Natural Tangerine Flavor

Flavors + Colors

Questionable

Definition

Chemical mixture originally derived from tangerine 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 Tangerine Flavors, Natural Tangerine Flavour, Natural Tangerine Flavours, Organic Natural Tangerine Flavor, Organic Tangerine Flavor, Tangerine Natural Flavor, Natural Flavor (Tangerine)

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.