Thyme Oil — what it is & is it safe?

What is Thyme Oil?

Essential oil distilled from thyme leaves, used in small amounts to flavor foods and mouthwash.

Thyme Oil is considered low concern by food-safety agencies.

Score impact: −3 points on the FoodsScan score (FoodsScan scores run 0–100, where 100 is best.)

Found in 8 of 12,858 analysed products in the FoodsScan database.

Thyme Oil is also known as thyme oil — these all refer to the same ingredient.

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