Bourbon Vanilla Natural Flavouring
Bourbon vanilla flavoring is derived from real vanilla pods and qualifies as a natural flavor under 21 CFR 101.22 and 21 CFR 169 (vanilla extract standards of identity). It is GRAS and safe at typical food use levels.
What it is
Natural flavoring extracted from Bourbon vanilla beans (Vanilla planifolia grown in Indian Ocean islands).
Flavoring agent.
Why it's flagged
- alcohol content in extract form (small amounts)
What regulators actually say
"Vanilla extract is the solution in aqueous ethyl alcohol of the sapid and odorous principles extractable from vanilla beans."
"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
Standards of identity for vanilla extracts (21 CFR 169.175); permitted as natural flavor (21 CFR 101.22)
European Union — EFSA
Permitted natural flavoring under EU 1334/2008
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