No, Beaver Butt Secretions Aren't Used to Make Artificial Vanilla (Any More)
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- 09 Mar 2023
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From cake mixes and candy to cereal and ice cream, artificial flavorings like vanilla, strawberry, and raspberry can be found in a wide range of processed foods.
The FDA doesn't require listing all the ingredients in these additives, which leaves a lot open to interpretation and misunderstanding.
For example, in recent years, a claim began spreading like wildfire on the internet that artificial vanilla – and to a certain extent raspberry and strawberry – flavorings come from beavers' anal secretions.
While shocking and fodder for friendly conversation, the claims were over dramatized and over hyped. So where do these artificial flavorings come from?
To find out, we spoke with some flavor chemists about how these artificial flavors are made – and spoiler alert: It doesn't actually involve beaver butts in any capacity whatsoever. Read More…
