Home›Ingredients›Origin RegionBrowse ByOrigin RegionOrigin region names the part of the world an ingredient first came from. Wikipedia notes that today's vanilla species are "all derived from a species originally found in Mesoamerica, including parts of modern-day Mexico," long before its cultivation spread to Madagascar and the South Pacific. This dimension shows which regions have given the world their own signature ingredients.FactsOrigin RegionConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsComparisonEra of EmergenceWell-attestedSourced to the subject's own account1400 CE 1Origin RegionFilter Results162 entriesAdmission YearAll1707 (1)1959 (1)Area (sq km)All439 (1)9251 (1)12,190 (1)21,041 (1)30,689 (1)43,094 (1)51,179.92 (1)56,561 (1)69,700 (1)83,879 (1)108,889 (1)110,993.6 (1)120,000 (1)132,049 (1)132,932 (1)148,460 (1)181,035 (1)207,411 (1)214,969 (1)239,681 (1)245,857 (1)283,561 (1)357,022 (1)440,000 (1)470,000 (1)522,129 (1)537,886 (1)581,730 (1)632,702.3 (1)652,864 (1)756,102 (1)996,603 (1)1,098,581 (1)1,104,300 (1)1,141,748 (1)1,246,700 (1)1,723,337 (1)2,381,741 (1)2,780,085 (1)3,237,500 (1)3,300,000 (1)3,678,394 (1)4,000,000 (1)6,611,667 (1)7,000,000 (1)7,688,287 (1)8,418,763 (1)8,510,346 (1)9,572,900 (1)9,984,670 (1)10,186,000 (1)11,840,000 (1)14,500,000 (1)18,052,768 (1)30,370,000 (1)44,579,000 (1)Country CountAll1 (1)44 (1)49 (1)54 (1)Highest Elevation (m)All2228 (1)5642 (1)5895 (1)8849 (1)Independence or Founding YearAll1810 (1)1816 (1)1818 (1)1820 (1)1821 (3)1822 (1)1825 (1)1830 (1)1832 (1)1867 (1)1908 (1)1919 (1)1922 (1)1949 (1)1953 (1)1958 (1)1960 (1)1962 (1)1966 (3)1971 (1)1975 (1)1991 (2)1993 (1)PopulationAll281,998 (1)737,270 (1)803,930 (1)1,025,200 (1)1,382,000 (1)2,359,609 (1)3,600,000 (1)3,657,000 (1)3,866,233 (1)4,000,000 (1)5,044,197 (1)6,001,008 (1)6,029,976 (1)6,423,207 (1)9,219,113 (1)9,267,000 (1)11,365,333 (1)11,867,634 (1)17,483,326 (1)17,521,167 (1)17,638,801 (1)18,636,532 (1)19,629,588 (1)27,801,023 (1)30,000,000 (1)35,000,000 (1)36,604,681 (1)38,000,000 (1)41,417,056 (1)42,836,966 (1)44,200,000 (1)46,735,004 (1)47,400,000 (1)52,695,952 (1)53,200,000 (1)55,000,000 (1)56,490,048 (1)69,081,996 (1)75,000,000 (1)82,000,000 (1)83,497,147 (1)95,000,000 (1)109,139,000 (1)138,000,000 (1)169,828,911 (1)189,268,366 (1)213,421,037 (1)284,200,000 (1)537,900,000 (1)745,173,774 (1)1,393,676,444 (1)1,407,698,000 (1)1,600,000,000 (1)4,694,576,167 (1)Show ResultsBrowseCompareSelect all 162AbkhaziaOrigin Region1 entryAfghanistanOrigin Region3 entriesAfricaOrigin Region22 entriesAlaskaOrigin Region1 entryAlgeriaOrigin Region2 entriesAmazoniaOrigin Region2 entriesAnatoliaOrigin Region4 entriesThe AndesOrigin Region8 entriesAngolaOrigin Region2 entriesThe Arabian PeninsulaOrigin Region1 entryThe ArcticOrigin Region3 entriesArgentinaOrigin Region4 entriesAsiaOrigin Region35 entriesAustralasiaOrigin Region1 entryAustraliaOrigin Region10 entriesAustriaOrigin Region2 entriesThe BalkansOrigin Region1 entryBangladeshOrigin Region3 entriesBarbadosOrigin Region1 entryBelgiumOrigin Region1 entryBoliviaOrigin Region3 entriesBotswanaOrigin Region1 entryBrazilOrigin Region9 entriesBulgariaOrigin Region2 entriesCambodiaOrigin Region1 entryCanadaOrigin Region1 entryThe CaribbeanOrigin Region3 entriesThe CaucasusOrigin Region2 entriesCentral AfricaOrigin Region2 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entriesSouth AmericaOrigin Region26 entriesSouth AsiaOrigin Region5 entriesSouth KoreaOrigin Region2 entriesSoutheast AsiaOrigin Region25 entriesSouthern AfricaOrigin Region2 entriesSouthern EuropeOrigin Region2 entriesSouthern United StatesOrigin Region1 entrySpainOrigin Region5 entriesSri LankaOrigin Region3 entriesSub-Saharan AfricaOrigin Region1 entrySudanOrigin Region5 entriesSundalandOrigin Region2 entriesSurinameOrigin Region1 entrySwitzerlandOrigin Region2 entriesSyriaOrigin Region2 entriesTaiwanOrigin Region1 entryTajikistanOrigin Region2 entriesTanzaniaOrigin Region1 entryThailandOrigin Region4 entriesTunisiaOrigin Region2 entriesTurkeyOrigin Region4 entriesTurkmenistanOrigin Region1 entryUgandaOrigin Region1 entryUkraineOrigin Region1 entryUnited KingdomOrigin Region3 entriesUnited StatesOrigin Region12 entriesUruguayOrigin Region2 entriesUzbekistanOrigin Region1 entryVenezuelaOrigin Region2 entriesVietnamOrigin Region6 entriesWest AfricaOrigin Region9 entriesWestern AsiaOrigin Region4 entriesWestern EuropeOrigin Region1 entryYemenOrigin Region1 entryZambiaOrigin Region1 entryZimbabweOrigin Region1 entryConnectionsShowing the first 400 of 890 connections.Sources1. Ingredient (Wikipedia)tier 3WikipediaIngredient, 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."View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.