Art of Drink | Root Beer, Sassafras, Safrole and Cancer @Artofdrink | Uploaded November 2023 | Updated October 2024, 2 hours ago.
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Old-fashioned root beer used to use sassafras in it, but back in the 1960s, it was discovered to be cancerous and was banned for commercial use. Today, many people do not believe this, so here is a quick explanation on why the safrole in sassafras does cause cancer. Luckily, there is a substitute called sassafras acetate that smells similar to safrole and can be used safely in root beer type beverages.

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**Getting Started Making Soda**
If you are new to making soda, welcome, and you should check out the following videos because they will show you the basics of making soda and will help answer most of your questions.

Using Essential Oils Safely youtu.be/9SZLCedj1JI
How to Make a Soda Flavour youtu.be/DYm9BidnF4w
How to Make a Flavour Extract youtu.be/EvkbCkg9bPs
Simple Syrup for Soda youtu.be/v-ObB8T5ZrA
How to Formulate a Flavour youtu.be/FSL6pVrV8Pw

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