How to find food without natural flavors... #shorts

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“Government regulations define natural flavors as those that derive their aroma or flavor chemicals from plant or animal sources, including fruit, meat, fish, spices, herbs, roots, leaves, buds or bark that are distilled, fermented or otherwise manipulated in a lab.” @nytimes

The source of these “natural” flavors is almost always unknown and questionable, PLUS there’s nothing really natural about them, since they’re synthetically created in a lab just like artificial flavors.
So many ingredients can hide under the label of “natural flavors”, so you really don’t know what you’re actually eating, and as a result they can really mess with your gut microbiome.
Plus, they’re making you addicted to the product.

Now, can we call out all brands who use natural flavors and ask them for ingredient transparency? Just tell us what’s in the food you’re selling us that you label “good-for-you”. 🙏🏻

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