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Natural fl avouring substances: Article 16.3
The term 'natural fl avouring substance(s)' may only be used for fl avourings
in which the fl avouring component contains exclusively natural fl avouring
substances.
If 95% or more of fl avouring substances are derived from a specifi c source such
as orange, the fl avour may be called 'natural orange fl avour'. If the natural
fl avouring substances are derived from a number of sources, the fl avour can be
labelled 'natural fl avouring substances' or more simply 'natural fl avouring'.
Alternative labels are orange fl avouring and fl avouring where the word natural
has been removed.
Natural 'X' fl avouring: Article 16.4
The term 'natural' may only be used in combination with a reference to a
food, food category or a vegetable or animal fl avouring source if the
fl avouring component has been obtained exclusively or at least 95% by w/w
from the source material referred to.
The fl avouring should contain at least 95% by weight/weight (w/w) of the source
material and the fl avour perception of the named source needs to be easily
recognised. A fl avour containing 95% by w/w of fl avouring materials from orange
plus other natural fl avourings may be called 'natural orange fl avouring'. The
remaining 5% should only be used to adjust natural variations in the fl avour profi le,
to ensure consistent quality or introduce special notes into the fl avouring such as
green, ripe, etc. Combinations of fl avourings, for example, orange and lemons with
45% derived from orange, 50% from lemons and the remainder from natural
fl avouring substances, may be called 'natural lemon and orange fl avouring' with the
major contributor mentioned fi rst. Alternative labels are 'natural lemon fl avouring,
natural orange fl avouring' and 'natural fruit fl avourings'. There is always the option
not to use the word natural, and lemon and orange fl avourings or fl avourings are
also acceptable. Finally if the orange is not recognisable in the fl avour it is called
'natural lemon fl avouring with other natural fl avourings' (see below).
Natural 'X' fl avouring with other natural fl avourings: Article 16.5
The term 'natural <<food(s) or food category or source(s)>> fl avouring
with other natural fl avourings' may only be used if the fl avouring component
is partially derived from the source material referred to, the fl avour of which
can be easily recognised.
A fl avouring containing 30% by w/w of a natural orange fl avouring where the
orange note is easily recognised may be called 'natural orange fl avouring with
other natural fl avourings', providing the remaining 70% comprises natural
fl avouring substances and/or fl avouring preparations. If the source cannot be
easily recognised the fl avouring may be called 'natural fl avouring' (see below).
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