[Title 21 CFR 172.510]
[Code of Federal Regulations (annual edition) - April 1, 1996 Edition]
[Title 21 - FOOD AND DRUGS]
[Chapter I - FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)]
[Subchapter B - FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]
[Part 172 - FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION]
[Subpart F - Flavoring Agents and Related Substances]
[Sec. 172.510 - Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors.]
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  Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors.
  172.510
  Sec. 172.510
  
    FOOD AND DRUGS
    FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (CONTINUED)
    FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
    FOOD ADDITIVES PERMITTED FOR DIRECT ADDITION TO FOOD FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION
    Flavoring Agents and Related Substances
  


Sec. 172.510   Natural flavoring substances and natural substances used in conjunction with flavors.

    Natural flavoring substances and natural adjuvants may be safely 
used in food in accordance with the following conditions.
    (a) They are used in the minimum quantity required to produce their 
intended physical or technical effect and in accordance with all the 
principles of good manufacturing practice.
    (b) In the appropriate forms (plant parts, fluid and solid extracts, 
concretes, absolutes, oils, gums, balsams, resins, oleoresins, waxes, 
and distillates) they consist of one or more of the following, used 
alone or in combination with flavoring substances and adjuvants 
generally recognized as safe in food, previously sanctioned for such 
use, or regulated in any section of this part.

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          Common name              Scientific name        Limitations   
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Aloe..........................  Aloe perryi Baker, A.                   
                                 barbadensis Mill.,                     
                                 A. ferox Mill., and                    
                                 hybrids of this sp.                    
                                 with A. africana                       
                                 Mill. and A. spicata                   
                                 Baker.                                 
Althea root and flowers.......  Althea officinalis L.                   
Amyris (West Indian             Amyris balsamifera L.                   
 sandalwood).                                                           
Angola weed...................  Roccella fuciformis    In alcoholic     
                                 Ach.                   beverages only. 
Arnica flowers................  Arnica montana L., A.      Do.          
                                 fulgens Pursh, A.                      
                                 sororia Greene, or                     
                                 A. cordifolia Hooker.                  
Artemisia (wormwood)..........  Artemisia spp........  Finished food    
                                                        thujone free.\1\
Artichoke leaves..............  Cynara scolymus L....  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only. 
Benzoin resin.................  Styrax benzoin                          
                                 Dryander, S.                           
                                 paralleloneurus                        
                                 Perkins, S.                            
                                 tonkinensis (Pierre)                   
                                 Craib ex Hartwich,                     
                                 or other spp. of the                   
                                 Section Anthostyrax                    
                                 of the genus Styrax.                   
Blackberry bark...............  Rubus, Section                          
                                 Eubatus..                              
Boldus (boldo) leaves.........  Peumus boldus Mol....      Do.          
Boronia flowers...............  Boronia megastigma                      
                                 Nees..                                 
Bryonia root..................  Bryonia alba L., or        Do.          
                                 B. diocia Jacq.                        
Buchu leaves..................  Barosma betulina                        
                                 Bartl. et Wendl., B.                   
                                 crenulata (L.) Hook.                   
                                 or B. serratifolia                     
                                 Willd..                                
Buckbean leaves...............  Menyanthes trifoliata      Do.          
                                 L.                                     
Cajeput.......................  Melaleuca                               
                                 leucadendron L. and                    
                                 other Melaleuca spp.                   
Calumba root..................  Jateorhiza palmata         Do.          
                                 (Lam.) Miers.                          
Camphor tree..................  Cinnamomum camphora    Safrole free.    
                                 (L.) Nees et Eberm.                    
Cascara sagrada...............  Rhamnus purshiana DC.                   
Cassie flowers................  Acacia farnesiana                       
                                 (L.) Willd..                           
Castor oil....................  Ricinus communis L...                   
Catechu, black................  Acacia catechu Willd.                   
Cedar, white (aborvitae),       Thuja occidentalis L.  Finished food    
 leaves and twigs.                                      thujone free.\1\
Centuary......................  Centaurium umbellatum  In alcoholic     
                                 Gilib.                 beverages only. 
Cherry pits...................  Prunus avium L. or P.  Not to exceed 25 
                                 cerasus L.             p.p.m. prussic  
                                                        acid.           
Cherry-laurel leaves..........  Prunus laurocerasus L      Do.          
Chestnut leaves...............  Castanea dentata                        
                                 (Marsh.) Borkh.                        
Chirata.......................  Swertia chirata Buch.- In alcoholic     
                                 Ham.                   beverages only. 
Cinchona, red, bark...........  Cinchona succirubra    In beverages     
                                 Pav. or its hybrids.   only; not more  
                                                        than 83 p.p.m.  
                                                        total cinchona  
                                                        alkaloids in    
                                                        finished        
                                                        beverage.       
Cinchona, yellow, bark........  Cinchona ledgeriana        Do.          
                                 Moens, C. calisaya                     
                                 Wedd., or hybrids of                   
                                 these with other                       
                                 spp. of Cinchona..                     
Copaiba.......................  South American spp.                     
                                 of Copaifera L.                        
Cork, oak.....................  Quercus suber L., or   In alcoholic     
                                 Q. occidentalis F.     beverages only. 
                                 Gay.                                   
Costmary......................  Chrysanthemum              Do.          
                                 balsamita L.                           
Costus root...................  Saussurea lappa                         
                                 Clarke..                               
Cubeb.........................  Piper cubeba L. f....                   
Currant, black, buds and        Ribes nigrum L.......                   
 leaves.                                                                
Damiana leaves................  Turnera diffusa Willd                   
Davana........................  Artemisia pallens                       
                                 Wall..                                 
Dill, Indian..................  Anethum sowa Roxb.                      
                                 (Peucedanum                            
                                 graveolens Benth et                    
                                 Hook., Anethum                         
                                 graveolens L.).                        
Dittany (fraxinella) roots....  Dictamnus albus L....      Do.          

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Dittany of Crete..............  Origanum dictamnus L.                   
Dragon's blood (dracorubin)...  Daemonorops spp......                   
Elder tree leaves.............  Sambucus nigra L.....  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only; 
                                                        not to exceed 25
                                                        p.p.m. prussic  
                                                        acid in the     
                                                        flavor.         
Elecampane rhizome and roots..  Inula helenium L.....  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only. 
Elemi.........................  Canarium commune L.                     
                                 or C. luzonicum Miq..                  
Erigeron......................  Erigeron canadensis L                   
Eucalyptus globulus leaves....  Eucalyptus globulus                     
                                 Labill.                                
Fir (``pine'') needles and      Abies sibirica                          
 twigs.                          Ledeb., A. alba                        
                                 Mill., A.                              
                                 sachalinesis Masters                   
                                 or A. mayriana                         
                                 Miyabe et Kudo.                        
Fir, balsam, needles and twigs  Abies balsamea (L.)                     
                                 Mill..                                 
Galanga, greater..............  Alpinia galanga Willd      Do.          
Galbanum......................  Ferula galbaniflua                      
                                 Boiss. et Buhse and                    
                                 other Ferula spp.                      
Gambir (catechu, pale)........  Uncaria gambir Roxb..                   
Genet flowers.................  Spartium junceum L...                   
Gentian rhizome and roots.....  Gentiana lutea L.....                   
Gentian, stemless.............  Gentiana acaulis L...      Do.          
Germander, chamaedrys.........  Teucrium chamaedrys L      Do.          
Germander, golden.............  Teucrium polium L....      Do.          
Guaiac........................  Guaiacum officinale                     
                                 L., G. santum L.,                      
                                 Bulnesia sarmienti                     
                                 Lor.                                   
Guarana.......................  Paullinia cupana HBK.                   
Haw, black, bark..............  Viburnum prunifolium                    
                                 L..                                    
Hemlock needles and twigs.....  Tsuga canadensis (L.)                   
                                 Carr. or T.                            
                                 heterophylla (Raf.)                    
                                 Sarg.                                  
Hyacinth flowers..............  Hyacinthus orientalis                   
                                 L.                                     
Iceland moss..................  Cetraria islandica         Do.          
                                 Ach.                                   
Imperatoria...................  Peucedanum ostruthium                   
                                 (L.). Koch                             
                                 (Imperatoria                           
                                 ostruthium L.).                        
Iva...........................  Achillea moschata          Do.          
                                 Jacq.                                  
Labdanum......................  Cistus spp...........                   
Lemon-verbena.................  Lippia citriodora HBK      Do.          
Linaloe wood..................  Bursera delpechiana                     
                                 Poiss. and other                       
                                 Bursera spp..                          
Linden leaves.................  Tillia spp...........      Do.          
Lovage........................  Levisticum officinale                   
                                 Koch.                                  
Lungmoss (lungwort)...........  Sticta pulmonacea Ach                   
Maidenhair fern...............  Adiantum capillus-         Do.          
                                 veneris L.                             
Maple, mountain...............  Acer spicatum Lam....                   
Mimosa (black wattle) flowers.  Acacia decurrens                        
                                 Willd. var.                            
                                 dealbata..                             
Mullein flowers...............  Verbascum phlomoides       Do.          
                                 L. or V. thapsiforme                   
                                 Schrad.                                
Myrrh.........................  Commiphora molmol                       
                                 Engl., C. abyssinica                   
                                 (Berg) Engl., or                       
                                 other Commiphora spp.                  
Myrtle leaves.................  Myrtus communis L....      Do.          
Oak, English, wood............  Quercus robur L......      Do.          
Oak, white, chips.............  Quercus alba L.......                   
Oak moss......................  Evernia prunastri      Finished food    
                                 (L.) Ach., E.          thujone.        
                                 furfuracea (L.)                        
                                 Mann, and other                        
                                 lichens.                               
Olibanum......................  Boswellia carteri                       
                                 Birdw. and other                       
                                 Boswellia spp.                         
Opopanax (bisabolmyrrh).......  Opopanax chironium                      
                                 Koch (true opopanax)                   
                                 of Commiphora                          
                                 erythraea Engl. var.                   
                                 Llabrescens.                           
Orris root....................  Iris germanica L.                       
                                 (including its                         
                                 variety florentina                     
                                 Dykes) and I.                          
                                 pallida Lam.                           
Pansy.........................  Viola tricolor L.....  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only. 
Passion flower................  Passiflora incarnata                    
                                 L.                                     
Patchouly.....................  Pogostemon cablin                       
                                 Benth. and P.                          
                                 heyneanus Benth.                       
Peach leaves..................  Prunus persica (L.)    In alcoholic     
                                 Batsch.                beverages only; 
                                                        not to exceed 25
                                                        p.p.m. prussic  
                                                        acid in the     
                                                        flavor.         
Pennyroyal, American..........  Hedeoma pulegioides                     
                                 (L.) Pers.                             
Pennyroyal, European..........  Mentha pulegium L....                   
Pine, dwarf, needles and twigs  Pinus mugo Turra var.                   
                                 pumilio (Haenke)                       
                                 Zenari.                                
Pine, Scotch, needles and       Pinus sylvestris L...                   
 twigs.                                                                 
Pine, white, bark.............  Pinus strobus L......  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only. 
Pine, white oil...............  Pinus palustris                         
                                 Mill., and other                       
                                 Pinus spp..                            
Poplar buds...................  Populus balsamifera        Do.          
                                 L. (P. tacamahacca                     
                                 Mill.), P. candicans                   
                                 Ait., or P. nigra L.                   
Quassia.......................  Picrasma excelsa                        
                                 (Sw.) Planch, or                       
                                 Quassia amara L.                       

