Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants
Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvantsThis is the list of synthetic flavouring substances permitted in the United States, and the carriers and solvents used with them. Like the natural flavour listing, it is the reason a label can say artificial flavour without saying which.
Where it is and isn’t permitted
| Jurisdiction | Status | Scope and limits | Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Permitted, with conditions | 21 CFR 172.515retrieved 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
Individually synthesised compounds, most of which also occur in nature. A synthetic and a natural version of the same compound are chemically identical; the distinction is regulatory and about the route, not the molecule.
- Vegan
- Vegetarian
Every name it appears under
1 recorded name. A label may use any of them.
As it appears in regulation
- Synthetic flavoring substances and adjuvants
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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