So glad you’ve addressed this issue. I quit natural flavors years ago because of the uncertainty. I hope you talk about the aluminum in Morton salt and others as an anti caking agent. It has to be linked to so much mental issues
have you noticed that all "stainless steel' to go cups are covered in non stick coating inside. I noticed quite a few time metalic sheen on top my coffee and acid hot drinks. that the most ignored topic ever, im not surprised if theres some kind of lead/aluminum coating inside. For some reason everyone is so quete about to go cups.
I see many people buying huge amounts of soda all of the time; They look like dazed zombies who want nothing more than their soda fix...Imo, natural flavors are making these people extremely aggressive & may be contributing to their obvious weight problems... Since quitting natural flavors, I've lost 40 pounds & feel much healthier; Imo, if a company won't tell you what's in their products, you should not give them your money...There's a reason why they won't tell you, & at least 99% of the time, that reason is probably not a good one.
I always wonder what these "natural flavors" are. It's so shady that these companies won't tell you what they consist of. I hope that in the future, food companies will be required to include where they derive their natural flavors from.
They should have to list / disclose exactly what's in their "natural flavors." What if someone is allergic to something in it. Plus, it's like a free-for-all for poor and potentially dangerous ingredients
I asked Zevia what was in their Natural Flavors here is their reply. Hi Paul, Zevia has always listed “natural flavors” in ingredient panels. Because of proprietary reasons, we cannot list all the flavors we put in our sodas. Our “Natural Flavors” are all plant-derived. Examples of components in our natural flavors are citrus oils, cherry essence, cassia oil, wintergreen, and other flavor compounds unique to each flavor (eg, Caffeine Free Hibiscus Passionfruit). We don’t disclose a laundry list of our natural flavors.
Our entire strategy revolves around using plant-derived ingredients, and creating a ‘smarter choice’ than the mainstream products. The term “Natural” is a highly sensitive term in the food and beverage industry, as there no regulatory framework for calling a product ‘natural’, we avoid calling our product ‘natural’. The term “Natural Flavors” is an exception, given that it has regulatory framework. For example, that cannot use ‘artificial flavors’ and call them ‘natural flavors’. We can absolutely confirm that there is no MSG, dairy, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, fish, shell fish in any Zevia product. All Zevia beverages are Gluten Free, and Vegan, as well as non-GMO Project verified and Kosher. However, we take great care in choosing ingredients that are the smartest choice for all of our consumers, especially those who have special diets and food allergies. If there is an ingredient you are trying to avoid, we are able to confirm whether or not these beverages will be right for you. Just let us know. Sincerely, Jae-Min Mandala Senior Customer Relations Manager ZEVIA® Zero Calorie Beverages
I get your point on backing the natural flavors of foods that have mostly good clean whole food ingredients... But.... At the same time if they care so much about their good clean ingredients, why don't they just put what's in the food, on the label.
@@Gloria68 i may be missing your point. if a company is firmly about natural and organic but want to make a profit. that just means they don't want you to know they add xxxxchemical and xxxxbad stuff but can instead call it "natural flavor" otherwise if it was just rasberries and lime juice they would just say that. at the end of the day it doesn't matter the ingredients that are next to it, they have something to hide or not? are you suggesting they are forced to label it that way or go out of business?
@@bn6244 Maybe they are trying to save a dime on their product labeling? "Natural flavors" is a lot shorter and cheaper to print than, "cherry extract, vanilla extract, plum juice..."? Who knows, it's so ridiculous. Hopefully one day it will be illegal, and enforced, to not completely list each and every ingredient regardless of quantity. Like Putin makes it illegal for anyone to create or sell GMO crops in Russia. At least he's got that right!
❤️ Thank you so much for making this video. It is something we have been looking for. My wife just finished Chemotherapy and we want to get granular on all these things.
shit.....sugar binge for 3 weeks now, gained those 15 pounds back and no fasting like i used to.......so I'm on here for a daily dose of Thomas to see if i can get back on track.....you deserve this type comment for how much work you obviously put into this channel.....
What's really amazing about the "natural flavors" and "artificial flavors" titles is that, this umbrella term was the result of legislation passing that forced food manufacturers to properly list their ingredients on the label. Since then big corporations have managed to walk back that legislation and gerrymander ingredients in a way that makes the ingredients list even more misleading than it was before. After watching a video of NileRed turn latex gloves into grape soda, I try to buy whole foods as much as possible and confine the cooking science to my kitchen.
Finally some insight on this! Bobby from Flav city is way too strict on natural flavors and won’t approve a product even if natural flavors is the only questionable ingredient.
Great video, would be nice to have a follow up on products where we have more data. Also, not really on topic, but would really like a video about all supplements you take on a daily/weekly basis with a brief explanation on why.
I’m on a 14 day fast. Day 6 I drank polar carbonated water. Lime flavored. Ingredients: carbonated water, natural flavors. I stomach became horribly upset and I ended up throwing up white foam, it took hours for my stomach too settle out, I almost broke my fast with bone broth just to feel better. Never again, no more natural flavors, no matter what. Not gonna play Russian roulette with my microbiome.
