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226. What Does the Term “Natural Flavors” Actually Mean?

Ancient Health Podcast

Ancient Health Podcast

Medicine, Alternative Health, Health & Fitness

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

This mini episode explores the definition and implications of natural flavors in food products. Courtney explains that natural flavors are derived from various natural sources and are used to enhance the taste of food. However, it is revealed that natural flavors can contain hundreds of chemicals and additives, raising concerns about their impact on health. She gives tips and practical handles on ways to educate yourself about the standards and regulations surrounding natural flavors and make informed choices for your well-being.


Topics Discussed:
04:23 Natural flavors can contain hundreds of chemicals.
10:08 Natural flavors can be misleading.
11:24 Natural flavors can contain GMOs.
16:05 Beware of misleading natural flavors.
20:41 Be mindful of ingredient sourcing.

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0:00.0

Welcome back to the Anxion Health Podcast where we educate you on real health solutions

0:07.7

that will help transform the way you live, feel, and overcome disease naturally.

0:12.9

I'm your host Courtney Versage along with Dr. Josh Axe and Dr. Chris Motley.

0:18.0

We're so happy you've joined us. Let's dive into today's episode.

0:21.6

Hey guys, welcome back. You're listening to the Anxion Health Podcast. My name is Courtney and

0:25.5

you are joining me for a mini episode. It's mini episode Friday. I hope you guys enjoy these.

0:30.8

I try to think of them as little bite-sized pieces of information and my hope is that in 10, 15,

0:36.9

or 20-ish minutes, I can give you a couple of small little bite-sized pieces of information that

0:43.2

will help your decision-making power when it comes to your health. There's so much information

0:47.3

that's out there, but I want to bring you, and I know Dr. Motley does too, so we tag

0:51.5

team on this relevant information. That way when you hear about things or maybe you're faced

0:56.1

with a decision, you feel like, hey, I remember this one thing from this conversation, and that's

1:00.6

what we're here to do today. Today, what brings us here is the conversation of natural flavors.

1:07.3

So, likely heard about natural flavors or you're at least familiar with them on the back of packages

1:12.3

of food that you're buying at the grocery store, maybe for your family, for meals. We always think

1:17.1

natural flavors, we have no idea what that means. We assume it's air quotes natural, maybe

1:22.1

that it's good for us, but what does it actually mean? Because if you're in the natural health space,

1:27.2

we would kind of follow along. You may think, oh my gosh, this is terrible. Natural flavors means

1:32.6

it could be anything, and you wouldn't be wrong in that initial assessment. But what we don't often

1:38.6

understand is the natural health products. So, the products that we're buying, these are the things

1:43.7

that I'm even looking at. Things that are like snacks or chocolate bar, there is some type of

1:48.5

processing involved. Even the ones that are seemingly healthy or labeled as organic, I often wonder

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