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.
Natural Non-dairy Butter Flavor
Natural non-dairy butter flavor is a flavoring agent designed to mimic the taste and aroma of butter. It is typically …
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Cascabel Chili
The cascabel chili is a variety of chili pepper, scientifically known as *Capsicum annuum*. It is a small, round, dried …
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Real Vanilla Extract
Real vanilla extract is made from the cured pods of the vanilla orchid. The pods are typically soaked in alcohol …
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Heliotropine
Heliotropine, also known as piperonal, is a synthetic aromatic compound. It is typically manufactured from petrochemicals or from compounds found …
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Artificial Mustard Oil
Artificial mustard oil is a synthetic flavoring agent designed to mimic the pungent taste of natural mustard oil. It is …
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Truffle & Salt
Truffle salt is a seasoning made by combining salt with dried, ground truffles or truffle oil. Truffles are a type …
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Organic Fat-reduced Cocoa Powder
Cocoa powder is made from dried and roasted cocoa beans. For fat-reduced cocoa powder, most of the cocoa butter (fat) …
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Dried Habanero Pepper
Dried habanero pepper is a variety of chili pepper known for its intense heat and fruity flavor. It is the …
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Ground Sumac
Ground sumac is a spice made from the dried and ground berries of the sumac shrub, which is native to …
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Fish Base
Fish base is a concentrated flavoring made from cooked fish or fish parts, often combined with other ingredients like vegetables, …
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Organic Anise Seed
Organic anise seed comes from the dried fruit of the Pimpinella anisum plant, native to the Mediterranean region and Southwest …
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Garlic Powder And Turmeric And Beet Powder
Garlic powder is made from dried, ground garlic cloves. Turmeric is a spice derived from the root of the *Curcuma …
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Natural White Chocolate Flavor
Natural White Chocolate Flavor is a flavoring substance that mimics the taste of white chocolate. It is created by combining …
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Organic Fair Trade Coffee
Coffee beans are the seeds of berries from the Coffea plant, native to Africa. They are typically roasted to develop …
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Torula Yeast With Smoke Flavor
Torula yeast, also known as Candida utilis, is a type of yeast that grows on wood sugars. It is deactivated …
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Bleu Cheese Flavor
Bleu cheese flavor is a flavoring ingredient designed to mimic the taste and aroma of real bleu cheese. It is …
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Chili Pepper Spices
Chili pepper spices are made from dried, ground chili peppers, which are the fruits of plants from the genus Capsicum. …
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Lemon Juice Concentrate And Lemon Oil
Lemon juice concentrate is made by removing water from lemon juice. Lemon oil is extracted from the peel of lemons. …
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Oyster Sauce Water
Oyster sauce is a savory condiment made from the liquid extracted from oysters. The oysters are simmered, and the resulting …
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Carmelized Onion
Caramelized onions are onions that have been slowly cooked over low heat for an extended period. This process breaks down …
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Coffee Grounds
Coffee grounds are the dried, roasted, and ground seeds of the coffee plant. The beans are harvested, processed to remove …
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Dry Sauce Mix
Dry sauce mix is a powdered blend of ingredients designed to be reconstituted with liquid (like water or milk) to …
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Onions Powder
Onion powder is made from dried, ground onions. The dehydration process concentrates the onion's natural flavor and aroma. It is …
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Orange Pekoe Black Tea
Orange Pekoe is not a flavor but a grade of black tea, indicating a high quality of whole leaf tea. …
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Contain Mustard
Mustard is a condiment made from the seeds of a mustard plant. The seeds are ground into a powder or …
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Mint Chips
Mint chips are small, flavored pieces, typically made from sugar, vegetable oil, and peppermint or spearmint flavoring. They are often …
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Tabasco Sauce Powder
Tabasco Sauce Powder is a dehydrated form of Tabasco sauce, a brand of hot sauce made from tabasco peppers, vinegar, …
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Extracts Of Wheat Flour And Malt Barley
Extracts of wheat flour and malt barley are derived from grains. They are produced by processing wheat flour and malted …
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Salt Natural And Artificial Flavor
Salt Natural And Artificial Flavor is a food ingredient that combines sodium chloride (salt) with a mix of natural and …
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Fresh Pressed Organic Ginger Juice
Fresh pressed organic ginger juice is made from the root of the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). The juice is extracted …
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Dehydrated Mustard
Dehydrated mustard is made from ground mustard seeds that have had most of their water removed. Mustard seeds come from …
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Natural Vanillin
Natural vanillin is the primary flavor compound found in vanilla beans. It can be extracted from vanilla beans or produced …
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Hops Extract
Hops extract is a concentrated form of compounds found in hops, a flowering plant (Humulus lupulus) commonly used in brewing …
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Dried Marjoram
Marjoram is a perennial herb in the mint family, native to the Mediterranean region. It has a warm, slightly bitter, …
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Spices And Herb
Spices and herbs are aromatic or pungent plant parts used to flavor food. They can include seeds, fruits, roots, bark, …
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Salt & Natural Vanilla Flavor
Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride. It is found naturally in large underground deposits and in seawater. …
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Lacresin
Lacresin is a synthetic flavoring substance that mimics the taste of butter or cream. It is chemically known as diacetyl. …
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Ghost Pepper Powder
Ghost pepper powder is made from the dried and ground fruit of the *Capsicum chinense* plant, also known as the …
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Artificial Favor
Artificial flavors are compounds created in a laboratory to mimic natural flavors. They are synthesized from various chemical sources, which …
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Starter Flavor
Starter flavor is a complex blend of ingredients used to create specific savory or umami tastes in processed foods. It …
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Natural Extractives Of Ginger
Natural extractives of ginger are flavorings derived from the ginger plant (Zingiber officinale). They are typically produced by extracting volatile …
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Vanillin And Other Artificial Flavors
Vanillin is the primary compound that gives vanilla its characteristic flavor. While natural vanillin is extracted from vanilla beans, the …
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Red Wine Extract
Red wine extract is a concentrated form of compounds found in red wine. It is typically made by removing the …
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Dark Chocolate Cocoa Mass
Cocoa mass, also known as chocolate liquor, is the solid component of the cacao bean after it has been roasted, …
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A Natural Salt
A Natural Salt is a mineral composed primarily of sodium chloride (NaCl). It is extracted from underground salt deposits or …
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Shiso
Shiso is an herb in the mint family, native to East Asia. It has a unique flavor, often described as …
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Pure Orange Extract
Pure orange extract is a liquid flavoring made by extracting the essential oils from the peel of oranges. It captures …
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Organic French Vanilla Flavor
Organic French vanilla flavor is a complex mixture of natural compounds that mimic the taste and aroma of vanilla beans. …
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Semisweet Dark Chocolate
Semisweet dark chocolate is a type of chocolate made with a higher percentage of cocoa solids and less sugar than …
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Natural Orange Oil
Natural orange oil is an essential oil extracted from the peel of oranges. It is produced by cold-pressing the orange …
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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.