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for covering this! I just didn’t know. The only thing I know, is that when I am reading the ingredient list on an item that me or my little will be eating, and as soon as I get to “natural flavors”, my stomach drops. But I never knew why!
I’m surprised you haven’t put out a video on drinking ice water vs room temp water and wether or not drinking ice water is beneficial or counterproductive
Mr Delaure. Thank you for taking the time. You are too kind. Craig the I love it so much though it's great! Thomas there's injury in left leg, shin, calf. Also quarterly cycle of spermiogenesis I don't know if left bollock ache is connected to the pain in the left leg down to the sole the left foot. Maybe a nerve or something then? It's chipping into my time spent waiting to heal, I've done everything up until breaking point. No days off, all that. I should knock one out off the wrist, yet my awareness appears to me so high it's embarrassing. The leg pain though! Otherwise tough guy I don't have collagen but have Chicken bone broth that's good right? I need to train... From Craig. GB. Give my love to your family.
Nobody reads the labels. Otherwise, I don't understand why people eat and drink so much crap. The majority of ingredients on the labels are even hard to pronounce.
Due to severe food allergies, I prepare everything from scratch with whole ingredients. The term natural flavorings is simply too vague for me to risk. Another issue is the word broth. Pork and turkey are injected with broth. By law, the ingredients used to create the broth do not need to be listed. This is, again, not something I can afford to risk. Also, those ingredients can be changed at any time without our knowledge. Therefore, pork and turkey are not on my menu unless I can source from a farm that raises them humanely and processes them on the farm. Also, commercial chicken is soaked in salt water. This plumps them up, increasing the weight. That's why they shrink so much after cooking. I've cut back my consumption of chicken as it simply tastes bland and has no flavor. I also wonder about the water quality used in soaking the chickens. What a shame that we cannot trust our food growers and suppliers.
Ever since they have been adding natural flavors to organic and non GMO foods I've noticed an abvious decline in my health and memory!! When I stopped eating anything with natural flavors for 2 weeks my memory, mood, and health became alot better!!! Amongst many other reasons, I believe this could be one of the reasons for Azheimer's, dementia, and mental illness!!!
It’s so funny you just uploaded this video because I literally emailed two companies earlier today (LMNT and Verb bars) asking what’s in their natural flavors 😂
@@hannahb9864 Lmnt responded… “Glad you asked! The natural flavors are either distilled or extracted from fruits, roots, and spices and then spray-dried into powder form. These powdered flavors are created through a spray drying process that turns liquid flavors (botanical or spice extracts-in this case, fruit extracts) into a fine, dry powder that delivers taste in a blendable and shelf-stable form. The process to encapsulate a flavor’s taste from liquid flavors into powder (spray drying) generally utilizes only water, the flavor carrier, and the flavor itself. For some flavors, a very small amount of ethyl alcohol (0.001-1%) is used as a solvent. The heat involved in the spray drying process causes the alcohol to evaporate.” Verbs response at first was… “I’m sorry! We are unfortunately unable to provide specifics on natural flavors as the recipes are kept secret for proprietorial reasons. Is there a specific ingredient you’re concerned about?” Then I just said all I wanted to know was if their natural flavors were derived from natural sources i.e food or if there was any added artificial ingredients. There response was then… “We use natural flavors same as with each bar to craft the perfect taste! We can confirm that there are definitely no artificial ingredients in these natural flavors. There are no major allergens either!”
I always thought there was only natural vs artificial flavors. Now it's like there is subcategories in natural flavors like synthetic vs organic...wtf shouldn't synthetic be called artificial idk. There has to be a better to label the real extraction of natural/organic flavors
Hi Thomas , I have been taking LMT (element ) for awhile now and just recently I looked at the ingredients. .. It has natural flavor in it . Can you please enlighten me on that . I am post menopausal and Want to lose my belly fat…..will the natural flavor stall my weight loss journey ?? Thankyou
I'm pregnant and have been drinking naturally flavored sparkling waters daily - now I'm wondering the safety of these natural flavors - I hate that they aren't listed specifically which ones..so I can't just research them specifically
🚨 Here something to think 💭 next time you eat something with “Natural Flavors”. Here some of the chemical names. - Brewed coffee = 1-2-Furfurylthio - Apricot = 1-Amino-2-Propanol - Smoke aroma = 1-Methyl-3-Methoxy-4-Isopropylbenzene - Hazelnut = 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene - Citrus = 1,2-Di((1-Ethoxy)Ethoxy)Propane
I really liked this video. Love Thomas because he is not all about instilling fear in the masses, he just says educate yourself, make your own judgmental call and opt for whole foods when you can or when it’s feasible. Smart and responsible advise imo.
