Natural Prickly Pear Flavor
Flavors + Colors
- Questionable
Definition
Chemical mixture originally derived from prickly pear and created to mimic naturally occurring flavors. Organic Natural Flavors are slightly more regulated, and cannot contain propylene glycol, polyglycerol esters of fatty acids, mono- and diglycerides, benzoic acid, polysorbate 80, medium chain triglycerides, BHT, BHA, triacetin.
Also Known As
Natural Prickly Pear Flavors, Natural Prickly Pear Flavour, Natural Prickly Pear Flavours, Organic Natural Prickly Pear Flavor, Organic Prickly Pear Flavor, Prickly Pear Natural Flavor, Natural Flavor (Prickly Pear)
Health Impact
Natural flavors can be made with many chemicals, none of which are required to be disclosed on the product label, so it can be very hard to determine what harmful ingredients lie within them. Flavors derived from a specific ingredient likely only use chemicals available in that food, so are slightly more regulated. In general, flavors are created to make food more palatable, so they can be addictive, leading consumers to eat more without feeling full.
Sources
- The Flavor Rundown: Natural vs. Artificial Flavors
Harvard University: Science In The News
- Synthetic ingredients in Natural Flavors and Natural Flavors in Artificial flavors
EWG
- We are what we eat: Regulatory gaps in the United States that put our health at risk
PLOS Biology
- Food-Induced Anaphylaxis: Role of Hidden Allergens and Cofactors
Frontiers in Immunology
