Anything you add to your meal during the cooking stage, i.e. stir-in pasta sauce or pesto, curry sauce etc. Includes wet or dry rubs, pastes and marinades, jar or sachet sauces.

Sweet pudding or desserts, whether stored ambient, chilled or frozen e.g. cheesecakes, tarts, crumbles, pies, sponges. Includes individual desserts i.e. mousses, crème caramel etc. Excludes Ice Cream and Lollies, see ‘Ice Cream and Lollies’. 

Inclusive of all unprepared eggs e.g. chicken, duck, quail, and varieties e.g. blue, brown.

Pre-prepared, ready to heat/eat hot food products inclusive of sandwiches, salads, wraps and sushi etc.

Any ambient, chilled, frozen, and bakery products aimed at the allergen free market- this includes dairy free and items such as biscuits, cakes, meat, fish, and desserts.

Ambient, Chilled, Frozen and bakery products aimed at the gluten free market.

Any ice cream product including individual hand-held lollies, tubs and pots, frozen yogurt, sorbet.

Any prepared or unprepared accompaniments to a meal e.g. boxty, stuffing, bacon and cabbage, gratins, chips, whether ambient, chilled or frozen. Excludes Christmas, see ‘Christmas’.

Meat products that are sold on the delicatessen shelves or counter e.g. pâtés, scotch eggs, pork pies, sandwich fillers and antipasti platters.

Inclusive of all oils, vinegars and dressing used in cooking or to add to a meal, e.g. balsamic vinegar, rapeseed oil, salad dressing. Excludes condiments, see 'Condiments'.

Pasta, rice, grains or noodles, can be fresh, dried or frozen, with or without filling; rice; grains and pulses of any variety or flavour e.g. couscous, pearl barley. If the product is prepared with other ingredients such as beef mince to form a lasagne, please see Ready Meals.

Pizza with any type of toppings, including chilled and frozen.

Including jams, marmalades, sweet spreads, syrups, honey, nut butters.

Includes ambient, chilled or frozen. Also includes sausage rolls, slices and savoury tarts.

Any relish or chutney including savoury jams or marmalades suitable for cheese e.g. pickled chutney, onion marmalade. Excludes Christmas products, see 'Christmas'.

Pre-prepared products that just require heating up at home e.g. seafood linguine, curry and rice, chilli and rice. Products may be split by cuisine at judging. Includes meat, vegetarian and vegan.

Products specifically created with reduced sugars, salts, fats in comparison to their standard counterparts e.g. reduced fat salad dressings, reduced salt condiments, sugar-free drinks, ice cream etc. Does not include reduced fat meat products, see ‘Meat’ for ‘Reduced Meat' category.

Items typically found in store cupboard used to create, enhance or accompany a dish including home baking, cooking ingredients like stock, herbs and spices and passata.