Examples of Food and Food Ingredients
The following are examples of items that qualify as food or food ingredients if the seller does not prepare them:
• baby food
• baking powder
• baking soda
• beverage powders (other than dietary
supplements)
• biscuit mix
• bottled water (carbonated, flavored,
sweetened or unsweetened)
• bouillon cubes
• bread
• butter
• cake mixes
• cakes
• canned foods
• cereal
• cheese
• chip dip
• chips (potato, corn, etc.)
• chocolate (unsweetened)
• cocoa (powdered)
• coffee
• condiments (e.g., ketchup, mustard,
mayonnaise)
• cookies
• cooking oil
• dairy products
• eggs
• fish and meats
• flavoring extracts
• flour
• food colorings
• frostings

• frozen meals
• fruit (fresh or unsweetened dried)
• fruit juices
• gelatin
• granola and breakfast bars containing flour
• gravies and sauces (mixes or extracts)
• herbs and spices
• honey
• ice (e.g., cubes, crushed)
• ice cream
• jams and jellies
• luncheon meats
• margarine
• marinated raw meats
• meat extracts
• meat tenderizers
• nuts (unsweetened or salted)
• olives
• pasta
• pastries
• peanut butter
• pepper
• pickles
• pies
• popcorn
• popsicles
• poultry
• pretzels
• pumpkins
• raisins
• raw eggs, fish, & meats requiring cooking
• relishes
• salad dressing and mixes
• salad oil
• salt (granular)
• seasonings
• sherbet
• shortening
• soft drinks
• sugar and sugar substitutes
• sweeteners
• tea (bags, leaves, bottled)
• trail mix
• vegetable juices
• vegetables (fresh, frozen, dried, etc.)
• vinegar
• yeast
• yogurt