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Quebracho bark................  Aspidosperma           Schinopsis       
                                 quebracho-blanco       lorentzii       
                                 Schlecht, or           (Griseb.) Engl. 
                                 (Quebrachia                            
                                 lorentzii (Griseb)).                   
Quillaia (soapbark)...........  Quillaja saponaria                      
                                 Mol.                                   
Red saunders (red sandalwood).  Pterocarpus san        In alcoholic     
                                 alinus L.              beverages only. 
Rhatany root..................  Krameria triandra                       
                                 Ruiz et Pav. or K.                     
                                 argentea Mart.                         
Rhubarb, garden root..........  Rheum rhaponticum L..      Do.          
Rhubarb root..................  Rheum officinale                        
                                 Baill., R. palmatum                    
                                 L., or other spp.                      
                                 (excepting R.                          
                                 rhaponticum L.) or                     
                                 hybrids of Rheum                       
                                 grown in China.                        
Roselle.......................  Hibiscus sabdariffa L      Do.          
Rosin (colophony).............  Pinus palustris            Do.          
                                 Mill., and other                       
                                 Pinus spp.                             
St. Johnswort leaves, flowers,  Hypericum perforatum   Hypericin-free   
 and caulis.                     L.                     alcohol         
                                                        distillate form 
                                                        only; in        
                                                        alcoholic       
                                                        beverages only. 
Sandalwood, white (yellow, or   Santalum album L.....                   
 East Indian).                                                          
Sandarac......................  Tetraclinis            In alcoholic     
                                 articulata (Vahl.),    beverages only. 
                                 Mast.                                  
Sarsaparilla..................  Smilax                                  
                                 aristolochiaefolia                     
                                 Mill., (Mexican                        
                                 sarsaparilla), S.                      
                                 regelii Killip et                      
                                 Morton (Honduras                       
                                 sarsaparilla), S.                      
                                 febrifuga Kunth                        
                                 (Ecuadorean                            
                                 sarsaparilla), or                      
                                 undetermined Smilax                    
                                 spp. (Ecuadorean or                    
                                 Central American                       
                                 sarsaparilla).                         
Sassafras leaves..............  Sassafras albidum      Safrole free.    
                                 (Nutt.) Nees.                          
Senna, Alexandria.............  Cassia acutifolia                       
                                 Delile.                                
Serpentaria (Virginia           Aristolochia           In alcoholic     
 snakeroot).                     serpentaria L.         beverages only. 
Simaruba bark.................  Simaruba amara Aubl..      Do.          
Snakeroot, Canadian (wild       Asarum canadense L...                   
 ginger).                                                               
Spruce needles and twigs......  Picea glauca (Moench)                   
                                 Voss or P. mariana                     
                                 (Mill.) BSP.                           
Storax (styrax)...............  Liquidambar                             
                                 orientalis Mill. or                    
                                 L. styraciflua L..                     
Tagetes (marigold)............  Tagetes patula L., T.  As oil only.     
                                 erecta L., or T.                       
                                 minuta L. (T.                          
                                 glandulifera                           
                                 Schrank).                              
Tansy.........................  Tanacetum vulgare L..  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only; 
                                                        finished        
                                                        alcoholic       
                                                        beverage thujone
                                                        free.\1\        
Thistle, blessed (holy          Onicus benedictus L..  In alcoholic     
 thistle).                                              beverages only. 
Thymus capitatus (Spanish       Thymus capitatus                        
 ``origanum'').                  Hoffmg. et Link..                      
Tolu..........................  Myroxylon balsamum                      
                                 (L.) Harms.                            
Turpentine....................  Pinus palustris Mill.                   
                                 and other Pinus spp.                   
                                 which yield terpene                    
                                 oils exclusively.                      
Valerian rhizome and roots....  Valeriana officinalis                   
                                 L.                                     
Veronica......................  Veronica officinalis       Do.          
                                 L.                                     
Vervain, European.............  Verbena officinalis L      Do.          
Vetiver.......................  Vetiveria zizanioides      Do.          
                                 Stapf.                                 
Violet, Swiss.................  Viola calcarata L....                   
Walnut husks (hulls), leaves,   Juglans nigra L. or                     
 and green nuts.                 J. regia L.                            
Woodruff, sweet...............  Asperula odorata L...  In alcoholic     
                                                        beverages only. 
Yarrow........................  Achillea millefolium   In beverages     
                                 L.                     only; finished  
                                                        beverage thujone
                                                        free.\1\        
Yerba santa...................  Eriodictyon                             
                                 californicum (Hook,                    
                                 et Arn.) Torr..                        
Yucca, Joshua-tree............  Yucca brevifolia                        
                                 Engelm.                                
Yucca, Mohave.................  Yucca schidigera                        
                                 Roezl ex Ortgies (Y.                   
                                 mohavensis Sarg.).                     
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\1\As determined by using the method (or, in other than alcoholic       
  beverages, a suitable adaptation thereof) in section 9.129 of the     
  ``Official Methods of Analysis of the Association of Official         
  Analytical Chemists,'' 13th Ed. (1980), which is incorporated by      
  reference. Copies may be obtained from the Association of Official    
  Analytical Chemists International, 481 North Frederic Ave., suite 500,
  Gaithersburg, MD 20877-2504, or may be examined at the Office of the  
  Federal Register, 800 North Capitol Street, NW., suite 700,           
  Washington, DC 20408                                                  


[42 FR 14491, Mar. 15, 1977, as amended at 43 FR 14644, Apr. 7, 1978; 49 
FR 10104, Mar. 19, 1984; 54 FR 24897, June 12, 1989]