Cheese Flavouring
Cheese flavoring is a generic umbrella ingredient whose composition is not transparent on labels. Per FDA 21 CFR 101.22, natural flavors are derived from food sources; artificial flavors may be synthetic.
What it is
Generic flavoring designed to impart cheese taste; may be natural or artificial, often containing dairy ingredients, enzymes, and fermentation products.
Imparts cheese flavor in snacks, sauces, and processed foods without using actual cheese.
Why it's flagged
- May contain milk allergen
What regulators actually say
"The term natural flavor or natural flavoring means the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Permitted under 21 CFR 101.22 as 'natural flavor' or 'artificial flavor'.
European Union — EFSA
Regulated under EU Regulation 1334/2008 on flavorings.
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