diff --git a/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py b/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
index be53c21a2..b4bf0568b 100644
--- a/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
+++ b/cookbook/helper/ingredient_parser.py
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ class IngredientParser:
         note = ''
         start = 0
         # search for first occurrence of an argument ending in a comma
-        while start < len(tokens) and not tokens[start].endswith(','):
+        while start < len(tokens) and not tokens[start].endswith((',', ';', ':')):
             start += 1
         if start == len(tokens):
             # no token ending in a comma found -> use everything as food