And don’t say “vanilla”, I know what fucking vanilla tastes like. There’s a distinct flavor that marshmallows (especially store-bought marshmallows) have and I want to know what it is.

  • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
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    17 days ago

    OK, I’ll look at the ingredients.

    CORN SYRUP, SUGAR, DEXTROSE, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF GELATIN, TETRASODIUM PYROPHOSPHATE (WHIPPING AID), NATURAL AND ARTIFICIAL FLAVOR, BLUE 1.

    https://www.kraftheinz.com/jetpuffed/products/00600699003285-marshmallows

    Looks like there is some kind of “natural and artificial flavor” besides sugar and corn syrup. Wat are those? Dunno. Apparently it’s legal to have secret ingredients that are not disclosed unless a Non-Disclosure Agreement is signed.

      • Sergio@piefed.socialEnglish
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        17 days ago

        Possibly. But there are several different types of vanilla. Also:

        An estimated 95% of “vanilla” products are artificially flavored with vanillin derived from lignin instead of vanilla fruits.

        and

        However, vanillin is only one of 171 identified aromatic components of real vanilla fruits.

        Also you may be amused to know:

        In the United States, castoreum, the exudate from the castor sacs of mature beavers, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration as a food additive,[54] often referenced simply as a “natural flavoring” in the product’s list of ingredients. It is used in both food and beverages,[55] especially as vanilla and raspberry flavoring, with a total annual U.S. production of less than 300 pounds.[55][56] It is also used to flavor some cigarettes and in perfume-making, and is used by fur trappers as a scent lure.

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanilla