Artificial flavor
Also appears on labels as: artificial and natural flavors, artificial flavors
Lab-synthesized flavor compounds, disclosed no more specifically than the natural version.
Watched ingredients get highlighted on every product panel you open.
- Where it comes from
- Flavor houses.
- Why it's in the product
- Palatability at the lowest cost.
- Safety and toxicity
- Approved and not associated with documented harm at food levels.
- Interactions and who should be careful
- Same disclosure objection as natural flavor: you cannot know what is in it.
We make the longer argument about this one on the natural flavor evidence page.
General reference, not veterinary advice. Dose, breed, and existing conditions change the answer, so talk to your vet before changing what your pet eats. Think we got this wrong? Tell us and we log it publicly.
Found in 7 scored products
Lowest scores first. Its presence here is not what drove those scores.
