• charade_you_are@sh.itjust.works
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      1 year ago

      I believe you but I still think there are chemists out there that have made their own approximation of banana flavor. Solid fun fact, thanks.

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      1 year ago

      It’s actually based off pears. It was developed in britain first and they have jargonelle pears that taste like that flavor. In the US those pears weren’t popular so they marketed it as banana flavor instead. The chemical is isoamyl acetate if you want to look into its history.