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Era earliest documented use places an ingredient in the earliest period its practical use was recorded. Wikipedia notes that "in 1841, Edmond Albius, a 12-year-old enslaved child... discovered that the plant could be hand-pollinated," the discovery that first made vanilla practical to grow at scale. Browsing by earliest documented use shows how long an ingredient has actually been within reach.

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280th century BCE

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130th century BCE

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110th century BCE

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96th century BCE

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92nd century BCE

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90th century BCE

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85th century BCE

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81st century BCE

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80th century BCE

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70th century BCE

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63rd century BCE

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60th century BCE

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56th century BCE

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55th century BCE

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54th century BCE

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50th century BCE

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45th century BCE

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40th century BCE

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35th century BCE

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33rd century BCE

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31st century BCE

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30th century BCE

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25th century BCE

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22nd century BCE

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21st century BCE

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20th century BCE

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18th century BCE

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16th century BCE

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15th century BCE

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14th century BCE

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10th century BCE

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7th century BCE

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6th century BCE

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5th century BCE

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4th century BCE

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3rd century BCE

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2nd century BCE

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1st century BCE

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1st century

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7th century

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8th century

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9th century

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10th century

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11th century

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12th century

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13th century

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14th century

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15th century

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16th century

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17th century

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18th century

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19th century

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13 entries

20th century

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1. Ingredient (Wikipedia)
WikipediaIngredient, Etymology section, English usage since early 15th century (category)
Quote, Ingredient, Etymology section, English usage since early 15th century (category)
The word ingredient entered English in the early 15th century, originally also appearing as engredient, meaning "something forming part of a mixture."
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