ingredient -- (a component of a mixture or compound)
component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient -- (an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech")
ingredient, fixings -- (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad")