Purpose Flavors are added to foods to enhance taste and flavor. Sometimes they enhance a flavor already present in a food. Other times, they impart flavor to foods that would otherwise be bland and tasteless. Source There are two types of flavors: natural and artificial. Natural flavors are derived from plants and herbs or the raw material of animals. Artificial flavors are developed from synthetic sources to mimic common flavors. Flavors are made from a wide variety of sources, but typically are isolated from certain flavorful foods. Use Candies, soft drinks, sauces, salad dressings, desserts, ice cream, nutritional and dietary foods, and cereals.
