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This is a myth. The causal effect does not go that way. There is little evidence that artificial banana flavors were developed in a way to mimic older cultivars
by pxx 3y ago
This is a myth. The causal effect does not go that way. There is little evidence that artificial banana flavors were developed in a way to mimic older cultivars of banana. https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140829-the-secrets-of-fake-flavours https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20140829-the-secrets-of-f...
- Toutouxc 3y agoThe article doesn't really dispel the myth, just shuffles the causality around. To me it sounds like it's still true that artificial banana tastes different that what we can get now.
- nonethewiser 3y ago> To me it sounds like it's still true that artificial banana tastes different that what we can get now. But that's not whats being claimed. He's rebutting the claim (which the original commenter may or may not have implied) that artificial banana flavor is like the old banana's that dont exist anymore. He, nor anyone here, is saying artificial banana tastes like real banana. And if someone like that shows up lets get them.
- InSteady 3y agoI have tasted unusual varietals of banana, mostly from SE Asian supermarkets, that taste very close to artificial banana when they are super-ripe. I have a sense for it too, because artificial banana used to be my favorite candy/popsicle flavor as a child. Full disclosure though, I probably haven't tasted artificial banana in at least a decade.