As a celiac I can't have natural flavors unless it's certified gluten free because they can use barely or rye as "natural flavors" and since neither of those are considered one of the 9 allergens in the United States they don't have to disclose that information anywhere on the package.
Thank you for this advice, I love flavored water like bubly and others but I noticed that they all just said natural flavor and that concerned me so I started digging I dont have every answer I want but im getting there
Companies don't list everything because they probably use a variety or one of two or more flavours. It's cheaper to have one standard label and use whatever flavours they have in stock.
Even my creamer is adding flavor. It says 0 sugar, 0 carb, and natural flavor. However it does have sunflower lecithin, acacia gum, gelan gum ? Wonder what the heck they are? I normally buy the original that does not have these things added, but there is dipotassium phosphate. I believe unless we eat foods that we prepare ourselves from fresh produce and cook at home, all the rest of the packed in containers foods do have chemicals added to preserve to last on the shelves and in fridge.
I always like those more personal approaches to your video titles and thumbnails more tho changing them how you are doing might be better ago wise xD One Love! Always forward, never ever backward!! ☀️☀️☀️ 💚💛❤️ 🙏🏿🙏🙏🏼
The only reason that sugar is generally recognized as safe is because they changed the criteria and specifically limited it to 40 pounds of sugar a year. Who knows how many other of these recognized safe substances are actually bad for us in the amounts that are typically consumed today.
If I see Natural Flavors in a product that has organic and as clean ingredients as possible, I give them benefit of doubt and will purchase product anyway. If it has garbage ingredients then I'll assume they use the bad natural flavors.
So my question would be if these “good” companies are putting good honest natural favors into their ingredients why can’t they just list what those natural flavors are instead of using the general term of natural flavor to make us second guess?
They should list each individual ingredient that comprises “natural flavorings”. Maybe would help to regulate the use bc it’s so long and questionable.
Ironically enough "natural flavorings" was the end result of legislation passed requiring food manufacturers to list their ingredients. I believe that was a good 10 years ago or so now.
I've been recently getting cases of 'Hint' water and have gradually noticed two weird things: 1) If I drink it on an empty stomach, it can make me queasy and 2) If I leave it in a paper cup overnight, the cup can have a chemical smell to it. So I looked it up. Propylene glycol. There's actually been a suit against them, which they apparently won. I'll finish what I've got (not while fasted) but, after that... well, anyone know a good affordable water filter??! 😁
Excuse me.....your article totally missed the point. What they call natural flavors on the label....is that... If the flavoring doesn't actually come from a growing, living plant...THEN ITS NOT NATURAL!!!!!! Simple...!! Like....DAAA!! Then...if the flavoring comes from chemicals mixed together, in vats, inside some chemical plant...THEN WHAT'S NATURAL ABOUT IT???? You totally missed the boat on this!! I mean in college in my chemistry labs...we made tons of different kinds of flavorings....banana, apple, strawberry, orange, mango, cherry....etc...etc!! Sure...you couldn't tell the difference, between them and the actual fruits and berries!! Except....the ones we made grew up in TEST TUBES!! SOO...when you read on a label about natural flavors. If it doesn't come from an actual plant. Then it came from a test tube...and there's not one dam thing natural about that. And I grew up on my family's large family farm in Illinois. And I've never once seen Coke Bottle plants growing in a field...boxes of fruits lays growing in a field. And I've certainly never seen fields of, "Test Tubes Of Natural Flavors", growing in a field!!! Come on people....get a clue!! We're been fed chemicals!! Even our meat substitutes....THATS NOT EVEN MEAT!!! BUT...people buy it!!
Our family just started trying to avoid natural flavors and soy. Let me just say, it has SUBSTANTIALLY limited what I can buy. That stuff is in almost everything!
I wonder if the natural flavors in beverages like carbonated flavored water is bad for your health. I buy them every once in a while, and I look at the ingredients list and think about Thomas Delauer saying how bad it is for your health. I will not be buying them anymore because of this video. Thanks, Thomas, for bringing this important subject up.
What if natural flavours is bracketed with erythritol and stevia glycosides on the ingredients list? This was on the “Well Naturally No Sugar Added chocolate”
The one thing that I wonder is if these companies don’t want to be in the same bracket as those who use synthetic ingredients, why are they not just putting what the ingredients are instead of saying ‘natural flavors’ and being lazy? Seems shady, can’t trust any of them imo
they are putting it in alcohol free beer now. it's in coors and stella artois. I learned this when my ears started ringing off the hook after drinking a couple
@Diana Dee Jarvis girth is circumference. Wide berth means good distance from, which is an idiom for or synonymous with distribution. I am confident that I am correct as to what he thought he was saying
@Diana Dee Jarvis thus the inference that there is a dispersed distribution. A wide range. I don't understand what you don't understand about how the phrase wide berth of acceptance wouldn't be an analogy for a wide distribution of acceptability. I'm done arguing on UA-cam idk if you're even a native English speaker. Good luck bye I'm blocking you
So..."natural flavoring" is actually "artificial flavoring"?? Or, some natural flavors are artificially derived, and, therefore, "bad"? And we have to guess which those are based on the construction of the ingredient list? I'd tend to think a "natural flavor" would be a flavor derived from naturally-occurring substances without admixture of man-made substances. Thomas seems to be telling me otherwise, that, even if it's cited on the ingredients list as "natural flavor", it may include man-made substances, like an "artificial" flavoring does. This seems like a serious "standards of regulation" violation on the part of the FDA, who is usually very aggressive about proper word usage in marketing, especially the word, "natural". I'm wondering what the "#2 danger of natural flavors" might be...
