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.
Nicain
Nicain is a flavor enhancer that provides a savory, umami taste. It is a synthetic compound, meaning it is created …
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Zesty Cheddar Seasoning
Zesty Cheddar Seasoning is a savory flavor blend designed to mimic the taste of cheddar cheese. It typically contains cheese …
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Cheddar Bacon Mac & Cheese Seasoning
This is a powdered seasoning blend designed to mimic the taste of cheddar cheese and bacon. It typically contains cheese …
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Farmhouse White Cheddar Seasoning
Farmhouse White Cheddar Seasoning is a flavor blend designed to mimic the taste of white cheddar cheese. It is typically …
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Leek Juice From Concentrate
Leek juice from concentrate is made by extracting the liquid from leeks and then concentrating it by removing water. This …
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Pimento Cheese Seasoning
Pimento cheese seasoning is a blend of spices and flavorings designed to mimic the taste of pimento cheese spread. It …
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Chile Con Queso Seasoning
Chile con queso seasoning is a blend of spices and flavorings designed to mimic the taste of the popular Mexican-American …
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Onion And Spices
Onion and spices is a blend of dried onions and various aromatic plant parts, such as seeds, fruits, roots, bark, …
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Capsicum Powder
Capsicum powder is a spice made from ground, dried chili peppers. It can range from mild to very hot depending …
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Soybean Sauce Powder
Soybean sauce powder is a dried form of soy sauce. It is made by dehydrating liquid soy sauce, often with …
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Inosinate
Inosinate is a salt form of inosinic acid, a naturally occurring compound found in animal and plant tissues. It is …
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Organic Dark Chocolate Organic Chocolate Liquor
Organic dark chocolate is made from cacao beans, which are roasted, ground, and mixed with sugar and other ingredients. Chocolate …
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Roasted Arabica Bean Coffee From Colombia
Coffee beans are the seeds of coffee cherries, grown in tropical regions. Arabica beans, known for their nuanced flavor, are …
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Natural Ginger Flavouring
Natural ginger flavoring is derived from the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). It is made by extracting aromatic compounds from ginger …
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Artificial Flavor Strawberry Flavor
Artificial flavors are compounds that mimic natural flavors but are created synthetically. Strawberry flavorings are complex mixtures of chemicals designed …
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Flavor Enhancers: Monosodium Glutamate
Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid found naturally in many foods. It is …
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Banana Flavor Emulsion
Banana flavor emulsion is a liquid flavoring agent that mimics the taste and aroma of bananas. It is typically made …
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Garlic Granular
Garlic granular is dried, crushed garlic cloves. It is made by dehydrating fresh garlic and then grinding it into small …
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Disodium Glutamate
Disodium glutamate is the sodium salt of glutamic acid, an amino acid. It is produced through the fermentation of carbohydrates, …
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Extractives Of Chili Peppers
Extractives of chili peppers are concentrated flavor and color compounds derived from various types of chili peppers. They are produced …
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Flavor: Vanillin
Vanillin is the primary flavor compound found in vanilla beans. Most vanillin used in food is produced synthetically, often from …
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Natural Hickory Smoke Flavors
Natural hickory smoke flavors are derived from the smoke produced by burning hickory wood. This smoke is captured and condensed, …
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Dried Jalapeno Flakes
Dried jalapeno flakes are made from the ripe fruit of the jalapeno pepper plant, a cultivar of the chili pepper …
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Garlic Celery
Garlic celery is a seasoning blend made from dried garlic and dried celery. Both garlic and celery are vegetables commonly …
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Butterscotch Ripple
Butterscotch ripple is a sweet, viscous sauce or syrup characterized by its butterscotch flavor. It is typically made from ingredients …
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Arbol Chili Pods
Arbol chili pods are the dried fruits of the *Capsicum annuum* plant, native to Mexico. They are small, slender, and …
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Ugandan Vanilla Bean Extract
Ugandan vanilla bean extract is a flavoring made from the cured pods of the vanilla orchid, primarily *Vanilla planifolia*, grown …
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Fairtrade Ugandan Vanilla Beans
Vanilla beans are the dried, cured fruit of the vanilla orchid, a vine native to Mexico. The most prized varieties, …
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Ugandan Vanilla Bean Powder
Ugandan vanilla bean powder is made from dried and ground vanilla beans, which are the fruit of the vanilla orchid. …
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Paroma Style
Paroma Style is a proprietary blend of spices and flavorings used to season pizza. It is typically a mix of …
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Chicken Fajita Mix
Chicken fajita mix is a seasoning blend designed to impart the characteristic flavors of fajitas. It typically contains spices like …
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Garlic Powder Sodium Nitrite
Garlic powder is dried, ground garlic. Garlic is a plant in the allium family, related to onions and leeks. The …
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Roasted Garlic Garlic
Roasted garlic is garlic that has been baked until soft and sweet. Garlic (Allium sativum) is a species in the …
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Chile Blend
A chile blend is a mixture of dried ground chili peppers and other spices. The specific peppers and spices used …
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Fudge Syrup
Fudge syrup is a thick, sweet, chocolate-flavored sauce. It is typically made from ingredients like cocoa powder, sugar, water, and …
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Thai
Thai is not a single ingredient but a culinary style originating from Thailand. It features a balance of sweet, sour, …
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Natural & Artificial Lemon Flavor
Natural and artificial lemon flavorings are complex mixtures designed to mimic the taste and aroma of lemons. Natural flavors are …
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Smoked Flavoring Added
Smoked flavoring is a liquid or powder made by condensing the smoke from burning wood, such as hickory or mesquite. …
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Pure Spices And Flavors
Pure spices and flavors are derived from plants, such as seeds, fruits, roots, bark, or leaves. They are used to …
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Organic Ground Chili Pepper
Organic ground chili pepper is made from dried chili peppers that have been ground into a powder. Chili peppers are …
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Maraschino Flavour
Maraschino flavor is a synthetic flavoring agent designed to mimic the taste of maraschino cherries. It is created by combining …
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Fair Trade Certified Chocolate Liquor Processed With Alkali
Chocolate liquor is the pure, unsweetened chocolate made from roasted cocoa beans that have been ground into a paste. The …
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Tea With Tea Extract
Tea extract is a concentrated form of tea made by steeping tea leaves in hot water to extract their flavor, …
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Garlic & Herbs
Garlic and herbs is a seasoning blend that typically includes dried garlic and a variety of dried herbs such as …
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Orange And Pineapple Flavors
These are artificial or natural compounds designed to mimic the taste of oranges and pineapples. They are created by food …
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Garlic And Chive Seasoning
Garlic and chive seasoning is a blend of dried garlic and dried chives, often combined with salt and other spices. …
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Organic Nutmeg Oil
Nutmeg oil is a volatile essential oil extracted from the seeds of the nutmeg tree (Myristica fragrans). It has a …
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Natural Chicken Seasoning
Natural Chicken Seasoning is a blend of spices, herbs, and other natural flavorings designed to impart a savory chicken taste. …
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Chipotle Spice
Chipotle spice is a blend of dried, smoked jalapeño peppers and other spices. The jalapeños are smoked over wood, which …
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True Lemon
True Lemon is a brand name for crystallized lemon juice and lemon oil. It is made from real lemons that …
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