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Anyone know what 'natural flavours' means on label packaging? (aussie.zone)
submitted 5 months ago by Fluid@aussie.zone to c/australia@aussie.zone
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These words appear on almost all food labels these days, but they are kind of meaningless. Take something like those flavoured waters, "ingredients: water, flavour". They taste amazing, there's definitely a bunch of 'stuff' in there, but they don't tell us what it is on the label?

I thought we used to have number codes for additives and what-not that they had to disclose so we knew what was in it. Did the food labelling laws change somehow? Or are these new additives something different which can just hide behind the word 'flavour'? Genuinely curious if anyone has some idea, there doesn't seem to be any explanations on the food standards website...

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[–] bestusername@aussie.zone 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (4 children)

It's probably a trade off between telling you what it really is and protecting IP.

Also, do you really want to know natural flavour could be smashed beetle anus?

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Yes, I would really like to be able to avoid animal products in food and natural flavors doesn't give me enough information to do so.

[–] bestusername@aussie.zone 3 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Even the strictest vegan eats about kilo of bugs ever year; there's far bigger things to worry about in life.

[–] zero_spelled_with_an_ecks@programming.dev 5 points 5 months ago

I'd rather be given the choice than not and say: that's just how things are.

[–] icerunner_origin@startrek.website 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Uranium is natural. Not sure what it tastes like. Perhaps someone would be kind enough to report back.

[–] bestusername@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago

Sure, if it's not a known allergen/high risk, why would a company risk their IP.

[–] SpicyLizards@reddthat.com 1 points 5 months ago

It sounds like it could be sold for a high price at a gastro restaurant.

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Course 7 Foam of beetle anus

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[–] seedoubleyou@infosec.pub 2 points 5 months ago

bugs, since its plausible for mass manufacturing that a fly or two may have fallen into the vat, they have to list it as an ingredient, and "natural flavors" sells better than "bugs"

[–] Copterdoc@sopuli.xyz 2 points 5 months ago

Could be anything Beaver Glands

[–] yoz@aussie.zone 1 points 5 months ago (3 children)

Never really thought about this but I think its stiff like OJ, apple juice etc

[–] Daxtron2@startrek.website 1 points 5 months ago

Hahahaha

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