2017 NAICS Definition

T = Canadian, Mexican, and United States industries are comparable.

311942 Spice and Extract Manufacturing

This U.S. industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in (1) manufacturing spices, table salt, seasonings, flavoring extracts (except coffee and meat), and natural food colorings and/or (2) manufacturing dry mix food preparations, such as salad dressing mixes, gravy and sauce mixes, frosting mixes, and other dry mix preparations.

Cross-References. Establishments primarily engaged in--
  • Manufacturing catsup and other tomato-based sauces--are classified in U.S. Industry 311421, Fruit and Vegetable Canning;
  • Manufacturing mayonnaise, dressings, and prepared sauces (except tomato-based and gravy)--are classified in U.S. Industry 311941, Mayonnaise, Dressing, and Other Prepared Sauce Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing canned liquid gravies--are classified in U.S. Industry 311422, Specialty Canning;
  • Manufacturing industrial salts--are classified in U.S. Industry 325998, All Other Miscellaneous Chemical Product and Preparation Manufacturing;
  • Drying and/or dehydrating ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in U.S. Industry 311423, Dried and Dehydrated Food Manufacturing;
  • Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated ingredients for dry soup mixes and bouillon--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing flavoring syrups (except chocolate and coffee-based syrups)--are classified in Industry 311930, Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing;
  • Mixing purchased dried and/or dehydrated potato, rice, and pasta and packaging them with other purchased ingredients, and manufacturing prepared frosting--are classified in U.S. Industry 311999, All Other Miscellaneous Food Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing coffee extracts and/or coffee-based syrups--are classified in Industry 311920, Coffee and Tea Manufacturing;
  • Manufacturing liquid meat extracts from slaughtered or purchased carcasses--are classified in Industry 31161, Animal Slaughtering and Processing;
  • Manufacturing synthetic food colorings--are classified in Industry 325130, Synthetic Dye and Pigment Manufacturing; and
  • Manufacturing natural organic colorings for nonfood uses--are classified in U.S. Industry 325199, All Other Basic Organic Chemical Manufacturing.
2007
NAICS		   2012
NAICS		   2017
NAICS		   Corresponding Index
Entries
311942   311942   311942   Cake frosting mixes manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Chili pepper or powder manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Extracts, food (except coffee, meat), manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Extracts, malt, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Flavor extracts (except coffee) manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Food coloring, natural, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Food extracts (except coffee, meat) manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Fruit extracts manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Gravy mixes, dry, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Grinding spices
311942   311942   311942   Hop extract manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Malt extract and syrups manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Pectin manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Salad dressing mixes, dry, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Salt substitute manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Salt, table, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Sauce mixes, dry, manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Seasoning salt manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Spice grinding and blending
311942   311942   311942   Spice mixtures manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Spices and spice mix manufacturing
311942   311942   311942   Table salt manufacturing