Does hamburger helper have artificial flavoring?

Answer 1

That depends on what you mean by "artificial flavoring". Looking at the nutritional information available from General Mills for the Cheeseburger Macaroni flavor, for example, it lists "natural flavor" as an ingredient, not "artificial flavor". However, in the US a "natural flavor" is any flavor derived from a natural ingredient, while an "artificial flavor" is any flavor not ultimately derived from a natural ingredient (meaning "a spice, fruit or fruit juice, vegetable or vegetable juice, edible yeast, herb, bark, bud, root, leaf or similar plant material, meat, seafood, poultry, eggs, dairy products, or fermentation products thereof".)

Both "natural" and "artificial" flavors, when you see them listed as such in ingredients lists, are largely lab created.