro used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fennel seeds Culinary fennel seeds.
Fenugreek seed Hard, bitter-aromatic seed of Trigonella foenum-graecum.
Fermented locust-bean seasoning Fermented locust-bean seasoning is a condiment made by fermenting African locust-bean seeds, often Parkia biglobosa, and known regionally as dawadawa/dadawa or iru. Species, fermentation, moisture, and presentation vary and remain product-specific.
Finger millet / ragi Finger millet grain (Eleusine coracana), including flour and popped-flour forms
Fish sauce Liquid seasoning made by salting and fermenting fish
Flaxseed Flaxseed used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Fonio Fonio is an edible West African cereal grain. Species, polishing, pre-cooking, and whole-versus-milled presentation remain product-specific
Freekeh / firik The cereal ingredient explicitly labelled freekeh/firik, preserving whole/cracked form.
Fruit preserves Prepared fruit jams, jellies, conserves and preserves family. Fruit/formula remains explicit
Furikake Japanese dry rice seasoning built on sesame, nori, dried fish and salt. It is a composite seasoning, not a single ingredient.
Garam masala Garam masala used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Gari / garri — cassava granules Fermented and roasted cassava granules sold as gari/garri, a processed cooking/staple food distinct from raw cassava root, cassava flour, tapioca starch and generic fufu mixes.
Garlic salt Garlic salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Gelatin dessert mix Gelatin dessert mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ghee Ghee is a dairy milk-fat product made from milk, cream, or butter by removing nearly all water and non-fat solids
Giardiniera Product explicitly identified as giardiniera. Muffaletta mix alone does not establish this pickled-vegetable identity.
Gluten-free all-purpose baking flour blend Formulated gluten-free flour blend intended as a functional baking-flour replacement
Glutinous rice flour Flour explicitly made from glutinous/sweet rice. It is a distinct ingredient identity from ordinary non-glutinous rice flour
Gochugaru Korean dried red-chile flakes or powder, commonly sold in materially different coarse and fine grinds.
Gochujang Korean fermented red-chile paste made with chile powder, grain or starch, fermented soybean material, and salt.
Golden syrup Golden syrup used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Grains of Selim Grains of Selim are the dried aromatic fruit/pods of Xylopia aethiopica used as a West African spice. Hwentia is a supported regional name
Granulated sugar Plain granulated culinary sugar.
Grape molasses / üzüm pekmezi Boiled-down concentrated grape must used as a sweetener and condiment. Nothing is added: the sweetness is the reduced must.
Grape vinegar Vinegar labelled as fermented from grapes or grape must, common in Turkish and Mediterranean cooking. The label alone does not establish whether production began from fresh must or wine.
Grapeseed oil Grapeseed oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Great Northern beans Great Northern beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Green cardamom Green cardamom is the culinary spice from Elettaria cardamomum, sold as intact capsules/pods, decorticated seeds, or ground seed. Its identity is distinct from South Asian black cardamom and korarima.
Green lentils Green lentils used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Green table olives Unripe-picked olives cured in brine or lye and sold whole, cracked (kırma), scratched (çizik), stuffed or grilled and marinated. The preparation is a form of one identity, not a separate food.
Grits Coarsely ground corn grits not assumed to be alkali-treated.
Ground sumac Dried drupes of Rhus coriaria, sour and deep red, sold ground or as whole berries. Some retail packs are cut with salt.
Guajillo chile The guajillo chile identity, ordinarily encountered as the dried ripe mirasol-type chile and also available in ground or prepared forms.
Guava paste / bocadillo Dense set paste of guava pulp and sugar, sliced and eaten with cheese or used in baking.
Hard corn taco shells Curved crisp corn shells sold for hard tacos
Harissa North African prepared chile-pepper condiment, normally sold as a paste or sauce.
Hazelnut flour Finely milled hazelnuts used as a direct baking and cooking ingredient
Herbes de Provence Herbes de Provence used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Himalayan pink salt Himalayan pink salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Hoisin sauce Sweet, salty Chinese fermented-soybean condiment thickened for glazing and dipping.
Hominy grits Grits made from alkali-treated hominy.
