The ingredients list: carbonated water, “natural flavors”…..
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Oils and extracts from natural sources that don’t add any significant volume or nutritional value to the concoction.
Lemon Zest is a natural flavor, as an example. A tiny bit makes a significant difference, so it doesn’t really add anything other than just flavor.
Natural flavors are flavor juice derived from natural things, it may not come from where you expect
The only real requirement here is that it is sourced from something that grows. It could be juice from a fruit, oil from a leaf, or an odd chemical in the bark. As long as the starting components grew its “natural”
They don’t always derive from the thing you expect. “Natural” coconut flavor actually comes from the bark of a completely unrelated tree, it just happens to have a compound that tastes coconutty. A sour thing with “Natural flavor” may just have its citric acid sourced from Lemons and Oranges regardless of what sour type of fruit its listed as being.
You can also have “artificial flavors” that are absolutely identical except for how they were derived. Apparently most coconut flavor these days is artificial because harvesting the bark kills the tree so we just make the *exact same molecule* from precursors that didn’t grow before they were harvested
The “natural flavors” in soda water are made up of a variety of chemicals that occur naturally in fruits, vegetables, and other food items. These chemicals include amino acids, carbohydrates, fats, and oils. While some of these chemicals may be present in trace amounts, others may make up a significant portion of the flavor.
The exact composition of natural flavors varies depending on the specific flavor. For example, orange soda may contain chemicals such as linalool and limonene, which are found in oranges. Meanwhile, lemon soda may contain citral and geranial, two chemicals that give lemons their distinct smell. The specific mix of chemicals present in each natural flavor is what gives it its unique taste and smell.
While the majority of natural flavors are derived from plants, some can also be derived from animals. For instance, castoreum extract, which is used to flavor vanilla-flavored foods and beverages, is obtained from the anal glands of beavers. Other animal-derived flavors include honey and musk.
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