muhyb ( muhyb@programming.dev ) to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 4 months agoI wonder who discovered iti.ibb.coimagemessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1208file-text
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What’s more interesting is, beaver castor sacs also used as a strawberry and vanilla flavour substitute, approved by FDA.
minus-squareI_am_10_squirrels ( I_am_10_squirrels@beehaw.org ) linkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoVanillin, the modern artificial vanilla flavor, is made from lignin, one of the main components of bark. Beavers eat a lot of bark, and thus process a lot of lignin. Apparently the lignin accumulates in their anal scent glands. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum
Vanillin, the modern artificial vanilla flavor, is made from lignin, one of the main components of bark. Beavers eat a lot of bark, and thus process a lot of lignin. Apparently the lignin accumulates in their anal scent glands.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castoreum