Bitter Orange Flavouring
Bitter orange flavoring (citrus aurantium peel/oil) is a permitted natural flavor under FDA rules. The fruit/peel itself is a food; concentrated extracts containing synephrine taken as a stimulant supplement have been associated with cardiovascular adverse events.
What it is
Flavoring derived from bitter orange (Citrus aurantium); sources include peel oil, neroli, and petitgrain.
Citrus flavoring agent.
Why it's flagged
- synephrine content in concentrated extracts (stimulant effects)
What regulators actually say
"The term 'natural flavor' or 'natural flavoring' means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive... whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
natural flavor under 21 CFR 101.22; bitter orange peel/oil GRAS for flavor use
European Union — EFSA
permitted natural flavoring
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