### Question
How is the "natural flavor* or *natural flavoring" defined?


### Answer
The term **natural flavor* or *natural flavoring** is defined in *21 CFR § 101.4* as follows -

> 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 § 101.4*