Honey Honey used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Horse gram / kulthi Dry pulse of Macrotyloma uniflorum, cooked whole or ground
Hot sauce Prepared hot pepper sauce family. Salsa dips, chili oils and products merely packed in hot sauce are not direct hot-sauce sources without an explicit independent relationship.
Idli rice Idli rice is rice specifically milled and marketed for making idli or dosa batter. Cultivar, grain length, parboiling, and polishing are product-specific and must not be inferred from the category name.
Indian curry simmer sauce Prepared Indian-style cooking/simmer sauce family. Tikka masala, jalfrezi, butter chicken, korma and other evidenced formulas remain distinct recipe constraints.
Indian lime pickle Savory South Asian pickle of lime pieces preserved with salt, spices and usually oil
Indian mango pickle (achar) Savory South Asian pickle of raw mango pieces, grated mango or small stuffed mangoes preserved with salt, spices and usually oil
Indian red chili powder Ground dried red chile sold in South Asian style as red chili powder or lal mirch, including named Kashmiri or resham-patti products. Not a US chili-powder seasoning blend, paprika, cayenne, or a masala blend.
Instant yeast Fine-granule baking yeast formulated for direct addition to dry ingredients
Iodized salt Iodized salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Italian seasoning blend Italian seasoning blend used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Jaggery Jaggery (gur) is a non-centrifugal sugar made by concentrating sugarcane juice or certain palm saps. Source material and presentation—block, ball, or powder—must remain explicit or unresolved.
Japanese curry roux Prepared solid curry-roux blocks or pieces sold for making Japanese-style curry by dissolving into a cooking liquid. Heat level and formula are exact-product properties.
Jasmine rice Aromatic long-grain Thai rice cultivar group.
Kala namak / black salt Kala namak is a specifically processed South Asian black salt with characteristic sulfurous aroma and pink-gray appearance
Kalamata olives Kalamata olives used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Katsuobushi / bonito flakes Shaved dried and smoked skipjack/bonito used for dashi and toppings.
Ketchup Ketchup used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Kokum Kokum is the souring rind of Garcinia indica fruit, commonly sold dried
Kombu Edible dried kelp used in Japanese cooking, especially as a primary source of flavor in dashi.
Korean soup soy sauce / guk-ganjang Korean soy sauce made and sold for seasoning soups, stews and namul
Korean sweet-potato starch noodles / dangmyeon Korean glass noodles made principally from sweet-potato starch, sold dry as a standalone noodle for japchae and related dishes.
Kosher salt Kosher salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lingonberry preserves Lingonberry fruit preserves/compote for food.
Liquid aminos Liquid aminos used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Little millet Cereal grain Panicum sumatrense
Lo mein noodles Lo mein noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Long-grain white rice Long-grain white rice used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Macadamia nuts Macadamia nuts used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mace The spice sold as culinary mace, distinct from nutmeg kernel.
Mahleb Culinary mahleb spice, with whole/ground forms where evidenced.
Maida / refined South Asian wheat flour Finely refined South Asian wheat flour sold as maida
Makhana / puffed fox nuts Puffed edible seeds of Euryale ferox used as a snack and culinary ingredient
Malt vinegar Malt vinegar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Maple syrup Maple syrup used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Marzipan Sweet almond-and-sugar confection whose finished logs/loaves are distinct from baking marzipan and almond paste.
Mayocoba / peruano beans Pale yellow Mexican/Peruvian bean cultivar, creamy and thin-skinned.
Medium-grain white rice White rice explicitly sold as medium-grain
Mexican adobo marinade Mexican adobo marinade used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Millet flour (millet unspecified) Flour sold as millet flour without enough retained evidence to narrow the millet species
Millet grain (species unspecified) Whole millet sold without enough retained evidence to narrow the species
Mole sauce / paste Prepared mole family
Mole verde / pipián verde Mole verde / pipián verde used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Monosodium glutamate seasoning Monosodium glutamate seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mornay sauce Mornay sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Moth beans / matki Dry pulse Vigna aconitifolia, also called moth bean or matki
Mung beans Mung or moong beans are the pulse Vigna radiata, sold whole green, split skin-on, or split hulled yellow. Prepared mung wadi, sprouts, flour, starch, and noodles are separate foods or preparations.
