Sweet Chilli Flavour
What is Sweet Chilli Flavour?
Sweet chilli flavour is a complex blend of ingredients designed to mimic the taste of sweet chilli sauce. It typically combines sweet elements like sugar or sweeteners with spicy notes from chilli extracts and often includes savoury undertones from ingredients like garlic or onion powder.
Is Sweet Chilli Flavour a major allergen?
Sweet chilli flavour itself is not one of the 14 major allergens.
What is Sweet Chilli Flavour used for?
Manufacturers use sweet chilli flavour to impart a sweet, spicy, and slightly savoury taste to a variety of foods.
Is Sweet Chilli Flavour safe?
Sweet chilli flavour is not a single additive but a combination of flavourings.
Why it's used
Manufacturers use sweet chilli flavour to impart a sweet, spicy, and slightly savoury taste to a variety of foods. It is commonly found in snacks such as crisps and savoury crackers, as well as in marinades, sauces, and ready meals.
Health notes
Sweet chilli flavour is not a single additive but a combination of flavourings. Flavourings are regulated in the UK and must be authorised. The relevant authorities, such as the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA), evaluate flavourings for safety. Typical intakes of flavourings in food are generally considered safe, and they are not associated with adverse health effects when used as intended.
Allergen info
Sweet chilli flavour itself is not one of the 14 major allergens. However, specific flavouring components or carrier ingredients used in its production could potentially contain allergens, which would need to be declared on the final food product's ingredient list.
Foods that contain Sweet Chilli Flavour
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