Flavorings in Food
Flavorings add or enhance taste. Under FDA labeling rules, "natural flavor" and "artificial flavor" are defined terms, and the individual components of a flavor usually do not have to be listed.
Lemon Lime
Lemon-lime is a flavor profile that combines the tartness of lemon with the zesty, slightly sweeter taste of lime. It …
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Ground Star Anise
Star anise is a spice made from the fruit of the Chinese evergreen tree Illicium verum. The star-shaped fruit is …
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Tarragon Leaves
Tarragon leaves come from the tarragon plant, a perennial herb native to Eurasia. It is cultivated for its aromatic leaves, …
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Chicken Broth Mix
Chicken broth mix is a dehydrated powder or granulated product made from cooked chicken, chicken fat, and seasonings. It is …
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Organic Red Chili Powder
Organic red chili powder is a spice made from dried, ground red chili peppers. The specific type of pepper used …
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Hungarian Paprika
Hungarian paprika is a spice made from ground, dried red peppers, typically varieties of *Capsicum annuum*. It is known for …
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Dry Chicken Flavor
Dry chicken flavor is a seasoning designed to impart the taste of cooked chicken. It is typically made by combining …
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Dry Mushroom Extract
Dry mushroom extract is a concentrated powder made from mushrooms. It is produced by extracting the flavor and other compounds …
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Natural Chai
Chai is a spiced tea beverage originating from India. It is typically made with black tea, milk, sugar, and a …
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Oregano Fine Cut
Oregano is a perennial herb in the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region. The leaves are typically dried and …
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Liquid Spice
Liquid spice is a concentrated flavoring made from spices, herbs, and other natural or artificial flavorings. It is typically produced …
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Knock-out Punch: Artificial Flavor
Artificial flavors are substances used to give food a specific taste or smell. They are created in laboratories using a …
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Celery Concentrate
Celery concentrate is made by extracting the flavor and aroma from celery and then concentrating it. This process intensifies the …
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Concentrated Turkey Stock
Concentrated turkey stock is made by simmering turkey bones, meat, and sometimes vegetables and herbs to extract flavor. The liquid …
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Natural And Artificial Caramel Flavors
Caramel flavor can be derived from natural sources or created artificially. Natural caramel flavor is made by heating sugars, often …
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Thai Sweet Chili Sauce
Thai Sweet Chili Sauce is a popular condiment known for its balance of sweet, tangy, and mildly spicy flavors. It …
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Dried Toasted Garlic
Dried toasted garlic is made from garlic that has been dehydrated and then toasted. This process intensifies the garlic flavor …
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Garlic Mix
Garlic mix is a blend of dried garlic and other seasonings, often including salt, herbs, and spices. It is created …
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Dehydrated Butter Flavor
Dehydrated butter flavor is a concentrated flavoring agent that mimics the taste of butter. It is typically made by combining …
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Dried Pork Broth
Dried pork broth is made by simmering pork bones and meat to create a broth, which is then dehydrated into …
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Parmesan Garlic Seasoning
Parmesan garlic seasoning is a savory blend designed to impart the distinct flavors of Parmesan cheese and garlic. It typically …
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Onion & Citric Acid
Onion is a common vegetable known for its pungent flavor and aroma. It is the bulb of the Allium cepa …
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Molasses Spices
Molasses spices are a blend of molasses and various spices, often including cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and nutmeg. Molasses itself is …
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Roasted Estate Arabica Coffee Beans
Roasted estate Arabica coffee beans are the seeds of the coffee plant, grown on a specific estate or farm. They …
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Cooking Sake
Cooking sake is a Japanese rice wine specifically made for cooking. It is produced similarly to regular sake, involving fermentation …
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Roasted Garlic Caesar Dressing
Roasted garlic is garlic that has been baked or roasted until soft and sweet. The roasting process mellows the sharp …
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Brian's Seasoning
Brian's Seasoning is a proprietary blend of spices and herbs. Specific ingredients are not disclosed by the manufacturer but typically …
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Apple Pie Base
Apple pie base is a flavoring ingredient designed to mimic the taste of apple pie. It is typically made from …
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Natural And Artificial Peach Flavor
Peach flavor can be made from natural sources like peach fruit or from artificial chemical compounds. Natural flavors are derived …
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Chipotle Cream Sauce
Chipotle cream sauce is a savory condiment made from pureed chipotle peppers (smoked jalapeños) blended with a creamy base, often …
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White Truffle Extract
White truffle extract is a flavoring derived from the aromatic fungi known as white truffles, which grow underground in specific …
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Organic Pumpkin Pie Spice
Organic Pumpkin Pie Spice is a blend of spices commonly used in pumpkin pie and other baked goods. It typically …
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Artificial Flavor Milk
Artificial flavor milk is a manufactured substance designed to mimic the taste of milk. It is created by food scientists …
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Coated With Spices And Paprika
This ingredient is a blend of spices, with paprika being a prominent one. Paprika is made from dried, ground red …
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Flavor Enhacer
Flavor enhancers are substances added to food to intensify existing flavors without imparting a distinct taste of their own. They …
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Organic Chamomile Tea
Chamomile is a flowering herb native to Europe and Western Asia. It is commonly used to make herbal teas, known …
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Apple Mostarda
Apple mostarda is a condiment made from cooked fruit, typically apples, combined with mustard seeds or mustard essence. It often …
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Blue #1 Artificial Flavor
Blue #1 is a synthetic food dye, also known as Brilliant Blue FCF, that provides a bright blue color. Artificial …
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Hot Pepper Flakes
Dried flakes of hot chili peppers, often cayenne or other varieties. The peppers are typically dried and then crushed or …
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Natural And Artificial Lobster Flavor
This is a flavoring agent designed to mimic the taste of lobster. It is typically made using a combination of …
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Cheese Flavoring
Cheese flavoring is a food additive designed to impart a cheese-like taste to foods. It can be made from natural …
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Seasoned With
Seasoned With is not a single ingredient but a phrase used on food labels to indicate that a food product …
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Wine Powder
Wine powder is made by drying wine, often using spray-drying or freeze-drying methods. This process removes most of the water …
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Natural Cocoa Liquor
Natural cocoa liquor is the unsweetened, paste-like substance made from ground cacao beans. The beans are fermented, dried, roasted, and …
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Black Truffle Oil
Black truffle oil is an oil infused with the flavor and aroma of black truffles, a type of edible fungus. …
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Paprika And Natural Smoke Flavor
Paprika is a spice made from ground, dried red peppers, typically of the species *Capsicum annuum*. Natural smoke flavor is …
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Dried Garlic & Onion
Dried garlic and onion are dehydrated forms of the common allium vegetables. They are produced by slicing fresh garlic and …
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Citral
Citral is a compound that occurs naturally in the oils of many plants, including lemon, lemongrass, and rose. It is …
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Natural Mocha Flavor
Natural mocha flavor is a flavoring agent that mimics the taste of mocha, a coffee and chocolate beverage. It is …
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Chipotle Chili Concentrate
Chipotle chili concentrate is made from dried, smoked jalapeño peppers that are rehydrated and then processed into a concentrated liquid …
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Note:
This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.