Mushroom cooking sauce Mushroom cooking sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mushy peas Cooked marrowfat-style peas sold as mushy peas
Mustard seeds Mustard seeds are culinary seeds from mustard Brassica species. Color and species are product-specific
Nigella seeds / kalonji Nigella seeds are the culinary seeds of Nigella sativa, commonly called kalonji. English labels such as black cumin or black caraway are ambiguous and do not make nigella cumin or caraway.
Nori sheets Culinary sheets of nori/laver sold for wrapping or assembling foods. Sheet identity does not include powdered aonori, kombu, or seasoned/oiled snack pieces.
Nutmeg Nutmeg spice, with whole and ground forms.
Nutritional yeast Inactive dried yeast used as a savory seasoning
Oat flour Oat flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Oats Oats used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ogbono Ogbono is the culinary kernel or seed product sold as ogbono/apon/African bush mango seed and used to thicken West African soups. Whole and ground presentations are distinct
Olive oil Edible oil pressed from olives. Extra-virgin olive oil is a structured form
Olive paste Paste of crushed olives and oil, sold as a spread and cooking base. Turkish labels call it zeytin ezmesi.
Onion salt Onion salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Orange stir-fry sauce Orange stir-fry sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Orange-blossom water Orange-blossom/flower water for culinary use.
Osmancık rice Turkish long-grain rice cultivar, the everyday pilav rice.
Oyster sauce A prepared savory condiment explicitly sold as oyster sauce or oyster-flavored sauce and supported, for the exact product, by oyster-derived ingredients or an unambiguous manufacturer identity. Vegetarian mushroom-based sauces remain separate unless explicitly modeled.
Paella rice Paella rice used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Palm nut concentrate Palm nut concentrate is a prepared concentrated palm-fruit pulp or cream used for dishes such as palm-nut or banga soup. It is distinct from red palm fruit oil, palm-kernel oil, and unprocessed fruit.
Pancake and waffle mix Pancake and waffle mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Panch phoron Panch phoron is a South Asian whole-seed five-spice blend. Exact seeds and proportions are product-specific and may vary
Panko breadcrumbs Panko breadcrumbs used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Panna cotta mix Panna cotta mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Paprika Ground dried red-pepper seasoning sold as paprika. Preserve heat, smoke, Hungarian-style and origin claims independently.
Parboiled white rice White rice explicitly parboiled before milling
Pasta sauce Prepared pasta-sauce family with separate evidenced culinary formulas, including marinara, Alfredo, vodka and other styles. Sauce-base mixes never complete ready-sauce quantities.
Pastry cream mix Pastry cream mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pastry flour Pastry flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pav bhaji masala Spice blend sold as pav bhaji masala for the Mumbai vegetable dish
Peanut butter Peanut butter used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Peanut oil Peanut oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Peanuts Peanuts used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pearl millet / bajra Pearl millet grain (Pennisetum glaucum), including whole grain and flour forms
Pearled barley Barley with some or all bran removed by pearling, sold for direct cooking
Pecans Pecans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pepitas / hulled pumpkin seeds Edible pumpkin seeds with the outer hull/shell removed, sold as pepitas, hulled pumpkin seeds, or pumpkin seed kernels. Roast and salt state are variants
Pepper vinegar Vinegar infused with whole hot peppers and used as a table seasoning.
Piccalilli A chopped-vegetable relish with spices
Pickled cucumbers / gherkins Cucumbers preserved in brine or in vinegar, sold whole or sliced and graded by size. Brine-fermented and vinegar-pickled are materially different foods sharing one English word.
Pickled guindilla peppers Slender green Basque chile pickled in vinegar, mild and tangy, sold whole with the stalk on. Basque labels read piparra.
Pigeon peas / gungo peas Cajanus cajan, the Jamaican gungo pea, sold dried whole, canned green, and — as toor dal — split and hulled.
Piloncillo / panela sugar Piloncillo / panela sugar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pine nuts Edible seed of several Pinus species, used whole and toasted. Species affects flavour, size and price, and some Asian species carry the documented lingering bitter aftertaste.
Pinto beans Mottled Phaseolus vulgaris cultivar central to Mexican and US-Southwest cooking.
Pistachios Pistachios used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Plain cooking tomato sauce Pourable tomato sauce sold as a basic cooking or canned pantry ingredient. Pasta sauce, marinara, tomato paste, tomato purée, salsa, and fish packed in tomato sauce are separate.
