Re:FDA rules manufacturers can't list “love” as an ingredien...
by jfengel on Monday June 13, 2022 @02:58PM
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In the FDA's case, it's less about the strictness of the definition, as convenience in labeling. Their definition of "flavor" includes being those "whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional".
Because sugar and other sweeteners have calories, they regulate sweeteners separately. Artificial sweeteners may not have calories, but they're still lumped in with the sweeteners because that's how people conceive them.
To be honest: the distinction between natural and artificial flavors is kind of bogus. There's no reason to think that the artificial ones are worse for you or taste worse. They're often the same chemicals; the artificial ones are more simple because they contain fewer other things.
The natural and artificial sweeteners are likely to make a much bigger deal because they are nutritive, and have bigger effects on your metabolism.
Because sugar and other sweeteners have calories, they regulate sweeteners separately. Artificial sweeteners may not have calories, but they're still lumped in with the sweeteners because that's how people conceive them.
To be honest: the distinction between natural and artificial flavors is kind of bogus. There's no reason to think that the artificial ones are worse for you or taste worse. They're often the same chemicals; the artificial ones are more simple because they contain fewer other things.
The natural and artificial sweeteners are likely to make a much bigger deal because they are nutritive, and have bigger effects on your metabolism.