Then let those so-called good companies go ahead and list those natural flavors if they are actually sourced from natural flavors instead of just labeling it. The way I see it the words "natural flavors" are used to hide ingredients they dont want you to see. Just because something is natural does not mean its safe. For example, both cyanide and arsenic are natural but will kill you. I am obviously not saying that these two are in our foods but there are certain natural flavors that are chemicals and possibly not safe in the long-term. So let them cut the crap, and list every single natural flavor and let us make the decision.
I mean, you can't blame people if they're as healthy as they claim. They don't need to list "Natural flavors" Almost like they are hiding something, sorry they no different and I just avoid it altogether, anything healthy doesn't need to put natural flavors in their food if it's so clean as they claim it to be lol, I think anyone with a brain would know how chicken, apples, and corn taste like without the need of saying "natural flavors", Like we know it's natural flavors so why list the obvious ???💀💀💀
So glad you’ve addressed this issue. I quit natural flavors years ago because of the uncertainty. I hope you talk about the aluminum in Morton salt and others as an anti caking agent. It has to be linked to so much mental issues
Exactly! I quit eating that and use only pink Himalayan salt now without that anti caring agent
have you noticed that all "stainless steel' to go cups are covered in non stick coating inside. I noticed quite a few time metalic sheen on top my coffee and acid hot drinks. that the most ignored topic ever, im not surprised if theres some kind of lead/aluminum coating inside. For some reason everyone is so quete about to go cups.
Yeah, look at the back of your baking soda!
It’s just awful that food labels are so cryptic and deceptive. Those of us who are trying to achieve better health are being sabotaged.
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This.
I see many people buying huge amounts of soda all of the time; They look like dazed zombies who want nothing more than their soda fix...Imo, natural flavors are making these people extremely aggressive & may be contributing to their obvious weight problems...
Since quitting natural flavors, I've lost 40 pounds & feel much healthier; Imo, if a company won't tell you what's in their products, you should not give them your money...There's a reason why they won't tell you, & at least 99% of the time, that reason is probably not a good one.
I just found that even organic mustard can contain natural flavoring.
I always wonder what these "natural flavors" are. It's so shady that these companies won't tell you what they consist of. I hope that in the future, food companies will be required to include where they derive their natural flavors from.
They should have to list / disclose exactly what's in their "natural flavors." What if someone is allergic to something in it. Plus, it's like a free-for-all for poor and potentially dangerous ingredients
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If it was an acceptable ingredient they would just list it.
I asked Zevia what was in their Natural Flavors here is their reply.
Hi Paul,
Zevia has always listed “natural flavors” in ingredient panels. Because of proprietary reasons, we cannot list all the flavors we put in our sodas.
Our “Natural Flavors” are all plant-derived. Examples of components in our natural flavors are citrus oils, cherry essence, cassia oil, wintergreen, and other flavor compounds unique to each flavor (eg, Caffeine Free Hibiscus Passionfruit). We don’t disclose a laundry list of our natural flavors.
Our entire strategy revolves around using plant-derived ingredients, and creating a ‘smarter choice’ than the mainstream products. The term “Natural” is a highly sensitive term in the food and beverage industry, as there no regulatory framework for calling a product ‘natural’, we avoid calling our product ‘natural’. The term “Natural Flavors” is an exception, given that it has regulatory framework. For example, that cannot use ‘artificial flavors’ and call them ‘natural flavors’.
We can absolutely confirm that there is no MSG, dairy, egg, soy, wheat, peanut, tree nut, fish, shell fish in any Zevia product. All Zevia beverages are Gluten Free, and Vegan, as well as non-GMO Project verified and Kosher.
However, we take great care in choosing ingredients that are the smartest choice for all of our consumers, especially those who have special diets and food allergies. If there is an ingredient you are trying to avoid, we are able to confirm whether or not these beverages will be right for you. Just let us know.
Sincerely,
Jae-Min Mandala
Senior Customer Relations Manager
ZEVIA® Zero Calorie Beverages
Word salad with natural flavors.
There is no valid reason not to clearly name the ingredients.
@@tobiasred4473Probably because they use beaver butt or bugs. 😂
I get your point on backing the natural flavors of foods that have mostly good clean whole food ingredients... But.... At the same time if they care so much about their good clean ingredients, why don't they just put what's in the food, on the label.
