flavoring
Sign in to savethumb|A flavoring A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive that is used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gustatory and olfactory systems. Along with additives, other components, like sugars, determine the taste of food.
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- Definition
- Division by production method
- Natural flavorings
- Nature-identical flavorings
- Artificial flavorings
- Perception of flavorings
- Mechanism
- Taste
- Flavor enhancers
- Regulations
- In Europe
- In the UK
- In the United States
- In Australia and New Zealand
- Regulations on natural flavoring
- Dietary restrictions
- Flavor creation
- Determination
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|A flavoring A flavoring (or flavouring), also known as flavor (or flavour) or flavorant, is a food additive that is used to improve the taste or smell of food. It changes the perceptual impression of food as determined primarily by the chemoreceptors of the gustatory and olfactory systems. Along with additives, other components, like sugars, determine the taste of food.
A flavoring is defined as a substance that gives another substance taste, altering the characteristics of the solute, causing it to become sweet, sour, tangy, etc. Although the term, in common language, denotes the combined chemical sensations of taste and smell, the same term is used in the fragrance and flavors industry to refer to edible chemicals and extracts that alter the flavor of food and food products through the sense of smell.