Artificial Vanilla is Made From Beaver Musk

Kyoko Sakura

Kyoko Sakura

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Source - National Geographic

Nat Geo said:
Beaver butts secrete a goo called castoreum, which the animals use to mark their territory. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration lists castoreum as a "generally regarded as safe" additive, and manufacturers have been using it extensively in perfumes and foods for at least 80 years[...]

Instead of smelling icky, castoreum has a musky, vanilla scent, which is why food scientists like to incorporate it in recipes[...]

Because of its FDA label, in some cases, manufacturers don’t have to list castoreum on the ingredient list and may instead refer to it as "natural flavoring." Yum.
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I know this already. :P
 
remind me to not eat vanilla
i don't want beaver bum goo in my food lol
 
It's supposedly a safe ingredient for human consumption, so I don't really see why it matters where it comes from.
 
So, anything about our old friend, cochineal extract? Y'know, red food coloring extracted from a beetle used in ruby red Tropicana grapefruit juice or Dole cherry cups.

There's nothing to be concerned about, just like the extra "protein" in your food (like, y'know, rodent pellets in your popcorn), but if you're a vegan, it might be a little issue.
 
Tsk tsk ignorance makes people morons

but I make exceptions
 
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