### Question
Can you define what natural flavor* or *natural flavoring means?


### Answer
**Natural flavor* or *natural flavoring** is defined as the following in *21 CFR § 101.13*:

> the essential oil, oleoresin, essence or extractive, protein hydrolysate, distillate, or any product of roasting, heating or enzymolysis, which contains the flavoring constituents derived from a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof, whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional. 

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 101.13*
