MISCELLANEOUS EXTRACTS. The miscellaneous extracts examined this year are as follows: Extracts of cloves, ginger, peppermint, almond and vanillin, and imitation extracts. Of the extracts the clove, peppermint and almond are, like lemon extracts, alcoholic solutions of the particular oil and are made in much the same way. The adulterants of these extracts are mainly solutions of artificial esters which have a flavor and odor very much like the natural fruit. IMITATION EXTRACTS. These are frequently sold as true fruit extracts but are always misbranded when so sold. Extracts of strawberry, raspberry, peach, pineapple and banana cannot be made from the natural fruit and are necessarily solutions of artificial esters. The law states that these extracts shall be labeled imitation, and that the word "imitation" shall immediately precede the name of the fruit in the same size type. COLOR. The use of added color in any of the above extracts must be stated on the label. Imitation extracts can be and are made without artificial color and should be labeled to show its presence when used. 1 |