Because even natural and organic companies are intent on making a profit. They follow label rules. It's like filing taxes.
@@Gloria68 true. I guess we just avoid it or deal with the mystery lol
@@Gloria68 i may be missing your point. if a company is firmly about natural and organic but want to make a profit. that just means they don't want you to know they add xxxxchemical and xxxxbad stuff but can instead call it "natural flavor" otherwise if it was just rasberries and lime juice they would just say that. at the end of the day it doesn't matter the ingredients that are next to it, they have something to hide or not? are you suggesting they are forced to label it that way or go out of business?
@@bn6244 Maybe they are trying to save a dime on their product labeling? "Natural flavors" is a lot shorter and cheaper to print than, "cherry extract, vanilla extract, plum juice..."? Who knows, it's so ridiculous. Hopefully one day it will be illegal, and enforced, to not completely list each and every ingredient regardless of quantity. Like Putin makes it illegal for anyone to create or sell GMO crops in Russia. At least he's got that right!
Lots of tea has "natural flavor". I have been skeptical about that for years.
❤️ Thank you so much for making this video. It is something we have been looking for.
My wife just finished Chemotherapy and we want to get granular on all these things.
Thank you, Thomas. Very good info--especially since "natural flavorings" sounds like a good thing.
shit.....sugar binge for 3 weeks now, gained those 15 pounds back and no fasting like i used to.......so I'm on here for a daily dose of Thomas to see if i can get back on track.....you deserve this type comment for how much work you obviously put into this channel.....
What's really amazing about the "natural flavors" and "artificial flavors" titles is that, this umbrella term was the result of legislation passing that forced food manufacturers to properly list their ingredients on the label. Since then big corporations have managed to walk back that legislation and gerrymander ingredients in a way that makes the ingredients list even more misleading than it was before.
After watching a video of NileRed turn latex gloves into grape soda, I try to buy whole foods as much as possible and confine the cooking science to my kitchen.
Don't worry, FDA said natural flavors are "safe and effective"...lol
Ohh that’s a relief 🥹
Hahahaha.... well, if FDA said that, I surely believe.
Finally some insight on this! Bobby from Flav city is way too strict on natural flavors and won’t approve a product even if natural flavors is the only questionable ingredient.
Agree. I love the FlavCity channel but I roll my eyes when Bobby gets dogmatic about NF no matter the company or their integrity about their products
This is why I like Bobby
@@eddya5490 i roll my eyes at people like you who just want to trust with blind eyes. ignorance is what i call your behavior, not naivety.
@@eddya5490 as bobby says, "homie don't play that game"
@@PraiseJesusChristOurSavior Bobby is a fake ass salesman, nothing more.
Great video, would be nice to have a follow up on products where we have more data. Also, not really on topic, but would really like a video about all supplements you take on a daily/weekly basis with a brief explanation on why.
I’m on a 14 day fast. Day 6 I drank polar carbonated water. Lime flavored. Ingredients: carbonated water, natural flavors. I stomach became horribly upset and I ended up throwing up white foam, it took hours for my stomach too settle out, I almost broke my fast with bone broth just to feel better. Never again, no more natural flavors, no matter what. Not gonna play Russian roulette with my microbiome.
That s crazy…
Oh my goodness! Thank you so much for covering this! I just didn’t know. The only thing I know, is that when I am reading the ingredient list on an item that me or my little will be eating, and as soon as I get to “natural flavors”, my stomach drops. But I never knew why!
Thanks Thomas,learning so much from your videos and your emails.....
I’m surprised you haven’t put out a video on drinking ice water vs room temp water and wether or not drinking ice water is beneficial or counterproductive
Mr Delaure.
Thank you for taking the time. You are too kind.
Craig the I love it so much though it's great!
Thomas there's injury in left leg, shin, calf.
Also quarterly cycle of spermiogenesis I don't know if left bollock ache is connected to the pain in the left leg down to the sole the left foot. Maybe a nerve or something then? It's chipping into my time spent waiting to heal, I've done everything up until breaking point. No days off, all that. I should knock one out off the wrist, yet my awareness appears to me so high it's embarrassing. The leg pain though!
Otherwise tough guy I don't have collagen but have Chicken bone broth that's good right?
I need to train...
From Craig. GB.
Give my love to your family.
If it's an ingredient most people would consider acceptable, they list the ingredient by name.
Nobody reads the labels. Otherwise, I don't understand why people eat and drink so much crap. The majority of ingredients on the labels are even hard to pronounce.
@@EA-ck4so - re: "Nobody reads the labels." 1. I read labels! 2. Thus, your argument is false!
@@EA-ck4soI have to because so much makes me sick! Citrus hurts me very badly, and can be in natural flavors.
