Garlic and its derivatives
Garlic and its derivativesGarlic and its extracts are flavourings. The pungency is not present in the intact bulb: it forms when the cells are damaged and an enzyme meets a precursor, which is why crushing garlic changes its taste.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted | 21 CFR 184.1317retrieved 2026-09-07 | |
| Codex Alimentarius | Not listedDoes not appear on this jurisdiction’s permitted list. That is not the same as being prohibited. |
What it is made from
The bulb of Allium sativum, used fresh, dried, powdered, or as distilled oil and oleoresin.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Garlic and its derivatives
Hazard reference values
No reference value for this substance in the sources we hold.
Evidence and how bodies read it
Studies, and the differing conclusions regulators drew from them, are curated by hand rather than machine-read, and none has been written for this substance yet.
Sources for this page
- ecfr retrieved 2026-09-07
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