Yerba Santa
Level 2 — Generally safeIn Winter's Dictionary
Yerba Santa is a flavoring — GRAS flavor for foods, beers, and pharmaceuticals
Also: Holy Weed, Eriodictyon californicum
What it does
GRAS flavor for foods, beers, and pharmaceuticals
Where you'll see it
foods, beers, pharmaceuticals
What the research says
Safety in young children, pregnant or nursing women, or those with severe liver/kidney disease not established
Benefits
Used to hide bitterness of quinine; contains flavones
Regulatory status
- US FDA: GRAS
- Notes: ASP
Sources
- A Consumer's Dictionary of Food Additives (Winter): the extracts remained GRAS as a flavor for foods, beers, and pharmaceuticals