Excellent video💪just like ur calmness while explaining
Due to severe food allergies, I prepare everything from scratch with whole ingredients. The term natural flavorings is simply too vague for me to risk. Another issue is the word broth. Pork and turkey are injected with broth. By law, the ingredients used to create the broth do not need to be listed. This is, again, not something I can afford to risk. Also, those ingredients can be changed at any time without our knowledge. Therefore, pork and turkey are not on my menu unless I can source from a farm that raises them humanely and processes them on the farm. Also, commercial chicken is soaked in salt water. This plumps them up, increasing the weight. That's why they shrink so much after cooking. I've cut back my consumption of chicken as it simply tastes bland and has no flavor. I also wonder about the water quality used in soaking the chickens. What a shame that we cannot trust our food growers and suppliers.
Why don’t they say where the flavor actually come from
Not to scare consumers away.
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Ever since they have been adding natural flavors to organic and non GMO foods I've noticed an abvious decline in my health and memory!! When I stopped eating anything with natural flavors for 2 weeks my memory, mood, and health became alot better!!! Amongst many other reasons, I believe this could be one of the reasons for Azheimer's, dementia, and mental illness!!!
Unrelated but can you please do an updated video on the vitamins/supplements you take and where you get them from 🙏🏽
It’s so funny you just uploaded this video because I literally emailed two companies earlier today (LMNT and Verb bars) asking what’s in their natural flavors 😂
Thomas promotes using LMNT and so I was wondering about that too!
what did they reply?
@@hannahb9864 Lmnt responded…
“Glad you asked! The natural flavors are either distilled or extracted from fruits, roots, and spices and then spray-dried into powder form. These powdered flavors are created through a spray drying process that turns liquid flavors (botanical or spice extracts-in this case, fruit extracts) into a fine, dry powder that delivers taste in a blendable and shelf-stable form.
The process to encapsulate a flavor’s taste from liquid flavors into powder (spray drying) generally utilizes only water, the flavor carrier, and the flavor itself. For some flavors, a very small amount of ethyl alcohol (0.001-1%) is used as a solvent. The heat involved in the spray drying process causes the alcohol to evaporate.”
Verbs response at first was…
“I’m sorry! We are unfortunately unable to provide specifics on natural flavors as the recipes are kept secret for proprietorial reasons. Is there a specific ingredient you’re concerned about?”
Then I just said all I wanted to know was if their natural flavors were derived from natural sources i.e food or if there was any added artificial ingredients.
There response was then…
“We use natural flavors same as with each bar to craft the perfect taste! We can confirm that there are definitely no artificial ingredients in these natural flavors. There are no major allergens either!”
I always thought there was only natural vs artificial flavors. Now it's like there is subcategories in natural flavors like synthetic vs organic...wtf shouldn't synthetic be called artificial idk. There has to be a better to label the real extraction of natural/organic flavors
why should any company be using any kind of natural flavors though?
loving these food label breakdowns! Super helpful
Hi Thomas ,
I have been taking LMT (element ) for awhile now and just recently I looked at the ingredients. .. It has natural flavor in it . Can you please enlighten me on that . I am post menopausal and Want to lose my belly fat…..will the natural flavor stall my weight loss journey ?? Thankyou
I just found your channel and I’m impressed. I just ordered spirulina and mullien and I would like your opinion
So what are the products that they’re not so much of an issue ?
Flavoured water ok ?
We were waiting for this video thanks Thomas 💪
"thats a pretty wide girth there." 1:03 😂
Then why add these"natural favors" if all the other ingredients are so great???
I'm pregnant and have been drinking naturally flavored sparkling waters daily - now I'm wondering the safety of these natural flavors - I hate that they aren't listed specifically which ones..so I can't just research them specifically
🚨 Here something to think 💭 next time you eat something with “Natural Flavors”. Here some of the chemical names.
- Brewed coffee = 1-2-Furfurylthio
- Apricot = 1-Amino-2-Propanol
- Smoke aroma = 1-Methyl-3-Methoxy-4-Isopropylbenzene
- Hazelnut = 1,3-Dimethoxybenzene
- Citrus = 1,2-Di((1-Ethoxy)Ethoxy)Propane
I really liked this video. Love Thomas because he is not all about instilling fear in the masses, he just says educate yourself, make your own judgmental call and opt for whole foods when you can or when it’s feasible. Smart and responsible advise imo.
Makes sense.Appreciate the vid.
I drink AHA, which is like Lacroix sparkling water. The ingredients are carbonated water and natural flavors. should I change it?
I think that’s what he’s talking about
As a celiac I can't have natural flavors unless it's certified gluten free because they can use barely or rye as "natural flavors" and since neither of those are considered one of the 9 allergens in the United States they don't have to disclose that information anywhere on the package.
Thank you for this advice, I love flavored water like bubly and others but I noticed that they all just said natural flavor and that concerned me so I started digging I dont have every answer I want but im getting there
Companies don't list everything because they probably use a variety or one of two or more flavours. It's cheaper to have one standard label and use whatever flavours they have in stock.
Thanks brother🙏🏼💪🏼
Even my creamer is adding flavor. It says 0 sugar, 0 carb, and natural flavor. However it does have sunflower lecithin, acacia gum, gelan gum ? Wonder what the heck they are? I normally buy the original that does not have these things added, but there is dipotassium phosphate.
