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Summer Truffle
Summer Truffle
Safe
Summer truffles are whole-food fungi consumed in small quantities. No notable safety concerns.
Found in
140 products
What it is
Edible underground fungus Tuber aestivum, harvested in summer, used as a culinary delicacy.
Aromatic flavor ingredient.
Why it's flagged
- adulteration with synthetic truffle aroma in cheap products
What regulators actually say
"Tuber aestivum ... is a widely consumed culinary truffle with characteristic aromatic compounds."
"Authenticity issues in truffle products often involve adulteration with synthetic 2,4-dithiapentane."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Whole food.
European Union — EFSA
Whole food.
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