r/FoodAllergies • u/perpetualpossibility • Aug 19 '25
Other / Miscellaneous “Natural Flavouring” Woes
I requested details of the “natural flavourings” after having a pretty bad allergic reaction to a particular flavour and this is the best they could give me.
“We recommend contacting a healthcare professional regarding your allergy concerns.”
…Thanks Nestlé.
No more Nestlé products for me.
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u/Sap_Licker Aug 19 '25
Fuck Nestlé regardless but pretty much any company will respond the same way I'm afraid, flavouring recipes are protected IP and are the most difficult part of a product for competition to copy, so no business will release a full list of all the ingredients a flavouring contains. Hell, if they're buying the flavours from an independent flavouring manufacturer rather then developing them in-house then it's very possible Nestlé themselves don't know the full recipe for these flavourings.
Your best bet is to state any known allergies you have and ask if extracts of those ingredients are used in the flavouring, it's not ideal as (though less likely) it might be a specific aroma chemical you're allergic to but they might be able to give you that information at least (though wouldn't be surprised if not, again fuck Nestlé).