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Technically, I guess "sweet" is a taste, i.e. felt on the tongue, whereas flavors are smells...
by simiones 7y ago
Technically, I guess "sweet" is a taste, i.e. felt on the tongue, whereas flavors are smells...
- unwind 7y agoPerhaps (I'm not a native speaker) but that doesn't mesh with my understanding of the word. Wikipedia's entry on Flavor [1] says: A "flavorant" is defined as a substance that gives another substance flavor, altering the characteristics of the solute, causing it to become sweet, sour, tangy, etc. A flavor is a quality of something that affects the sense of taste. So they claim that "sweet" is a flavor, which to me makes it obvious that Sucralose, being a sweetener, is acting as flavoring. [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flavor
- testvox 7y agoI agree using the common definitions sweeteners could be called flavors. However the FDA has only approved sucralose as a non-nutritive sweetener which for regulatory purposes is a different category of ingredient than artificial flavors. Approved artificial flavors: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?FR=172.515 https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFR... Approved artificial sweeteners: https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/additional-information-about-high-intensity-sweeteners-permitted-use-food-united-states#sucralose https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-petitions/additional...