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the Endless West website says "All our flavors are naturally derived, meaning they come from plants and yeast." when i read that i felt disappointed. for some
by HillaryBriss 8y ago
the Endless West website says "All our flavors are naturally derived, meaning they come from plants and yeast."
when i read that i felt disappointed. for some reason i was hoping they gave themselves the freedom to use the full range of natural and artificial food-grade chemicals present in soft drinks, junk food and other consumer edibles.
- adrianN 8y agoWhich flavors are fully synthesized as opposed being produced by normal creatures or genetically engineered E.coli or yeast?
- HillaryBriss 8y agoI'm bad at chemistry. Really bad. I freely admit I don't have a good answer. I was going to use Ethylvanillin as an example because it falls under the heading of "artificial flavor", but as I reflect on your question further, I gather that you're telling me that even things known as "artificial flavors" could be acceptable ingredients to Endless West because artificial flavors (like Ethylvanillin) ultimately are derived from chemicals that are derived from plants.
- adrianN 8y agoReading up on the topic it seems like a lot more compounds than I thought are chemically manufactured. I thought the popular way was implanting yeasts with the genes for making the flavor. TIL.