Plain wheat pasta Plain wheat pasta with supported shape/form constraints. Whole-wheat, alternative-grain, flavored, vegetable and squid-ink products do not establish this bounded identity.
Pomegranate molasses A concentrated tart-sweet pomegranate syrup used as a seasoning in Middle Eastern and adjacent cuisines.
Ponzu sauce Ponzu sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Popcorn kernels Popcorn kernels used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Powdered sugar Powdered sugar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Precooked corn meal for arepas / masarepa Precooked, dried corn meal for arepas and similar breads
Prekese Prekese is the aromatic fruit/pod of Tetrapleura tetraptera used as a West African culinary seasoning. Whole dried fruit and ground powder are distinct forms
Prepared massaman curry paste Packaged composite paste used to make Thai massaman curry.
Prepared mustard Prepared mustard used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Purple corn Pigmented purple maize sold as whole or cut culinary corn
Pão de queijo mix Brazilian pão de queijo baking mix. Colombian pandequeso mix is not equivalent
Quinoa Quinoa used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ramen noodles Ramen noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ramen seasoning Ramen seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ras el hanout North African house blend of many spices. There is no fixed formula
Red kidney beans / Jamaican 'red peas' Red Phaseolus vulgaris kidney bean
Red palm fruit oil Edible red oil derived from the fleshy fruit/mesocarp of oil palm, used as a culinary fat
Red wine Wine explicitly identified as red wine or an evidenced red-wine identity. Sherry is separately modeled, not red-wine equivalence.
Red wine vinegar Culinary vinegar explicitly made from red wine. Balsamic vinegar, rosé balsamic condiments, and prepared dressings remain separate.
Refried beans Refried beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rice cooking wine Rice wine explicitly sold for cooking when the retained receipt does not establish mirin-style seasoning
Rice flour Flour milled from non-glutinous rice when the rice type is established or the exact product is explicitly identified as ordinary/white rice flour rather than sweet or glutinous rice flour.
Rice ramen noodles Rice ramen noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rice vinegar Vinegar made from rice
Rice-paper wrappers Rice-paper wrappers used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ripe black olives Ripe black olives used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Roasted eggplant pulp Fire-roasted, peeled eggplant flesh sold as a cooking base for dips and stews. It is an ingredient, not a finished dip.
Rye flour Flour milled from rye grain for breads and other cooking
Safflower oil Safflower oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Saffron Saffron stigma spice
Sake Sake used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Salsa Lizano Salsa Lizano used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Salt-preserved lemons Lemons cured in salt/brine so rind and pulp become culinary ingredients.
Sambal oelek Sambal oelek used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sazón seasoning Sazón seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Scone mix Scone mix used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sea salt Sea salt used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Seasoned salt Salt with explicitly identified seasoning/flavor formula. Plain sea/kosher/Himalayan salts are different direct identities, not seasoned salt.
Self-rising flour Self-rising flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sesame oil Edible culinary oil explicitly sold as sesame oil or gingelly oil. Toasted and untoasted presentations are variants
Sesame seeds Sesame seeds used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Shaoxing wine / Shaoxing huangjiu Shaoxing-origin or Shaoxing-style huangjiu used in cooking or drinking, with salted U.S.-commerce cooking wine and unsalted/drinkable aged wine kept explicit.
Shawarma seasoning Shawarma seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sherry vinegar Culinary sherry vinegar.
Sichuan peppercorn The dried aromatic pericarp (husk) of Zanthoxylum species used in Chinese cooking as huajiao, valued for citrus aroma and the numbing ma sensation. Red and green huajiao are distinct culinary types.
Singhara atta / Trapa water-caltrop flour Flour made by grinding dried edible nuts of Trapa species and sold as singhara or singoda flour
Small red beans Small red dry or canned beans explicitly marketed as such
Soba noodles Noodles explicitly sold as Japanese soba. Their buckwheat percentage and presence of wheat or other ingredients are product-level facts
Sorghum flour Flour milled from sorghum grain
Sorghum grain / jowar Whole sorghum cereal grain, including puffed grain
Sorghum syrup Sweet syrup made by concentrating juice from sweet sorghum cane.
