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indyaround t1_j9f0umb wrote

In school my science teacher told us artificial banana flavoring was based on a banana variety wiped out from disease. I have been telling people this for years, TIL THE TRUTH.

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ds_afk t1_j9fbj96 wrote

The scientist cited in the article just says it is very unlikely. Not the slam dunk I was hoping for.

>However, if you dig in to this tale a little it soon becomes clear that there is little or no verifiable source that artificial banana is based on Gros Michel. “It sounds very, very unlikely to me,” says synthetic organic chemist Derek Lowe.

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Potatoswatter t1_j9j29xm wrote

What was debunked here? Isoamyl acetate isn’t naturally derived from old stocks of extinct bananas?

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