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.
Organic Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder is made from dried, roasted cocoa beans. The beans are ground into a paste, which is then pressed …
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Salt Vanilla Extract
Salt Vanilla Extract is a blend of common table salt and vanilla extract. Salt is a mineral, usually sodium chloride, …
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Organic Tamari Soy Sauce Powder
Organic Tamari Soy Sauce Powder is a dry, powdered form of tamari soy sauce. Tamari is a type of soy …
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Grated Horseradish
Grated horseradish is a root vegetable (Armoracia rusticana) known for its pungent, spicy flavor. The root is typically grated or …
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Crushed Red Chili Flakes
Crushed red chili flakes are dried and crushed pieces of various types of chili peppers. They are made by harvesting …
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Balsamic Glaze
Balsamic glaze is a thick, syrupy reduction of balsamic vinegar. It is made by simmering balsamic vinegar, often with added …
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Organic Banana Flavor
Organic banana flavor is a flavoring substance that mimics the taste and aroma of bananas. It can be derived from …
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Buttered Pecans
Buttered pecans are pecans that have been roasted and coated with butter and often salt. Pecans are tree nuts native …
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Salt And Paprika
Salt is a mineral compound (sodium chloride) obtained from salt mines or evaporated seawater. Paprika is a spice made by …
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Salt And Vinegar Seasoning
Salt and vinegar seasoning is a blend of ingredients designed to give foods the distinct salty and tangy flavor of …
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Chocolate Variegate
Chocolate variegate is a type of chocolate ripple or swirl used to add streaks of chocolate flavor and texture to …
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Dried Hot Sauce
Dried hot sauce is a powdered form of hot sauce, created by dehydrating liquid hot sauce. This process concentrates the …
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Salt Artificial Flavor
Artificial flavors are substances used to give food a specific taste or smell. They are created in a lab using …
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Paprika Spice
Paprika spice is made from ground dried pods of the pepper plant Capsicum annuum. It can range in color from …
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Organic Rose Petals
Organic rose petals are dried or fresh petals from organic rose flowers. They are often used for their delicate floral …
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Blueberry Flavor With Other Natural Flavors
This ingredient is a blend of flavor compounds designed to mimic the taste of blueberries. It is created using a …
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Peppermint Essential Oil
Peppermint essential oil is a concentrated oil extracted from the peppermint plant (Mentha piperita). It is typically produced through steam …
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Choc
Choc is a common abbreviation for chocolate. Chocolate is made from the roasted seeds of the cacao tree, native to …
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Salty Caramel
Salty caramel is a popular flavor combination that blends sweet, caramelized sugar with a distinct salty taste. It is typically …
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Citral And Silicon Dioxide
Citral is a naturally occurring compound found in the oils of lemon, lemongrass, and other plants. Silicon dioxide is a …
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Dehydrated Rosemary
Dehydrated rosemary is made from the leaves of the rosemary plant (Rosmarinus officinalis), a woody herb native to the Mediterranean …
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Cranberry Flavor
Cranberry flavor is a flavoring substance that mimics the taste and aroma of cranberries. It can be derived from natural …
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Salted Sherry Wine
Salted sherry wine is a fortified wine made from white grapes, typically from the Andalusia region of Spain. It is …
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An Emulsifier Vanillin
Vanillin is the primary flavor compound found in vanilla beans. While natural vanillin is extracted from vanilla orchids, most vanillin …
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Sea Salt Added
Sea salt is a type of salt produced by evaporating seawater. Unlike table salt, it undergoes minimal processing, which allows …
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Cream Flavors
Cream flavors are compounds that mimic the taste and aroma of cream. They are typically made using a combination of …
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Marc De Champagne
Marc de Champagne is a type of pomace brandy, a spirit made from the fermented skins, pulp, seeds, and stems …
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Mint Juice
Mint juice is a liquid extract made from the leaves of mint plants, such as peppermint and spearmint. The leaves …
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Coffee Paste
Coffee paste is a concentrated form of coffee, made by removing most of the water from brewed coffee. It captures …
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Salt And Natural And Artificial Flavors
Salt is a common mineral, sodium chloride. Natural flavors are substances extracted from natural sources like fruits, vegetables, spices, or …
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Malt Salt
Malt salt is a blend of salt (sodium chloride) and malted barley flour or malt extract. It combines the savory …
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Organic Green Tea Essence
Organic green tea essence is a concentrated liquid or powder made from organic green tea leaves. It captures the natural …
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Lemon Curd
Lemon curd is a sweet, tart spread made from lemon juice, sugar, eggs, and butter. It has a smooth, creamy …
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Natural Peanut Butter Flavor
Natural peanut butter flavor is a flavoring substance that mimics the taste and aroma of peanut butter. It is typically …
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Natural Strawberry Flavors
Natural strawberry flavors are compounds derived from natural sources, such as strawberry fruits or plant parts, that provide a strawberry …
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Natural Wasabi Powder
Natural wasabi powder is made from the rhizome (underground stem) of the wasabi plant (Wasabia japonica). The rhizome is typically …
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Blood Orange Oil
Blood orange oil is a natural flavoring derived from the peel of blood oranges, a variety of orange known for …
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Natural Sour
Natural sour, also known as natural sour flavor, is a liquid flavoring derived from natural sources. It is typically produced …
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Sea Salt And Yeast
Sea salt is produced by evaporating seawater, leaving behind salt crystals and trace minerals. Yeast is a microscopic, single-celled fungus, …
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Chocolate Fudge Swirl
Chocolate fudge swirl is a rich, chocolate-flavored sauce or ribbon added to desserts. It is typically made from cocoa powder …
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Natural & Artificial Vanilla
Vanilla flavor comes from the vanilla bean, a plant native to Mexico. "Natural vanilla" is extracted from cured vanilla beans. …
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Cinnamon Graham Swirl
Cinnamon Graham Swirl is a sweet, spiced filling or topping often found in desserts. It is typically made from crushed …
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Red Miso Paste
Red miso paste is a fermented soybean paste originating from Japan. It is made by fermenting soybeans with salt and …
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Cherry Base
Cherry base is a flavoring ingredient made from cherries, often including cherry juice concentrate, natural flavors, and sometimes sweeteners and …
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Chill Powder
Chili powder is a spice blend used to add heat and flavor to foods. It is typically made from dried …
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Ground Cumin Seed
Ground cumin seed is a spice made from the dried seeds of the Cuminum cyminum plant, which is native to …
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Sour Flavor
Sour flavor is not a single ingredient but a category of compounds that create a tart or acidic taste. These …
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Mexican Vanilla Extract
Mexican vanilla extract is derived from the cured seed pods of the vanilla orchid, native to Mexico. It is produced …
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Organic Clove Powder
Cloves are the dried flower buds of the clove tree, native to Indonesia. They have a strong, pungent, and sweet …
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White Peppercorn
White peppercorn is the dried, ripe berry of the Piper nigrum plant, from which black pepper is also derived. It …
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This site presents label data from USDA FoodData Central for general information. It is not medical advice.
Check the package label; formulations change.