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treeseed commented on the word natural flavoring
The definition of “natural flavor�? under the Code of Federal Regulations is: “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�? (21CFR101.22). Both artificial and natural flavors are made by “flavorists�? in a laboratory by blending either “natural�? chemicals or “synthetic�? chemicals to create flavorings.
Example: the flavoring derived from the perineal (anal) sacks of the male civet cat can be listed as a natural flavoring. "Natural" is a form of newspeak.
A strawberry or grape flavored food may say that it contains "natural flavors" but that does not mean it contains grape or strawberry as it seems to imply.
February 17, 2008