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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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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