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.
Citrus Powder
Citrus powder is made from dried citrus fruit, such as oranges, lemons, or grapefruits. The fruit is typically dehydrated and …
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Organic Lemon Grass
Lemongrass is a tropical grass with a strong, citrusy aroma and flavor. It is native to Southeast Asia and is …
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Natural Pistachio Flavor
Natural pistachio flavor is a flavoring substance derived from natural sources, such as pistachio nuts or other natural materials. It …
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Salt Yeast Extract
Yeast extract is made by breaking down yeast cells to release their contents. This process concentrates the natural savory flavors …
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Ginger Ground
Ground ginger comes from the dried, powdered rhizome (underground stem) of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). Native to Southeast Asia, …
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Sweet Chili Seasoning
Sweet chili seasoning is a blend of spices and seasonings designed to impart a sweet and spicy flavor profile. It …
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Topping Seasoning
Topping Seasoning is a blend of ingredients used to add flavor and texture to food products. The specific components can …
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Ham Type Flavor
Ham type flavor is a flavoring agent designed to mimic the taste and aroma of cooked ham. It is typically …
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Garlic And Natural Flavoring
Garlic and natural flavoring is a blend that combines the distinct taste of garlic with other natural flavorings. These natural …
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Chile Limon Seasoning
Chile Limon Seasoning is a blend of spices that typically includes chili powder, lime flavoring, salt, and other seasonings. It …
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Maui Onion Powder
Maui onion powder is made from dehydrated Maui onions, a variety of sweet onion grown in Hawaii. The onions are …
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Natural Apple Flavoring
Natural apple flavoring is made from natural sources, such as apple juice or apple extracts. It is used to impart …
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Shrimp Flavor
Shrimp flavor is a flavoring agent designed to mimic the taste and aroma of shrimp. It is typically created using …
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Organic Ground Red Peppers
Organic ground red peppers are dried and ground fruits of the Capsicum annuum plant, grown without synthetic pesticides or fertilizers. …
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Cinnamon And Salt
Cinnamon is a spice derived from the dried inner bark of certain trees in the Cinnamomum genus, used whole or …
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Natural Mesquite Smoke Flavoring
Natural mesquite smoke flavoring is created by condensing the smoke produced from burning mesquite wood. This process captures the aromatic …
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Natural And Artificial Caramel Flavor
Caramel flavor can be made from natural sources like burnt sugar or from artificial compounds designed to mimic the taste. …
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Flavoring Extracts
Flavoring extracts are concentrated liquids that add taste and aroma to foods. They are made by steeping plant materials like …
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Color And Spice
Color And Spice is a blend of spices and coloring agents used to enhance the appearance and flavor of food …
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Hot Wings Seasoning
Hot wings seasoning is a blend of spices and flavorings designed to mimic the taste of Buffalo-style hot wings. It …
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Guanylate
Guanylate is a flavor enhancer that is often produced commercially through the fermentation of sugars. It is a salt form …
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Pepper Sauce Seasoning
Pepper sauce seasoning is a blend of spices and flavorings designed to mimic the taste of pepper sauce. It typically …
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Natural Berry Flavor With Other Natural Flavors
Natural berry flavor with other natural flavors is a complex mixture of aromatic compounds derived from natural sources, such as …
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Caramel Seasoning
Caramel seasoning is a flavoring that mimics the taste and aroma of caramel. It is typically made from sugar that …
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Beef Juices
Beef juices are the natural liquids released from beef during cooking or processing. They are typically collected and concentrated to …
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Taco Seasoning Mix
Taco seasoning mix is a blend of spices and seasonings used to flavor ground meat or other fillings for tacos …
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Cracked Red Pepper
Cracked red pepper is made from dried, mature red chili peppers that have been broken into pieces. The specific type …
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Caramel Flavored Drops
Caramel flavored drops are small, solid pieces that provide a caramel flavor. They are typically made by combining sugar, butter, …
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Chicken Type Flavoring
Chicken Type Flavoring is a blend of ingredients designed to mimic the taste of cooked chicken. It is created by …
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Habanero Seasoning
Habanero seasoning is a spice blend that features the habanero pepper as its primary ingredient. Habanero peppers are known for …
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Spices Dehydrated Garlic
Dehydrated garlic is dried garlic that has been processed to remove most of its water content. It is made by …
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Beef Bone Stock
Beef bone stock is a liquid made by simmering beef bones, connective tissue, and sometimes meat for an extended period. …
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Ground Black Peppercorns
Ground black peppercorns are the dried, ground berries of the Piper nigrum vine, native to South Asia. The berries are …
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Cocoa And Artificial Flavors
Cocoa is the dry solid product made from the cacao bean. Artificial flavors are compounds created in a lab to …
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All Natural Fruit Flavors
All-natural fruit flavors are complex mixtures derived from natural sources like fruits, vegetables, and their parts (e.g., peels, leaves). They …
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Caramel Flavor Base
Caramel flavor base is a concentrated flavoring ingredient that mimics the taste and aroma of caramel. It is typically made …
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Unprocessed Sea Salt
Unprocessed sea salt is a type of salt made by evaporating ocean water. It is not chemically processed or refined, …
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Unsweet Chocolate
Unsweet chocolate is made from roasted cocoa beans that have been ground into a paste, called chocolate liquor. This paste …
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Pepper And Garlic
Pepper and garlic is a seasoning blend that combines the pungent, spicy flavor of pepper (often black pepper) with the …
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Mocha Paste
Mocha paste is a flavoring ingredient made from a combination of coffee and chocolate. It is typically created by blending …
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Garlic Ginger
Garlic and ginger are pungent spices derived from the roots of the garlic (Allium sativum) and ginger (Zingiber officinale) plants, …
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Bbq Spice
BBQ spice is not a single ingredient but a blend of spices and seasonings used to create a barbecue flavor. …
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Natural Extractives Of Onion
Natural extractives of onion are derived from onions, a common vegetable. They are produced by extracting flavor compounds from onions …
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Peppermint Powder
Peppermint powder is made from dried peppermint leaves, a hybrid mint plant. The leaves are typically dried and then ground …
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Pretzel M Salt
Pretzel M Salt is a type of sodium chloride, commonly known as table salt, characterized by its medium-sized crystals that …
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Dehydrated Garlic Spices
Dehydrated garlic is made from fresh garlic that has had most of its water removed through drying. This process concentrates …
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Ground Bourbon Vanilla Beans
Ground Bourbon vanilla beans are derived from the cured seed pods of the vanilla orchid, primarily *Vanilla planifolia*, grown in …
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Basil And Oregano
Basil and oregano are aromatic herbs commonly used in cooking. Basil, native to tropical regions, has a sweet, peppery flavor. …
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Tabasco Peppers
Tabasco peppers are a variety of chili pepper, a cultivar of the species *Capsicum frutescens*. They are named after the …
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Garlic And Natural Flavor
Garlic is a plant in the onion family, known for its pungent flavor and aroma. "Natural Flavor" is a broad …
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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.