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Honey Extract

Low concern

Per the honey-derived sweeteners are categorized as low_concern: it is sugar-equivalent caloric sweetener with the same metabolic impact as added sugar. Honey itself is GRAS.

Found in

19 products

What it is

Concentrated extract of honey, retaining sugars, peptides, and trace bioactives.

Sweetener and flavor; functional ingredient in some natural foods/cosmetics.

Why it's flagged

Caloric sweetener
Infant botulism risk under 1 year

What regulators actually say

"Honey is recognized by FDA as a sweet, viscous food substance produced by honey bees and is regulated as a food, including labeling and standards of identity considerations."

FDA - Honey — fda.gov

Regulatory status

United States — FDA

Honey is a food; honey extract treated under standard food regulations.

European Union — EFSA

Honey and derivatives recognized as foods.

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