I believe unless we eat foods that we prepare ourselves from fresh produce and cook at home, all the rest of the packed in containers foods do have chemicals added to preserve to last on the shelves and in fridge.
when I see one say just natural flavor, indicating just one flavor confuses me. if it's just one type of flavor, why don't they indicate what it is?
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The only reason that sugar is generally recognized as safe is because they changed the criteria and specifically limited it to 40 pounds of sugar a year. Who knows how many other of these recognized safe substances are actually bad for us in the amounts that are typically consumed today.
My guess is Natural Flavors is HEK-293 unfortunately.
If I see Natural Flavors in a product that has organic and as clean ingredients as possible, I give them benefit of doubt and will purchase product anyway. If it has garbage ingredients then I'll assume they use the bad natural flavors.
Big mistake. In these times, you cannot give ANYONE the benefit of the doubt...including those you are closest to
@@jennifergreen6109 100%!
If a company has an issue with getting put into a bad category because of "natural flavor" - how about being more specific?
So what about Bublys and/ or LA Croix. Trying to figure out what natural flavor and Naturally Enhanced mean exactly
I have been drinking carbonated water with natural flavors and have been wondering about this
Carbonated water is carbonic acid, dissolving enamel from teeth.
check out spindrift, their ingredients are just water and fruit
lacroix is toxic BS
@@jharder2094 like sugar and vinegars?
@@richbarnes2451 the best!
Safe to assume in Seltzer or (sparkling water)?
So my question would be if these “good” companies are putting good honest natural favors into their ingredients why can’t they just list what those natural flavors are instead of using the general term of natural flavor to make us second guess?
I’m not sure I would trust natural flavor regardless of the other ingredients.
There is no reason to add natural flavors to every packaged food. Seems suspicious to me.
If anybody knows what's going on... Land O' Lakes butter has "natural flavor" in it. Why is butter being flavored to taste like butter?
They should list each individual ingredient that comprises “natural flavorings”. Maybe would help to regulate the use bc it’s so long and questionable.
Ironically enough "natural flavorings" was the end result of legislation passed requiring food manufacturers to list their ingredients. I believe that was a good 10 years ago or so now.
@@GenericHandle01 ,called the right to lie on all labels.
I've been recently getting cases of 'Hint' water and have gradually noticed two weird things: 1) If I drink it on an empty stomach, it can make me queasy and 2) If I leave it in a paper cup overnight, the cup can have a chemical smell to it.
So I looked it up. Propylene glycol. There's actually been a suit against them, which they apparently won.
I'll finish what I've got (not while fasted) but, after that... well, anyone know a good affordable water filter??! 😁
Was the cup made of chemicals or of a substance that interacted with what's in hint?
@@Gloria68 Nope. Just a plain generic 5oz Dixie cup. I don't notice the same with Spindrift, nor the cold teas I drink. Funny stomach either.
Dixie cups are lined with wax or polyethylene. PET can leach chemicals into water.
@@Gloria68 Correct, and so apparently the Hint must be interacting with it whereas the other beverages aren't.
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@@ginadellgrottaglia6897 PET is the problem. It's the lining in the cup.
Excuse me.....your article totally missed the point. What they call natural flavors on the label....is that...
If the flavoring doesn't actually come from a growing, living plant...THEN ITS NOT NATURAL!!!!!! Simple...!!
Like....DAAA!!
Then...if the flavoring comes from chemicals mixed together, in vats, inside some chemical plant...THEN WHAT'S NATURAL ABOUT IT????
You totally missed the boat on this!! I mean in college in my chemistry labs...we made tons of different kinds of flavorings....banana, apple, strawberry, orange, mango, cherry....etc...etc!! Sure...you couldn't tell the difference, between them and the actual fruits and berries!! Except....the ones we made grew up in TEST TUBES!!
SOO...when you read on a label about natural flavors. If it doesn't come from an actual plant. Then it came from a test tube...and there's not one dam thing natural about that. And I grew up on my family's large family farm in Illinois. And I've never once seen Coke Bottle plants growing in a field...boxes of fruits lays growing in a field. And I've certainly never seen fields of, "Test Tubes Of Natural Flavors", growing in a field!!!
Come on people....get a clue!! We're been fed chemicals!! Even our meat substitutes....THATS NOT EVEN MEAT!!!
BUT...people buy it!!
The #1 signal of how $hady the FDA is
Are extracts, like vanilla extract considered natural flavors? Or would the label actually say vanilla extract?
It would actually say vanilla extract
I don’t care about a company’s proprietary concerns. If you can’t tell me what I’m consuming then I’ll choose something else.
Our family just started trying to avoid natural flavors and soy. Let me just say, it has SUBSTANTIALLY limited what I can buy. That stuff is in almost everything!
