...Spices

[imaguitargod]

I've always seen this listed on the ingredients of stuff and was wondering, what ingredients can be listed as "spices".

[POTAWIE]

Excellent question, I was wondering the same thing.

[DevilDuck]

According to the FDA, you can list just about anything as "spices" that you can buy off of the spice aisle at the grocery store. If I remember right, garlic and salt are the only exceptions.

Manufacturers are allowed to do this in order to keep some of their ingredients secret as long as the amounts of said "spices" remains at or below 0% on the nutrition label.

[marcosauces]

well said DD...spices have to be the "secret" of the recipes..:)

[thehotpepper.com]

They can't be an allergen.

[imaguitargod]

They can't be an allergen.
Yes they can....