diff --git a/wger/nutrition/api/views.py b/wger/nutrition/api/views.py
index 4210b343c..7a4a95d37 100644
--- a/wger/nutrition/api/views.py
+++ b/wger/nutrition/api/views.py
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ class IngredientViewSet(viewsets.ReadOnlyModelViewSet):
     """
     API endpoint for ingredient objects
     """
-    queryset = Ingredient.objects.all()
+    queryset = Ingredient.objects.accepted()
     serializer_class = IngredientSerializer
     ordering_fields = '__all__'
     filterset_fields = ('carbohydrates',
diff --git a/wger/nutrition/models.py b/wger/nutrition/models.py
index 9432358a3..918ce5b5b 100644
--- a/wger/nutrition/models.py
+++ b/wger/nutrition/models.py
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@ from wger.core.models import Language
 from wger.utils.cache import cache_mapper
 from wger.utils.constants import TWOPLACES
 from wger.utils.fields import Html5TimeField
+from wger.utils.managers import SubmissionManager
 from wger.utils.models import (
     AbstractLicenseModel,
     AbstractSubmissionModel
@@ -263,6 +264,9 @@ class Ingredient(AbstractSubmissionModel, AbstractLicenseModel, models.Model):
     """
     An ingredient, with some approximate nutrition values
     """
+    objects = SubmissionManager()
+    """Custom manager"""
+
 
     ENERGY_APPROXIMATION = 15
     """
diff --git a/wger/nutrition/views/ingredient.py b/wger/nutrition/views/ingredient.py
index c4441bf4b..c1f266447 100644
--- a/wger/nutrition/views/ingredient.py
+++ b/wger/nutrition/views/ingredient.py
@@ -83,8 +83,8 @@ class IngredientListView(ListView):
         native language, see load_ingredient_languages)
         """
         languages = load_ingredient_languages(self.request)
-        return (Ingredient.objects.filter(language__in=languages)
-                                  .filter(status=Ingredient.STATUS_ACCEPTED)
+        return (Ingredient.objects.accepted()
+                                  .filter(language__in=languages)
                                   .only('id', 'name'))
 
     def get_context_data(self, **kwargs):