IANAL, but as I understand it the ingredient list is not copyright able, though the description may contain sufficient creative content to qualify. There’s even an FAQ covering it. https://www.copyright.gov/help/faq/faq-protect.html
> However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection.
Emphasis mine. A website full of recipes certainly seems to be a collection in the sense protecting a cookbook.
> However, where a recipe or formula is accompanied by substantial literary expression in the form of an explanation or directions, or when there is a collection of recipes as in a cookbook, there may be a basis for copyright protection.
Emphasis mine. A website full of recipes certainly seems to be a collection in the sense protecting a cookbook.