Guest guest Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 Labeling on EOs usually says " not for internal use " but with extractives of fruit and spices, I wonder why not? Flavorings from the grocery store these days, and even from health food stores, are so highly diluted I could use half the bottle at a time and still not get the effect I was after. Especially McCormick and its related brands; those don't taste right to me and I suspect they are actually synthetic FOs. I've been told the reason why they are labeled " not for internal use " is because in order to legally sell for food use they are supposed be tested by some gov't agency, and most don't go to the bother and expense. Is that true? There's only one popular brand I know of that doesn't try to restrict how the product is used, and that's 'Now' brand, none of which is organic. People tell me 'Now' brand is really low quality stuff. But they all say " internal use allowed " . I'm especially fond of lemon. Two drops of pure lemon oil will flavor a whole 2 pound tub of a plain yogurt. I recently purchased a small retail size bottle of aromatherapy lemon oil of a brand called 'Nature's Alchemy' and of course it says " not for internal use " and I'm wondering if anyone can tell me a good reason not to do just that? I've also purchased Aura Cacia citrus oils in the past. Thanks for any info, and apologies if this has already been discussed to death before I arrived. BTW, I don't mind an RTFM response, if there is a pointer to the information. dd Oklahoma City Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 29, 2009 Report Share Posted April 29, 2009 xxydrex wrote: > Labeling on EOs usually says " not for internal use " but with extractives of fruit and spices, I wonder why not? Flavorings from the grocery store these days, and even from health food stores, are so highly diluted I could use half the bottle at a time and still not get the effect I was after. Especially McCormick and its related brands; those don't taste right to me and I suspect they are actually synthetic FOs. > >SNIP< > Thanks for any info, and apologies if this has already been discussed to death before I arrived. > Hi DD, Folks..... A number of EOs I've seen come marked FCC approved... One of the largest users, if not the largest, of approved EOs is the food/flavorings industry....These folks use them in drums..... I would guess that these EO and extracts, in many cases, might not be of the " quality " required by the perfume and AT market...And I would bet that some food EO and extracts are the very same " quality " as sold to perfumers and the AT crowd...Just not in drums usually...<G>.... So, for example, I've flavored olive oil for cooking with oregano and garlic EO*...... To a certain extent, some vendors may be CYA'ing themselves, simply due to the high concentration levels invoved in essence extraction.... Also...depending upon method of extraction, certain spice and herb extractions won't have the " flavoring " component(s) come through the extraction process, though most seem to, to me...... Or compounds that aren't an issue in the botanical as picked, say, do come through in undesirable concentrations when extracted..... -- Gary W. Bourbonais L'Hermite Aromatique A.J.P. (GIA) *If you want to meet a truly awesome EO......garlic EO is the one.... I am not saying pleasntly awesome....One, maybe two drops will flavor 4-8 oz of olive oil, depending on your garlic tolerance...... Onion EO is another..... The garlic EO is stored in two plastic baggies, and then within a jar....And ya can still occasionally get a whiff....It has it's own place separate from all of my other essences... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2009 Report Share Posted April 30, 2009 Essential oils are absolutely some of the base ingredients used to flavor beverages, teas, soda, olive oil, chocolates, icing, breads, hummus and I could go on. The functional food and beverage industry is estimated to be in the billions of dollars and is a huge consumer of e.o.'s. For those of you who don't know, functional foods and beverages make claims that may provide a health benefit beyond basic nutrition. Maybe some of you have seen Mandy Afteliers Chef's Essence Kit. It has a very high price tag but chances are it is the same stuff you are using to make creams, salves, perfumes and wellness products. Be well, Rachel Markel Managing Partner www.eoilco.com www.eoilcolab.com www.GreenTerpene.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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