frequently asked questions
Answers to common questions you may find helpful.
Recipes & Mixing
Typical use rate is 1-4% for most food projects, and less than 2% for beverages. Thus, 1 part flavoring mixes with 25-100 parts of a flavorless base. Some flavors are so strong that they are best <1% and will be distorted and overpowering if used above this level. We can provide support for your R&D to develop cost of goods projections based on typical usage rates for your application type and flavor profile.
flavorah products overview
Flavorah is a food grade raw material intended for further processing in the manufacture of products that may be ingested or consumed.
Yes. Flavorah is food grade flavoring made from Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) ingredients for ingestion. It can be used in any application that requires food grade flavoring.
- Flavorah is a food grade flavoring compounded from FEMA GRAS ingredients
- Flavorah is manufactured and distributed in the USA from FDA-inspected facilities
No. They are a GRAS food ingredients, not for consumption without further processing and are not made or derived from tobacco. Flavorah flavor concentrates are both 100% tobacco free and 100% nicotine free and cannot be used directly in an ENDS device. This includes all flavor concentrates with "tobacco," "cigarette," or similar "type" words in their names. These flavor concentrates are created from natural and artificial compounds in a food laboratory.
We do not use extracted tobacco in our flavoring concentrates. The creation of our flavorings is a time intensive process where a chemist identifies the characteristic notes that make your brain think of the flavor, and then mimics those concentrates from natural and/or artificial sources. Hence, wonderful and concentrated flavorings with the dark earthy and smoky aroma that can be used to flavor a food or beverage, without having to use any non-food grade compounds such as tobacco in the extraction process.
As one of only a handful of companies that produces a limited assortment of food grade flavors that taste or smell similar to a tobacco plant, we often encounter customers who need to file paperwork and applications to market their products made with Flavorah. Please contact us if you are one of those customers so that we can provide you with access the necessary ingredient and reference filings you will require. Please Read this letter from our legal counsel for further information: Flavorah Opinion Letter – Status of Flavors
flavorah flavoring ingredients
Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) food flavoring compounds approved for ingestion.
Flavorah subtracts an additional proprietary list of compounds that may be unsafe or undesirable from these GRAS compounds.
Flavorah does not add diacetyl to any of our flavors, however there are traces of natural diacetyl in some of our flavors. This trace occurs from the natural extraction process.
No, Flavorah does not add this compound, nor have we found any traces after lab testing.
Some flavorings contain traces of acetoin and some flavors are compounded with acetoin.
Yes, a few flavors that are compounded with natural ingredients will have a very fine particulate in them. We prefer to leave these particulates in the flavorings, due to the removal potentially effecting the flavor potency. Some Flavors, when exposed to cold temperatures, can develop chunky crystals or the flavor may separate by density. While this may seem concerning, it is easy to fix by warming the flavors up in their container and shaking well.
wholesale
Please fill out wholesale request form.A representative will upgrade your access to view our wholesale products and prices.
Yes. We are committed to the growth of the DIY Flavoring community all around the world. So if your company shares this commitment, rebottling can be a great opportunity to serve your region and we would love to work with you provided you can meet certain quality and customer service requirements. Re-bottlers must agree to our re-bottling agreement and abide by certain policies to be authorized to distribute our flavorings. Your account representative will help you further the process.
We accept Visa, MasterCard, Discover, American Express, Veem and wire transfers.
You must ship wholesale products via UPS Ground, FedEx, or Freight. Shipping for international wholesale orders may need separate payment. Furthermore, customs declarations may be necessary for tariffs depending on your country. The tariff code will be for “Flavoring Materials” or "food flavoring." If you encounter with the customs agency in your country miss-identifying or miss-categorizing your shipment, please feel free to contact us for assistance.
Yes. We ship by parcel, and by freight. In addition, if you have a freight forwarding agent in the US, we are happy to work with them to process your bulk shipments. More details can be found on our International Shipping Restrictions page.
Flavorah is proud to have a 100% satisfaction guarantee for 7 days after delivery. To make sure that you are satisfied with the product you receive, please inspect the contents as soon as your order arrives. Policies do apply, more details can be found on our Shipping & Returns page.
Yes, for wholesale commercial requests, please create an account.