Here are some friends with simlar question as we.And I have this question for many days,anyone help us?
Kitty said: Yes.Why do labels say "Natural Flavor" instead of just saying "beef b-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Why do labels say "Natural Flavor" instead of just saying "beef b),it will help you,my kids.
As a vegitarian, I find it to be quite annoying when labels can't just state what is really contained in the product. Most vegitarians aren't aware what Natural Flavor means.
Answer:
yes, I agree. Natural flavor or natural color does not mean its good. It can be derived from any source approved for the food industry, including meat, soy, wheat, etc., and is potentially deadly to people with allergies. People develop a false sense of security when they read "natural" on something-the sad truth is dog s h i t and cyanide are all natural too, and I dont want any part of them either. The mislabeling of foods is insane. The FDA is obviously run by a bunch of crackheads-or many things wouldnt be allowed
Because the natural flavor could be just about anything the FDA considers "natural" like salt! You're right though, natural flavoring could mean any kind of animal by product. It's rare that the label means "carrots". The labling standards in the U.S. could stand to be improved.
Because they don't want people to know what they are eating,like squashed bug as red food coloring or maggots in spaghetti sauce.
two things
marketing and making it sound nicer
The same reason veal isn't just called 'tortured baby cows'.
By saying natural flavor they reserve the right to use beef, chicken, pork or fish by products. They don't want to be limited to just one animal essence, that would ruin the surprise.
tricky basters, oh well, that's what we get for eating processed food. no thanks food processor
wait, I like this one even better: on your orange juice (depending on brand) it may state 'contains nature identical flavours'. And your dishwasher liquid is with 'real lemon juice'. Where are we going? Why, I go to the weekly market, buy fresh from farmers I know they don't use chemicals to keep their veggies free from pests (ok, the leaves are a bit eaten and not bright green - more like nature identical vegetables than those in the supermarket though), and buy sauces and other basic products in supermarkets where the ingredients read as easy as: salt, sugar, caramel, soy beans... reject if it contains MSG, Exxx, extracts of... and etc. That means though that I make a lot of basic preparations at home which I then use to flavour my dishes. Not that difficult here in Borneo...!
Yes, I find it annoying too when I read that all the ingredients are ok until I came to the last ingredient: natural flavour, I toss the whole product aside.
yea, probably they don't want people to know what is actually in the product because 1)they may not want to eat it 2)the company doesn't want another competiting company to know what they put in. That just my guess.
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Kitty said: Yes.Why do labels say "Natural Flavor" instead of just saying "beef b-I try seach this on internet but no results found.Maybe this is a stupid question.
Mike said: oh,no,you are wrong.I have found as below for this question(Why do labels say "Natural Flavor" instead of just saying "beef b),it will help you,my kids.
As a vegitarian, I find it to be quite annoying when labels can't just state what is really contained in the product. Most vegitarians aren't aware what Natural Flavor means.
Answer:
yes, I agree. Natural flavor or natural color does not mean its good. It can be derived from any source approved for the food industry, including meat, soy, wheat, etc., and is potentially deadly to people with allergies. People develop a false sense of security when they read "natural" on something-the sad truth is dog s h i t and cyanide are all natural too, and I dont want any part of them either. The mislabeling of foods is insane. The FDA is obviously run by a bunch of crackheads-or many things wouldnt be allowed
Because the natural flavor could be just about anything the FDA considers "natural" like salt! You're right though, natural flavoring could mean any kind of animal by product. It's rare that the label means "carrots". The labling standards in the U.S. could stand to be improved.
Because they don't want people to know what they are eating,like squashed bug as red food coloring or maggots in spaghetti sauce.
two things
marketing and making it sound nicer
The same reason veal isn't just called 'tortured baby cows'.
By saying natural flavor they reserve the right to use beef, chicken, pork or fish by products. They don't want to be limited to just one animal essence, that would ruin the surprise.
tricky basters, oh well, that's what we get for eating processed food. no thanks food processor
wait, I like this one even better: on your orange juice (depending on brand) it may state 'contains nature identical flavours'. And your dishwasher liquid is with 'real lemon juice'. Where are we going? Why, I go to the weekly market, buy fresh from farmers I know they don't use chemicals to keep their veggies free from pests (ok, the leaves are a bit eaten and not bright green - more like nature identical vegetables than those in the supermarket though), and buy sauces and other basic products in supermarkets where the ingredients read as easy as: salt, sugar, caramel, soy beans... reject if it contains MSG, Exxx, extracts of... and etc. That means though that I make a lot of basic preparations at home which I then use to flavour my dishes. Not that difficult here in Borneo...!
Yes, I find it annoying too when I read that all the ingredients are ok until I came to the last ingredient: natural flavour, I toss the whole product aside.
yea, probably they don't want people to know what is actually in the product because 1)they may not want to eat it 2)the company doesn't want another competiting company to know what they put in. That just my guess.
correctness,It's Non-profit and only for informational purposes.
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