Wowwwwwwww! After recording this I went ahead and asked chatgpt this: The natural flavor on the back of nutrition facts labels. What does that mean?
🔍 What Are Natural Flavors?
Derived from plant or animal sources (e.g., fruits, vegetables, herbs, spices, dairy, meat, or seafood).
Highly processed and chemically altered to enhance taste.
May include solvents, preservatives, and emulsifiers that aren’t required to be listed separately.
Can contain hundreds of chemical compounds under one single label.
🚨 Important Things to Know:
"Natural" doesn’t mean healthy. It can be just as processed as artificial flavors.
Companies don’t have to disclose what’s inside. If you have allergies or dietary restrictions, this can be risky.
It can contain MSG, citric acid, or other additives that some people react to.
Bottom line: If you want to avoid mystery ingredients, look for products that fully disclose their flavoring sources (like "vanilla extract" instead of "natural vanilla flavor").
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