Soy sauce Generic or all-purpose fermented soy sauce. Chinese light soy sauce and Korean soup soy sauce are distinct structured forms or identities.
Soybean flour / powder Ground soybean ingredient sold as flour or powder
Spelt flour Flour milled from spelt wheat
Split peas Split peas used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Split red lentils Split red lentils are red/orange Lens culinaris cotyledons sold explicitly split, typically dehulled. Generic red lentils or masoor do not establish split form, and whole masoor is not this target.
Sriracha Sriracha used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ssamjang Prepared Korean seasoned paste for ssam, normally a composite of doenjang and gochujang with sesame, garlic and aromatics, bought as its own condiment.
Star anise Culinary star anise spice.
Steak sauce Steak sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Stockfish Fish preserved by air-drying without the salt-curing step that defines salt cod.
Stroganoff cooking sauce Stroganoff cooking sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sugarcane syrup Syrup made by concentrating sugarcane juice.
Sunflower oil Culinary oil pressed from sunflower seeds and sold as sunflower oil
Sunflower seed kernels Shelled sunflower seeds sold as kernels for direct culinary use
Suya spice / yaji Suya spice, also called yaji, is a named West African seasoning blend used for suya. Formula and peanut status are product-specific
Sweet chili sauce Sweet chili sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sweet-and-sour sauce Sweet-and-sour sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sweetened condensed milk Sweetened condensed milk used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sweetened cream of coconut Sweetened cream of coconut used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Taco sauce Taco sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Taco seasoning Taco seasoning used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tahini Plain ground sesame paste used as a culinary ingredient.
Tamarind for cooking Sour-sweet tamarind fruit pulp supplied in forms of different strength and handling.
Tandoori masala (dry blend) Dry spice blend sold as tandoori masala or tandoori chicken masala
Tapioca pearls Tapioca pearls are pearls manufactured from cassava-derived tapioca starch. Size and instant/regular processing are product-specific
Tapioca starch Fine cassava-derived starch used as an ingredient
Teff flour Flour milled from teff grain (Eragrostis tef), normally whole grain, sold in ivory and brown types.
Teff grain Whole teff grain sold for direct cooking
Teriyaki sauce Prepared teriyaki-style sauce family with glaze/marinade and explicit formula constraints. Baked teriyaki tofu is not a source of teriyaki sauce.
Textured soy protein Extruded defatted soy flour, dried and rehydrated before cooking.
Thai green curry paste Prepared Thai green curry paste sold as a cooking paste. Not red, yellow or massaman paste and not a ready curry sauce.
Thai red curry paste Prepared Thai red curry paste (prik gaeng daeng) sold as a cooking paste. Not green, yellow, massaman or panang paste and not a ready curry sauce.
Thai yellow curry paste Prepared Thai yellow curry paste sold as a cooking paste. Not red, green or massaman paste, curry powder, or a ready curry sauce.
Tomato paste Ordinary concentrated tomato paste sold for cooking, distinct from Turkish domates salçası and from tomato sauce or purée.
Tomato purée Tomato purée used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Turkish concentrated tomato paste / domates salçası Sun-concentrated tomato paste sold at single or double concentration as a cooking base. The concentration is the whole difference in use.
Turkish kuskus pasta Small round Turkish semolina pasta, boiled in water like any other pasta. It is not the steamed North African semolina of the same English name, and it is not ptitim.
Turkish pepper paste / biber salçası Concentrated paste of sun-ripened red peppers used as a cooking base. Sold hot (acı) or mild (tatlı), and the two are not interchangeable.
Ume plum vinegar Ume plum vinegar used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Urad / black gram Urad or black gram is the pulse Vigna mungo, sold as whole skin-on beans, split skin-on dal, hulled whole white gota, or split hulled white dal. It is not mung bean or a black lentil.
Urfa / isot pepper The named Turkish Urfa biber / isot pepper seasoning, commonly encountered as dark processed chile flakes. The proposal identifies the named culinary seasoning without assigning an unobserved cultivar or uniform recipe to all products.
Vanilla bean paste Vanilla paste sold as a direct baking and flavoring ingredient
Vanilla beans Vanilla beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Vanilla extract Vanilla extract used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Vanilla powder Vanilla powder used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Vegetable oil Vegetable oil used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Walnuts Shelled culinary walnuts, with halves, pieces and chopped preparations treated as forms.