I wonder if the natural flavors in beverages like carbonated flavored water is bad for your health. I buy them every once in a while, and I look at the ingredients list and think about Thomas Delauer saying how bad it is for your health. I will not be buying them anymore because of this video. Thanks, Thomas, for bringing this important subject up.
I’ve been wondering why u never covered this
I avoid natural flavor because of my child's annatto seed allergy.
Same think flavour be different Acid corsemintea colouring spatula with foodies this its danger to open domaine.
What if natural flavours is bracketed with erythritol and stevia glycosides on the ingredients list? This was on the “Well Naturally No Sugar Added chocolate”
they should have to say what it is on the label not "Natural Flavors"
Buy products with out natural flavors
Thomas, which is better pH to have in the body, acidic or alkaline?
The one thing that I wonder is if these companies don’t want to be in the same bracket as those who use synthetic ingredients, why are they not just putting what the ingredients are instead of saying ‘natural flavors’ and being lazy? Seems shady, can’t trust any of them imo
I wanna know what are in those bubly drinks?
Me too!!
Would be nice If you could do a healthy 3000-3500 kcal meal plan example for us skinny fast burning guys who want to Bulk but still be healthy
wrong channel for bulk meal plans
@@rockylamiriskdjdjf9022 Idiot, he has two CHANNELS on youtube One is for muscle and bulking go find the other channel
@@rockylamiriskdjdjf9022 I am HELPING you by telling you that the answers you seek are on Thomas' other channel - so YOU'RE WELCOME, Troll
What if they are hiding senomix or aych-ee-kay twoninetythree? What if? Make them declare it; otherwise, that's what you could be getting...
Whats up with the whispering?
they are putting it in alcohol free beer now. it's in coors and stella artois. I learned this when my ears started ringing off the hook after drinking a couple
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All food makers want you to eat more of their product. It's what affects each individual that matters.
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A pretty wide girth?? Bruv. That's not the expression. It's wide berth
From the context I don't think he means "wide berth". He probably means "a wide range of".
@Diana Dee Jarvis girth is circumference. Wide berth means good distance from, which is an idiom for or synonymous with distribution. I am confident that I am correct as to what he thought he was saying
@@aocbound "wide berth" is normally used to describe keeping away from something, not getting close to something.
@Diana Dee Jarvis thus the inference that there is a dispersed distribution. A wide range. I don't understand what you don't understand about how the phrase wide berth of acceptance wouldn't be an analogy for a wide distribution of acceptability. I'm done arguing on UA-cam idk if you're even a native English speaker. Good luck bye I'm blocking you
So..."natural flavoring" is actually "artificial flavoring"?? Or, some natural flavors are artificially derived, and, therefore, "bad"? And we have to guess which those are based on the construction of the ingredient list? I'd tend to think a "natural flavor" would be a flavor derived from naturally-occurring substances without admixture of man-made substances. Thomas seems to be telling me otherwise, that, even if it's cited on the ingredients list as "natural flavor", it may include man-made substances, like an "artificial" flavoring does. This seems like a serious "standards of regulation" violation on the part of the FDA, who is usually very aggressive about proper word usage in marketing, especially the word, "natural". I'm wondering what the "#2 danger of natural flavors" might be...
You must be kidding about FDA... Remember, they changed the definition of a "vaccine". Why wouldn't they change the definition of "natural"?
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A lot of butter has it on the ingredients list as well!! It’s bs.
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Then let those so-called good companies go ahead and list those natural flavors if they are actually sourced from natural flavors instead of just labeling it. The way I see it the words "natural flavors" are used to hide ingredients they dont want you to see. Just because something is natural does not mean its safe. For example, both cyanide and arsenic are natural but will kill you. I am obviously not saying that these two are in our foods but there are certain natural flavors that are chemicals and possibly not safe in the long-term. So let them cut the crap, and list every single natural flavor and let us make the decision.
Natural flavors could be piss.
You are all in on nutrional confusion to sell stuff! Fasting is hard for you to make money off of!
Is collagen really good for us or is this just more cowboy🤠 nutrional science confusion to sell us stuff!
If you want natural flavors, you need to stick to real, single ingredient foods like meat, vegetables, etc, and not food-like products.
It's bugs.
It's a lot worse than that
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You’re late. Flavcity has already educated us on natural flavors!
What a weird flex...you do know that many people have never heard of flavcity so Thomas is speaking to HIS audience. Thanks Thomas.
Flavcity is extremely biased! He says coconut sugar and cane sugar are good lol
@@johnkap5740 Not true
@@2075vj Actually its very true! "Bobby approved" Very very biased!
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I mean, you can't blame people if they're as healthy as they claim. They don't need to list "Natural flavors" Almost like they are hiding something, sorry they no different and I just avoid it altogether, anything healthy doesn't need to put natural flavors in their food if it's so clean as they claim it to be lol, I think anyone with a brain would know how chicken, apples, and corn taste like without the need of saying "natural flavors", Like we know it's natural flavors so why list the obvious ???💀💀💀