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Right, but what about "Artificial Flavors" and "Natural Flavors" ...?

fwn 8y ago
Not sure about the specifics in the US, but those are well defined categories. Wikipedia lists two brief excerpts here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor#Regulations_on_natural_flavoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor#Regulations_on_natural_...
maxk42 8y ago
There is an approved list of ingredients at the FDA for what constitutes "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors": (a)(1) The term artificial flavor or artificial flavoring means any substance, the function of which is to impart flavor, which is not derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof. Artificial flavor includes the substances listed in 172.515(b) and 582.60 of this chapter except where these are derived from natural sources. (3) The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional. Natural flavors, include the natural essence or extractives obtained from plants listed in subpart A of part 582 of this chapter, and the substances listed in 172.510 of this chapter. From here: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=501.22 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfr...
- gregknicholson 8y ago
  Is Coca-Cola vegan?
  - shiftoutbox 8y ago
    No the rat poison used in the bottling plants are beef flavored.
  - lccarrasco 8y ago
    Yes
jlebrech 8y ago
"natural flavours" can be used to mask the secret sauce or to mask that you bought some flavouring from a third party supplier and don't want to list their ingredients too. you can also mask flavourings that have a bad reputation.

fwn 8y ago

Not sure about the specifics in the US, but those are well defined categories. Wikipedia lists two brief excerpts here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor#Regulations_on_natural_flavoring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor#Regulations_on_natural_...

maxk42 8y ago

There is an approved list of ingredients at the FDA for what constitutes "artificial flavors" and "natural flavors": (a)(1) The term artificial flavor or artificial flavoring means any substance, the function of which is to impart flavor, which is not derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, fish, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof. Artificial flavor includes the substances listed in 172.515(b) and 582.60 of this chapter except where these are derived from natural sources. (3) The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional. Natural flavors, include the natural essence or extractives obtained from plants listed in subpart A of part 582 of this chapter, and the substances listed in 172.510 of this chapter. From here: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=501.22 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfr...

gregknicholson 8y ago
Is Coca-Cola vegan?
- shiftoutbox 8y ago
  No the rat poison used in the bottling plants are beef flavored.
- lccarrasco 8y ago
  Yes

jlebrech 8y ago

"natural flavours" can be used to mask the secret sauce or to mask that you bought some flavouring from a third party supplier and don't want to list their ingredients too. you can also mask flavourings that have a bad reputation.