phantom fruits

[kittenscribble]

I am sad to note that, although my yogurt container is labeled "Strawberry Banana" and indeed tastes of both fruits, neither of these fruits are actually mentioned in the ingredients list. Instead, I seem to be ingesting milk and sugar, mixed with corn syrup, gelatin, and random chemicals.

I may have to ask p_sunshine for yogurt-making help. Because now I really want yogurt with actual fruits in.

Comments

[pictsy.livejournal.com]

I read an article once about how it was irrational to discriminate between natural flavoring and imitation flavoring, because they were chemically identical. Sometimes the imitation flavoring is actually better for you, as in the case of almond flavor, which is hard to separate from the cyanide in its natural derivation.

[kittenscribble.livejournal.com]

Oh neat, I had no idea that the flavors were chemically identical. That does put a different spin on things. How strange to be tasting strawberry, absent actual strawberries. I wonder how much (if any) of the vitamins and nutrients present in strawberries would also be available in the chemical components composing its flavor?

It's like cheating. Evolution programmed me to like strawberries so I'd eat up a good dose of vitamin C, folate, and whatever else is in strawberries; yet now I can get that flavor hit without getting strawberries at all.

(It's Christine)

[(Anonymous)]

lol, somehow I doubt that the artificially flavored strawberry syrup in my fridge has more than water in common with actual strawberries. But I'll feel better next time I have some. =)

Re: (It's Christine)

[pictsy.livejournal.com]

Well, like K said, the flavor chemical itself might not impart any of the other nutritional benefits of eating actual fruit. :)

Re: (It's Christine)

[p-sunshine.livejournal.com]

Oh! See, I was thinking identical in that every part of it was identical, but that made no sense - if just the flavors are identical, then that makes more sense - thanks!