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Flavor review

Name a flavor correctly for the US and the EU, list its non-flavoring ingredients in the right order, and catch restricted substances before they reach a label.

Review a flavor

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ComponentCAS% w/wRoleOriginNatural source

How flavors are named

United States · 21 CFR 101.22

  • All natural, all from the named food: natural X flavor (FTNF). The food may be called “X” or “natural X flavored”.
  • All natural, partly from the named food: natural X flavor with other natural flavors (WONF).
  • All natural, nothing from the named food: natural flavor, “X type”. Do not name X as the source.
  • Any artificial flavoring: artificial, or natural and artificial, X flavor. The food is “artificially flavored”.
  • Non-flavoring ingredients (solvents, carriers, emulsifiers, preservatives) are declared by name, in descending order of weight.

European Union · Regulation (EC) 1334/2008

  • “Natural” only when every flavoring component is a natural flavoring substance or a flavoring preparation.
  • Natural X flavouring: at least 95% of the flavoring component comes from X.
  • Natural X flavouring with other natural flavourings: partly from X, and X is still recognisable.
  • Natural flavouring: natural, but no reference to a source.
  • Flavouring: any other case. Sales to manufacturers list flavoring categories, then each other substance, in descending order of weight (Art. 15).

Restricted substances

EU · Annex III of Regulation (EC) 1334/2008

Part A substances must not be added as such. Part B sets maximum levels in compound foods when they come from flavorings or ingredients with flavoring properties.

US · not permitted as flavorings