Where to store dynamic options

I am brand new to iOS app building and resultantly have some basic questions.

When building a web app in php for example I would store options in the database. So for example if I had a list of ingredients to add to a shopping list, all of the items that could be chosen would exist in the database and be pulled into the list.

My question is, when making an iOS app, where do I store this info so that I can very easily add more options to the list. I don't really want to use json and I don't want to hard code it, nor do I want to use a third party DB. I am assuming that these will be in core data or cloud kit but I can't find the answers I am looking for.

Help is appreciated.
Where to store dynamic options
 
 
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