Natural Ingredients vs. Synthetic Ingredients

Synthetic: is defined by the USDA National Organic Program as a substance that is formulated or manufactured by a chemical process that chemically changes a substance extracted from naturally occurring plant, animal, or mineral source, such term shall not apply to substances created by naturally occurring biological processes.

Synthetic ingredients are:

made from ingredients that do not occur in nature, or from ingredients that do not occur independently in nature.

produced by a synthesis of elements or materials, especially not of natural origin; man-made

produced artificially

Manufactured by chemical and industrial processes

Made by forming a compound by combining two or more simpler compounds, elements, or radicals; human-made

Synthetic ingredients do:

contain synthetic or artificial ingredients including colors or flavoring

contain synthetic chemical preservatives

Preservatives

Colorants

Thickeners & Stabilizers

Synthetic Ingredients