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It's not rancidity, it's butyric acid, the source of "the Hershey flavor": https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7275566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=72
by Stratoscope 10y ago
It's not rancidity, it's butyric acid, the source of "the Hershey flavor":
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7275566 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7275566
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hershey_bar
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoI heard about it first at a lecture by an industrial chemist working for Cadbury. He explained it as being a hangover from milk going off during delivery. Colloquially at least off milk is said to have gone rancid. There were samples ... a memorable experience! The addition of butyric acid of supposed to mimic the past flavour without the use of off milk.