Definition: In this task, you have to generate the named entities (NER) given its ingredients of the recipe. Named entities are the names of the items without their quantity.
Input: cooking spray, 1 cup drained canned chickpeas, 2 egg whites, 1 small apple, grated, 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats, 1 cup puffed wheat cereal, 1/2 cup applesauce, 1/2 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips, 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup almond butter, 1/4 cup sweetened dried cranberries (such as Craisins(R)), 1/4 cup chopped almonds, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Output:
cooking spray, chickpeas, egg whites, apple, old-fashioned, puffed wheat cereal, applesauce, chocolate chips, honey, almond butter, cranberries, almonds, ground cinnamon