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minus-squareiHUNTcriminalslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoMmm what’s that berry concoction… I think it’s raspberry flavoring… That’s literally made from beaver anal juices.
minus-squareenkers@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYou’re thinking of castoreum, which has been used in vanilla, raspberry and strawberry flavouring. But nowadays, synthetic flavouring is way cheaper to make, so it’s not going to be in anything you buy at the supermarket.
Mmm what’s that berry concoction… I think it’s raspberry flavoring… That’s literally made from beaver anal juices.
You’re thinking of castoreum, which has been used in vanilla, raspberry and strawberry flavouring. But nowadays, synthetic flavouring is way cheaper to make, so it’s not going to be in anything you buy at the supermarket.