Wheat atta Wheat atta is plain wheat flour sold as atta, chakki atta, or chapati atta for South Asian cooking. Extraction rate, whole-grain status, and wheat variety are product-specific unless explicitly evidenced.
White pepper Piper nigrum berries with the pericarp removed by retting, leaving the pale inner corn.
White rice (grain length unspecified) White milled rice whose retained receipt does not establish long-, medium-, or short-grain identity
White wine White wine used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
White wine vinegar Culinary vinegar explicitly made from white wine. Distilled white vinegar, flavored condiments, and prepared dressings remain separate.
Whole barley grain Whole barley grain sold for direct cooking when pearling is not stated
Whole dried ancho chile The whole dried ripe poblano chile, broad and heart-shaped with a mild fruity heat, sold as ancho or chile ancho.
Whole dried pasilla negro The whole dried chilaca chile — long, narrow, wrinkled and near-black — sold as pasilla, pasilla negro or chile negro.
Whole dried peas / vatana Mature whole peas sold dried, including green and white vatana
Whole hominy maize Whole alkali-treated (nixtamalized) corn kernels, sold dried or canned, for pozole and similar dishes.
Whole white chuño Whole freeze-dried white potato prepared in the Andean tradition
Whole-wheat flour Whole-wheat flour used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Worcestershire sauce Worcestershire sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Yuzu kosho A salty chile-and-yuzu condiment/paste explicitly sold as yuzu kosho. Exact citrus part, chile color/heat, fermentation, and additives are product-specific
Za'atar blend Levantine blend of dried hyssop-type herb, sumac, sesame and salt. The word also names the wild herb itself

Storage varies

Acorn squash Fresh ribbed Cucurbita pepo winter squash sold as acorn squash. Not butternut, delicata, or pumpkin.
Aji amarillo The Peruvian Capsicum baccatum chile known for a fruity, moderately hot flavor and yellow-to-orange ripe color
Anchovies Anchovy fish and explicitly identified preserved/paste forms. Excludes anchovy-stuffed olives and dishes merely containing anchovy.
Apricots Apricots used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ash gourd / winter melon Fresh Benincasa hispida sold as ash gourd, winter melon or white pumpkin. Not pumpkin, bottle gourd, or candied petha.
Baby corn Immature whole corn cobs sold as baby corn, fresh, frozen, or canned
Bamboo shoots Bamboo shoots used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Banana peppers Banana peppers used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef bone broth Beef bone broth used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Beef tallow Rendered beef fat sold as tallow for cooking and frying
Beets Beets used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Black beans Black common beans used whole in cooking, sold dried or canned. Mixed-bean products, refried preparations, dips, and black-bean-flavored prepared foods are separate.
Black-eyed peas Black-eyed peas used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Blackberries Blackberries used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Blue cheese Mold-ripened cheese sold as blue or bleu cheese, crumbled or as a named wedge
Blueberries Blueberries used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bucatini Long, thick pasta strands with a hollow center.
Butter beans Butter beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Bún rice noodles Named Vietnamese round rice-noodle identity bún in ingredient use
Calabrian chile paste Crushed or paste-like Calabrian chiles preserved as a spoonable condiment, commonly in oil.
Calamansi The edible citrus fruit commonly called calamansi or calamondin (Citrus × microcarpa). Fresh fruit, unsweetened juice, sweetened drinks, and concentrates are materially distinct sourcing forms
Canned mixed vegetables Mixed vegetables explicitly established as canned. Frozen blends and products with unknown preservation state do not complete this identity.
Cannellini beans Cannellini beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cargamanto beans Cargamanto beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Cassava root / yuca Manihot esculenta root, sold fresh, frozen or peeled-and-cooked
Celery root / celeriac Fresh swollen root of Apium graveolens var. rapaceum sold as celery root or celeriac. Not stalk celery or celery seed.
Cherries Cherries used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken bone broth Chicken bone broth used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chicken broth Chicken broth used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Chickpeas Chickpea legumes as ingredients, not flour.
Chow-chow relish Southern pickled vegetable relish.
