Natural+and+Artificial+Flavors

Although the manufacturer does not indicate which natural and artificial flavors are present, the following information is available.

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- not contain any artificial flavor or flavoring, coloring ingredient, chemical preservative, or any other artificial or synthetic ingredient - the product and its ingredients are not more than minimally processed

A) Minimal processing may include processes used to make food edible, for preservation, or to make safe for human consumption. (For example: smoking, roasting, freezing, drying, and fermenting) B) Minimal processing may also include physical processes which do not fundamentally alter the raw product and/or which only separate a whole, intact food into component parts. (For example: grinding meat, separating eggs into albumen and yolk, and pressing fruits to produce juices) C) Relatively severe processes, e.g., solvent extraction, acid hydrolysis, and chemical bleaching would clearly be considered more than minimal processing.

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