{"id":13198,"date":"2015-02-02T14:09:28","date_gmt":"2015-02-02T22:09:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/?p=13198"},"modified":"2021-07-19T07:07:58","modified_gmt":"2021-07-19T07:07:58","slug":"dolce-lifestyle-natural-vs-artificial-flavors-whats-the-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landing-uat.thedolcediet.com\/blog\/dolce-lifestyle-natural-vs-artificial-flavors-whats-the-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"DOLCE LIFESTYLE: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors &#8211; What&#039;s the difference?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/the-dolce-diet-natural-artificial-flavors.png\" alt=\"the-dolce-diet-natural-artificial-flavors\" width=\"620\" height=\"424\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-13202\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>Artificial vs. Natural Flavors<\/h2>\n<h4>by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>According to the Code of Federal Regulations, a natural flavor is: \u201cthe essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional\u201d (21CFR101.22).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Hooray\u2026what the heck does all of that mean?<br \/>\nBasically these flavorings are derived from the actual food by multiple means, such as, fermentation or heating. The flavors are obtained from the whole food, and are not created in a lab.<br \/>\nAny flavors added that are not included in the list above would be considered an \u201cartificial flavor,\u201d such as monosodium glutamate, or MSG. This ingredient has since been drastically reduced in restaurant chains due to health concerns.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Artificial flavors must be listed on food labels. These flavors are often created by blending multiple natural flavors together and\/or adding additional chemicals.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Artificial ingredients are usually used because they are more cost-effective for the manufacturer. You will probably see natural flavors used in conjunction with artificial flavors, again because it reduces costs, yet the company can still boast that they use \u201cnatural\u201d flavors.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Another thing to keep in mind is that the term &#8220;organic&#8221; is not the same as &#8220;natural.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The USDA\u2019s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) terms \u201cnatural\u201d as \u201ca product containing no artificial ingredient or added color and is only minimally processed (a process which does not fundamentally alter the raw product) may be labeled natural.\u201d<br \/>\nIt is critical not to confuse the two terms. Organic is merely a term for treatment (no pesticides, etc.), not for nutrient quality. Natural refers to the actual ingredients within a product.<\/p>\n<h3>EXAMPLES:<\/h3>\n<p><strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Natural Flavor<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nBenzaldehyde &#8211; Naturally found in almonds and gives an almond flavor to foods\/candies\/liquors.<br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Artificial Flavor<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\nVanilla: Although most of the flavor comes from the vanillin found in vanilla beans, synthetic vanillin is added to create imitation vanilla extract. This would be an example of a natural flavor that was made artificial by means of adding synthetic components.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eatingrules.com\/natural-flavors-artificial-flavors\/ http:\/\/www.today.com\/id\/4676616\/ns\/today-today_food\/t\/food-qa-just-what-natural-flavoring\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.thedolcediet.com\/collections\/books\/products\/the-dolce-diet-3-weeks-to-shredded\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-12618\" src=\"\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/09\/3w2s-dolce-diet-weight-cut.png\" alt=\"3w2s-dolce-diet-weight-cut\" width=\"580\" height=\"280\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artificial vs. Natural Flavors by Samantha Coogan, MS, RDN, LD According to the Code of Federal Regulations, a natural flavor is: \u201cthe essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":13201,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30,8],"tags":[6,1282,34],"class_list":["post-13198","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blog-post","category-news","tag-mike-dolce","tag-natural-vs-artificial-flavors","tag-the-dolce-diet"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v18.4.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>DOLCE LIFESTYLE: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Ever wonder what the real difference is between Natural and Artificial Flavors? 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