Ingredients Glossary
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Our Glossary of Ingredients
Want to know the specifics on what's in our food? This glossary provides information about the ingredients in our most popular items in addition to our main ingredients—pork and other meats. These ingredients are added to enrich flavor, expand variety, and enhance food safety.Tamarind
Tamarind is a fruit from the tamarind tree used as a component of savory dishes or as a pickling agent.
Tamarind Extract
Tamarind extract is an extract from the fruit of the tamarind tree used as a component of savory dishes or as a pickling agent.
Tapioca Dextrin
Tapioca Dextrin is a starch or thickening agent.
Tapioca Starch
Tapioca Starch is a naturally occurring gluten-free starch, used as a water binder/thickening agent.
Textured or Texturized Vegetable Protein
Textured or texturized vegetable protein, also known as textured soy protein, soy meat, or soya chunks is a defatted soy flour product, a by-product of extracting soybean oil. It is often used as a meat analog or meat extender.
Thiamine Mononitrate
Thiamine Mononitrate, also known as Vitamin B1, is added to certain foods to maintain nutrient content during processing and is part of standard vitamin fortification for grain and cereal items.
Tomato Paste
Tomato paste is a paste made from dried tomatoes used to add tomato flavor and red color to products.
Tomato Powder
Tomato powder is powder made from dried tomatoes used as a concentrated tomato flavoring in products.
Tree Nuts
Tree Nuts are nuts grown on trees and can include almonds, hazelnuts, pecans, walnuts, cashews, chestnuts, coconuts, and Brazil nuts.
Trehalose
Trehalose is a non-reducing sugar commonly isolated from yeast that is more stable than conventional sugar with approximately half the sweetness.
Turkey
Turkey is skeletal meat from turkeys.
Turkey Breast
Any white meat that is sourced from the breast area of a turkey carcass.
Turkey Broth
Turkey Broth is a liquid resulting from simmering turkey meat or bones in water.
Turkey Flavor
Turkey Flavor is natural or artificial flavoring that resembles the flavors found in cooked turkey.