Food Flavoring

[TxThumper]

Does anyone know, or has anyone tried using food flavoring in ejuice? For example, could I use rootbeer flavoring from the grocery store to make rootbeer ejuice? I'm getting conflicting answers from my local shops. I thought I would do better asking here though.

 

[BKTOAD]

Lorann brand flavoring is food flavoring that some use for juice. And, in reality, pretty much all our flavorings are food flavorings.

If it is glycol or glycerin based, with no alcohol or calories (which will burn and gunk coils), I would say it shouldn't hurt.

 

[The Cromwell]

Use no non water soluable flavorings.
Drop a drop of the flavoring on a bowl with water in it.
If it kinds beads up or floats vs naturally mixing right in do not use it.

Otherwise, you guess is as good as mine.
None of what we use is designed to be inhaled but ingested.

Go to Capella's site.
They make no mention of using their flavorings for vaping.
A legal issue. I expect that anyone who sells flavorings as to be used with vaping will have to eventually get FDA approval or be shut down.
At least in the USA.

 

[jambi]

I checked this out when I lived in Mexico and couldn't find any source for CAP, TFA, FW, etc. McCormick for example, most of their flavorings are extracts. In other words, they're oil based. Don't vape oil.

Also, most supermarket flavorings contain artificial colors. Even McCormick's Imitation Vanilla contains caramel color, among other things. Those aren't necessary or desirable for our use. I'd avoid the potential risk of inhaling them.

Then there's added sugars. McCormick has a flavor called "Premium Vanilla" I bought it because of the vanilla ice cream picture on the box, just to see how it would compare against other VBICs. Should have checked the ingredients first. Corn Syrup.

There are a few exceptions. Their Hazelnut would theoretically work, but my experience with it is it's very weak. I tried it, impractical ratios, like 30%, were necessary to get anything out of it, and it was very heavy on the alcohol.

If you're looking to locally source flavors that work (assuming you're in the USA), Michael's Art Supply carries LorAnn, but unfortunately they seem to favor stocking the colored versions. I don't have any data proving colorants are dangerous to vape, but it's just an element I'd avoid since it's not necessary.

 

[The Cromwell]

McCormick flavorings are also VERY high in alcohol.
Their cherry is not so bad if you pulse boil the alc out in a microwave.
Pour into bowl.
put in microwave.
hit power until you see it start to boil and stop microwave.
Let cool a few minutes.
repeat till no quick boil.
Alcohol boils lower than water and such so a quick finger on the stop button to prevent the rest of the flavoring from boiling.