構成要素の方で覚えてたんですが調べてみると料理の材料の方でいっぱい使われてるんですね。

ingredient
【noun[countable]】
1.〔特に料理の〕材料、ネタ、原料、含有物
one of the foods that you use to make a particular food or dish
:Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl.(L)
:The food is home-cooked using fresh ingredients.(L)
:The list of ingredients included 250g of almonds.(C)
:Coconut is a basic ingredient for many curries.(O)
:Mix all the ingredients in a bowl.(O)
:Our skin cream contains only natural ingredients.(O)
:The only active ingredient in this medicine is aspirin.(O)

●Japan Times:JAN 22, 2013
Bhutan eyes Japanese ‘soba’ skills to keep buckwheat culture alive
A Bhutanese farm official visited Japan last summer to learn about techniques for cultivating and processing buckwheat, a former staple in the tiny South Asian country’s highlands — and the key ingredient in “soba” noodles.


●Japan Times:MAR 7, 2013
Displaced brewer rebuilds sake biz
Yeast is a key ingredient that determines sake’s character, such as its scent. “I was so happy, as if our entire brewery remained,” Suzuki said.


2.〔ある状況の〕構成要素、要因
a quality you need to achieve something
:One of the missing ingredients of Christian life is that of church discipline. (英)
:John has all the ingredients of a great player.(L)
:Investment in new product development is an essential ingredient of corporate success.(L)
:Trust is a vital ingredient in a successful marriage.(C)
:the essential ingredients for success(O)
:It has all the ingredients of a good mystery story.(O)

●BBC:3 March 2013
EU 'growth boost from US free-trade deal'
"Trade is an indispensable ingredient of prosperity," Mr De Gucht said. "It brings new customers for our exporters, cheaper components for our producers and more competition to make all our companies more efficient.


●BBC:22 February 2013
What if...you could design a city?
Towns and cities do not exist without their essential ingredient - their citizens.



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