Drawback Tutorial

Drawback Tutorial Home TTB F 5154.1 Glossary/References Definitions TTB actions What is density? What is specific gravity? Important unit conversions Calculations Calculation of eligible alcohol Calculation of alcohol content of finished product Calculation Worksheets Unfitness for Beverage Purposes What makes a product unfit? 1% solutions Organoleptic Analysis Naming Nonbeverage Products Components of Formulas Format of submissions Common mistakes Listing Ingredients in Your Formula Identifying all sources of ethanol Limited ingredients Prohibited ingredients Information about solid extracts Artificial versus natural vanillin Flavors purchased from other manufacturers Compounded flavors manufactured in-house Acids as flavoring chemicals Botanicals allowed in flavors Submitting Samples with Formulas Revisions to Approved Formulas Special Products Food products containing ethanol Vanilla Extracts and Vanilla Flavors Example Formulas Simple mixture 1 Simple mixture 2 (including discussion about yield) Simple mixture 3 (includes a disapproved intermediate formula) Simple extract Washed extract (with multiple sources of ethanol) Dietary Supplements 1 Dietary Supplement 2

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Information About Solid Extracts

This is such an important issue that it needs to be repeated.  Solid extracts may contain caramel color and/or propylene glycol.  When this is the case, identify caramel color and quantify the amount of propylene glycol.  If the solid extract is free of these materials, please state that on the formula.  A specification or ingredient data sheet may be submitted, but it must provide the information mentioned above.  The following is an example of a line item in box 13:

Fenugreek Solid Extract (10% PG by wt, Caramel Color)………1.0 lbs