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Where do artificial flavors come from? Well whether itâs your average store bought yogurt, granola bar, or even butter, a lot of food we eat today is full of artificial flavoring. Why did this happen? Well it actually has to do with the strange history of vanilla (yes! boring old vanilla) and the human perception of taste. How does it all work? Watch the episode to find out!
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Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge
Graphics By: Noelle Smith
Directed By: Andrew Kornhaber
Produced By: Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)
History of fake flavors:
Vanilla
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/23/plain-vanilla
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-is-artificial-vanilla-made-2016-5
voices.nationalgeographic.org/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365147
cen.acs.org/articles/94/i36/problem-vanilla.html
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bittersweet-story-vanilla-180962757
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/23/291525991/when-vanilla-was-brown-and-how-we-came-to-see-it-as-white
huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/vanilla-comes-from_n_5021060.html
alux.com/most-expensive-spices-in-the-world
Fake butter flavor
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/chem_background/exsumpdf/artificial_butter_flavoring_508be.pdf
osha.gov/SLTC/flavoringlung/diacetyl.html
cbsnews.com/news/diacetyl-chemical-in-artificial-butter-popcorn-linked-to-alzheimers-plaque-build-up
Fake banana flavor:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140829-the-secrets-of-fake-flavours
Fake Grape
firstwefeast.com/drink/2015/06/the-absurd-history-of-artificial-flavors
http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-natural-and-artificial-flavors-2014-1
http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/new-grape-flavor
huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/13/grape-worst-flavor_n_4950431.html
youtube.com/watch?v=lolclWtn0Xk
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027093
http://nadiaberenstein.com/blog
Doctoral candidate at UPenn who specializes in artificial flavorings in food (this is her blog)
http://gawker.com/the-food-babe-blogger-is-full-of-shit-1694902226
Good examples of things that share the same properties/ingredients but that have multiple uses because they are chemicals and thatâs normal!
Science Babe website
http://scibabe.com
Organic food market:
ota.com/news/press-releases/19031
ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture/organic-market-overview
Artificial flavorings:
cbsnews.com/news/the-flavorists-tweaking-tastes-and-creating-cravings-27-11-2011
usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/04/11/subway-yoga-mat-chemical-almost-out-of-bread/7587787
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Where do artificial flavors come from? Well whether itâs your average store bought yogurt, granola bar, or even butter, a lot of food we eat today is full of artificial flavoring. Why did this happen? Well it actually has to do with the strange history of vanilla (yes! boring old vanilla) and the human perception of taste. How does it all work? Watch the episode to find out!
Do you enjoy the show? The check us out on:
Like our Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pbsoriginofe...
Instagram: @pbsoriginofeverything
Written and Hosted By: Danielle Bainbridge
Graphics By: Noelle Smith
Directed By: Andrew Kornhaber
Produced By: Kornhaber Brown (www.kornhaberbrown.com)
History of fake flavors:
Vanilla
http://theplate.nationalgeographic.com/2014/10/23/plain-vanilla
http://www.businessinsider.com/how-is-artificial-vanilla-made-2016-5
voices.nationalgeographic.org/2013/10/01/beaver-butts-emit-goo-used-for-vanilla-flavoring
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17365147
cen.acs.org/articles/94/i36/problem-vanilla.html
smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/bittersweet-story-vanilla-180962757
http://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2014/03/23/291525991/when-vanilla-was-brown-and-how-we-came-to-see-it-as-white
huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/25/vanilla-comes-from_n_5021060.html
alux.com/most-expensive-spices-in-the-world
Fake butter flavor
ntp.niehs.nih.gov/ntp/htdocs/chem_background/exsumpdf/artificial_butter_flavoring_508be.pdf
osha.gov/SLTC/flavoringlung/diacetyl.html
cbsnews.com/news/diacetyl-chemical-in-artificial-butter-popcorn-linked-to-alzheimers-plaque-build-up
Fake banana flavor:
http://www.bbc.com/future/story/20140829-the-secrets-of-fake-flavours
Fake Grape
firstwefeast.com/drink/2015/06/the-absurd-history-of-artificial-flavors
http://www.businessinsider.com/facts-about-natural-and-artificial-flavors-2014-1
http://indianapublicmedia.org/amomentofscience/new-grape-flavor
huffingtonpost.com/2014/03/13/grape-worst-flavor_n_4950431.html
youtube.com/watch?v=lolclWtn0Xk
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4027093
http://nadiaberenstein.com/blog
Doctoral candidate at UPenn who specializes in artificial flavorings in food (this is her blog)
http://gawker.com/the-food-babe-blogger-is-full-of-shit-1694902226
Good examples of things that share the same properties/ingredients but that have multiple uses because they are chemicals and thatâs normal!
Science Babe website
http://scibabe.com
Organic food market:
ota.com/news/press-releases/19031
ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture/organic-market-overview
Artificial flavorings:
cbsnews.com/news/the-flavorists-tweaking-tastes-and-creating-cravings-27-11-2011
usatoday.com/story/money/business/2014/04/11/subway-yoga-mat-chemical-almost-out-of-bread/7587787