Chutney Prepared chutney condiment family
Cluster beans / guvar The edible pods sold as cluster beans, guvar, or guar beans
Corn tortillas Finished flatbreads made primarily from corn masa
Country ham Southern U.S. dry-cured ham, represented separately from prosciutto.
Cranberries Cranberries used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Culinary banana leaves Food-grade banana leaves used as wrappers, liners, or covers in cooking.
Culinary grape leaves Edible, unfilled grapevine leaves sold for cooking or wrapping foods
Cured Spanish chorizo Spanish paprika-seasoned cured sausage
Dates Dates used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Delicata squash Fresh striped Cucurbita pepo winter squash sold as delicata. Not acorn squash or butternut squash.
Dill Dill used as a direct culinary herb. Freshness, drying and package claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific.
Douchi Whole fermented soybeans, often labeled Chinese fermented or salted black beans.
Dried piquín / pequín chile Piquín/pequín chile explicitly established dried. Fresh or state-unspecified piquín cannot satisfy this identity.
Duck fat Rendered culinary fat from duck.
Edamame Edamame used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Elephant foot yam / suran Fresh corm of Amorphophallus paeoniifolius sold as suran, jimikand or elephant foot yam
Empanada dough discs Empanada dough discs used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Epazote A pungent herb native to the Americas and used in Mexican and Central American cooking.
Fava beans Fava beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Flour tortillas Finished wheat-flour tortillas
Fontina cheese Semi-soft melting cheese sold as fontina
Fresh corn Fresh corn vegetable. Canned kernels, dry maize and cornmeal products cannot satisfy fresh-corn identity.
Fresh horseradish root Fresh whole Armoracia rusticana root. Not prepared or grated horseradish, horseradish sauce, or wasabi.
Frozen corn kernels Mature corn kernels explicitly sold frozen
Frozen corn on the cob Mature corn sold frozen on the cob
Garlic Culinary garlic
Gigantes beans Gigantes beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Ginger Culinary ginger rhizome and its evidenced fresh/dried/ground forms.
Ginger-garlic paste Prepared paste of ginger and garlic sold as one ingredient
Grapes Grape fruit with fresh versus dried/raisin processing explicitly preserved. Raisins never complete fresh-grape requests.
Greater galangal Alpinia galanga, an aromatic rhizome used in Southeast Asian cooking and distinct from common ginger.
Green peas Green peas used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Gruyère cheese Firm cooked-curd cheese sold as Gruyère
Guava Guava used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Huacatay An aromatic Peruvian culinary herb sold as huacatay. Fresh herb and formulated black-mint/huacatay paste are distinct forms
Hyacinth beans / valor papdi Edible hyacinth-bean pods or shelled beans sold as valor, val, or papdi
Jamaican jerk seasoning Jamaican allspice-and-Scotch-bonnet seasoning for jerk, sold as a dry rub or a wet marinade. It is a composite seasoning, not a single spice.
Kabocha squash Fresh Cucurbita maxima winter squash sold as kabocha. Not butternut squash or pumpkin.
Kataifi / kadayıf dough Shredded phyllo-style pastry strands sold as an ingredient. Raw/frozen, chilled and dried strands behave differently and a baked dessert base is not the same product.
Kimchi seasoning paste Kimchi seasoning paste used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Korean rice cakes (tteok) A rice-only Korean rice-cake concept represented by plain cylindrical garaetteok and the common tteokbokki and tteokguk cuts
Lemongrass Aromatic culinary stalk used in Southeast Asian and other cooking.
Lima beans Lima beans sold as baby, large, frozen, canned, or dried beans
Long beans Edible long-podded beans sold as long beans
Low-moisture mozzarella Drier, aged pasta-filata mozzarella sold shredded, sliced, in blocks or as string cheese
Lucuma Lucuma used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lulo Lulo used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Lupini beans Lupini beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Makrut lime leaves Aromatic makrut-lime leaves used in Southeast Asian cooking.
Mamey sapote Mamey sapote used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Mandarins Mandarin fruit parent, with clementine subtype and processing constraints separately supported. Generic mandarin does not narrow to clementine or canned fruit.
Mangoes Mangoes used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Margarine Product explicitly identified as margarine
Mayonnaise Mayonnaise condiment family with explicitly labeled flavor/formula styles. Miracle Whip mayo-like dressing and aioli are not assumed mayonnaise.
