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Lemon Flavouring
Lemon Flavouring
Also known as: lemon scent
Low concern
Lemon flavorings — whether natural lemon oil or compounded — are generally safe at food-use levels. Composition disclosure is limited under 'natural flavor' or 'flavoring' labeling.
Found in
500 products
What it is
Flavoring ingredient providing lemon aroma; can be natural (lemon oil/extract) or nature-identical/synthetic.
Flavoring.
Why it's flagged
- Limited transparency in flavoring composition
What regulators actually say
"Essential oils, oleoresins, and natural extractives, including Lemon (Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.), GRAS."
"Regulation (EC) No 1334/2008 lays down rules on flavourings."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Lemon oil GRAS — 21 CFR 182.20
European Union — EFSA
Permitted under Regulation 1334/2008
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