juice ingredients

[nola]

Why do juice suppliers not list the ingredients of their juices. Gosh. I read every ingredient on the label of the food I purchase and would like to do the same for juices. There are a few sites that have good rating juices but no ingredient listing. Are they afraid we will make our own? That does not make sense. There are amounts etc. to consider. When I buy a bottle of tomato sauce I am not planning on duplicating the recipe at home. Anyway it is frustrating.

 

[Stownz]

Because if you knew the exact recipe, you would make it yourself for 1/10th the price. DIY mixing is extremely cheap, and requires no skill once so ever. The only way they can charge those prices is because either your lazy or they have a flavor you just can't quite match with DIY.

 

[AttyPops]

Some do. Mostly it's

Propylene Glycol (PG)
Vegitable Glycerin (VG)
Nicotine (an extract - with other trace stuff from tobacco)
Natural and artificial flavors
--- sometimes----
Distilled water
Ethel Alcohol
Ethel Malto
sometimes some other stuffis.

But it's basically simple. You'll never get a complete list of flavors, and usually won't know which flavor vendors were used (and you don't with food either). Usually, the quality of the ingredients is more important, allergies not withstanding.

If you have food sensitivities, or are otherwise worried about the ingredients, do like stownz said and DIY your e-juice.

 

[espresso]

I did see one on V2Cigs awhile ago
V2cigs Downloads - User Manuals

Whether to believe the list or not, is up to you.

 

[nola]

thanks for you people replying. I appreciate it. I'm still irked though. I really don't want to diy.

 

[NicLiq]

Flavorings, and their percentage is the unknown. It might be helpful look at some of the main sources of flavorings for juices mixed in the US, they are:

FlavourArt Flavourart. La sartoria degli aromi
Perfumer's Apprentice Perfumers Apprentice - Professional DIY Flavors
Capella Drinks For Diabetics | Homeopathic HCG Drops | Flavor Drops
LorAnn https://www.lorannoils.com/c-2-lorann-gourmet.aspx

There are a few suppliers that extract their own flavorings, but the majority of flavors are from the sources above. They range from about 1% total volume of your juice (example: coffee) to 25% (example: watermelon) and most flavors are in the 10-15% range. Most flavorings are in a PG base.

You almost have to think of it as getting food from a caterer who cooks in their own kitchen and protects their recipes. There are a few places with a store front, and I believe that Chinese juices are factory made.

 

[Olef]

I know DIY is not for everyone but it really is very simple, you know what is going into your liquids and if you only use a few different flavours it is pretty quick to make up enough in one batch to last months, so it's not like you have to tinker around all the time. It just means you can if you enjoy that sort of thing (which I do).

 

[Rottwyler]

Liking the information...I'm starting to get the urge to DIY just need a little more time to get the mechanics down as I tend to go overboard at first

 

[swedishfish]

Vapor Station lists all of their ingredients on the label.

 

[NicLiq]

I think we're going to see more/better labeling and ingredient lists as time goes on. I've seen improvement in the short time since I started vaping.

Even the flavoring companies are recognizing our needs/requirements.

You would be hard-pressed to find an ingredient in juice that wasn't also in a cigarette, and that label takes as long to read as it does to smoke a pack.

 

[JW50]

Some vendors do list ingredients. Or at least at times they have. A listing from e-liquid from Liberty Flights and an e-liquid from Totally Wicked can be found here: http://www.e-cigarette-forum.com/fo...ssion/200125-what-kind-nicotine-e-liquid.html
Unfortunately, the listing does help the lay person that much.

 

[JW50]

Oh - BTW - there has been suggestion that "juice" is not a good name. (Might create situation where youngsters think it OK to drink it.) You may want to try "e-liquid" or "concoction" or "poison".

 

[ardelleg]

Stownz: I was so lazy I didn't even roll my own cigarettes!

I never thought to check the ingredients on the pack either...

 

[Wil]

Do you know every ingredient that was in the cigarettes you were smoking?

It would be nice to have a list, and I kinda wonder if some vendors aren't putting themselves in a bad position should it come out that inhaling product x is much worse for us than we think. If they list ingredients, we're taking the risk ourselves, but if we don't know that something is in a product, then they could be responsible. I direct your attention to the relatively recent realization that custardy flavors containing acetyl propionyl shouldn't be inhaled, though it's perfectly harmless to eat it. Those using it without telling us could find themselves in an actionable position.

Either way, it can't possibly be as bad for us as smoking...

 

[zoiDman]

What good would it be if they did?

Meaning, what is really learned when a company list "Artificial Flavorings" as one of their ingredients?

 

[MasonD]

What good would it by if they did?

Meaning, what is really learned when a company list "Artificial Flavorings" as one of their ingredients?

... or "Natural Flavorings". I'm thinking ear-wax would be a natural flavoring, even though ( I hope...) it isn't used for anything...

 

[swedishfish]

What good would it by if they did?

Meaning, what is really learned when a company list "Artificial Flavorings" as one of their ingredients?

I think it's interesing to read. Especially with tobacco juices when you get little notes of different flavors. You read the bottle and think 'oh yea! I tasted that'. Aside from that, I don't see the point really.

 

[nola]

well the point would be is there any alcohol etc. in the eliquid. Notice I didn't say juice. I think that was a good suggestion JW50 brought up. Anyway I received lots of information from you people and want to tank you again for replying.

 

[espresso]

Oh - BTW - there has been suggestion that "juice" is not a good name. (Might create situation where youngsters think it OK to drink it.) You may want to try "e-liquid" or "concoction" or "poison".

e-solution?

 

[pfaber11]

I have a bottle of unflavoured juice from liberty flights with ingredients listed on the bottle and there are many things in this stuff. i'll go and get the bottle and list them for you all to see.