Miso Fermented seasoning paste commonly made from soybeans, koji, salt, and sometimes other grains
Morcilla blood sausage Morcilla blood sausage used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Natto Whole soybeans fermented as natto
Navy beans Navy beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Nixtamalized corn masa Dough or dry flour made from alkali-treated corn
Oat milk Plant-based beverage explicitly sold as oat milk
Onion Culinary bulb onion, with explicitly recorded colour and preparation where supported.
Pacaya palm inflorescence The edible immature inflorescence of pacaya palm sold as pacaya for Central American cooking. Package medium and preparation remain product-specific unless explicitly stated.
Pandan leaves Fragrant leaves of Pandanus amaryllifolius used to perfume rice, sweets, drinks, and savory foods in Southeast Asia.
Passion fruit Passion fruit used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pastırma Turkish pressed, air-dried whole-muscle cured beef, typically coated in çemen spice paste.
Peaches Peaches used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pears Pears used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pepperoncini Pepperoncini used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pesto Prepared pesto family with explicitly evidenced basil, tomato and artichoke formulas. Pesto aioli is not a direct pesto source.
Pickled pork skin / cueritos Pork skin cured and pickled in vinegar, eaten as a snack and taco component.
Piloy beans Piloy beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pineapple Pineapple used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pink beans Pink beans used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Pita bread Round pocket-style or flat pita bread sold as a finished bread.
Plain gnocchi Plain, unfilled gnocchi with base and processing constraints retained. Stuffed, strongly flavored or formula-unknown alternative products do not prove plain gnocchi.
Plums Plum fruit with fresh/dried state retained. Prunes establish dried plums only
Prepared kimchi Korean fermented or freshly seasoned vegetable food bought ready to eat, used as banchan and as a cooking ingredient. The concept covers the prepared food itself, not seasoning sold to make it and not kimchi-flavoured products.
Pumpkin Pumpkin used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rendered pork lard Rendered pork lard used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Rice-stick noodles Broad unspecified rice-noodle family used for navigation and clarification of retail rice-stick/vermicelli wording. It supplies no universal geometry, formula, preservation state or measured width.
Salad dressing Prepared salad-dressing family with separately supported formulas. Unknown or contradictory formulas do not complete a specific dressing request
Salmon Salmon used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Salsa Prepared salsa family with separately evidenced verde, roja, casera, ranchera, taquera and other formula constraints. Generic sourcing may show styles without asserting equivalence.
Salt cod / bacalao / baccalà Cod cured in salt and sold for desalting before cooking. Species, cure, moisture, cut and bone/skin state are material product facts.
Salvadoran curtido Salvadoran curtido used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sardines Sardines used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sauerkraut Cabbage fermented or acidified and sold as sauerkraut or kraut for direct eating or cooking. Added vegetables and seasonings remain exact-product facts.
Shallots Fresh shallot bulbs (Allium cepa, aggregatum group). Not onions, scallions, fried shallots, or dried shallots.
Shirataki noodles Shirataki noodles used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sofrito Sofrito used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Somen noodles Thin Japanese noodles explicitly sold as somen
Soursop / guanabana Soursop / guanabana used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Spaghetti squash Fresh winter squash whose cooked flesh separates into strands, sold as spaghetti squash. Not zucchini, spiralized squash noodles, or pasta.
Spring-roll wrappers Spring-roll wrappers used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Sucuk / sujuk Turkish/Levantine dry fermented spiced beef-and-fat sausage, sold cured or for frying.
Sweet potatoes Sweet potatoes used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tartar sauce Tartar sauce used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Tuna Tuna used as a direct culinary ingredient. Exact variety, processing, formula, cut, freshness, package and preparation claims remain form- or ProductSKU-specific
Turmeric Culinary turmeric rhizome, fresh/dried/ground where evidenced.
Udon noodles Japanese-style wheat noodles explicitly sold as udon. Dried, frozen, chilled/fresh, and shelf-stable cooked presentations remain distinct forms
Wasabi paste Prepared condiment marketed as wasabi paste. Composition may differ
Wax beans Yellow-podded snap beans sold as wax beans
Yufka / Turkish pastry sheets Thin unleavened Turkish dough sheets sold fresh or dried, for börek and wraps. A sheet, not a shredded strand.