‘Strawberry Flavor’ Consists of 50 Different Chemicals

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‘Strawberry Flavor’ Consists of 50 Different Chemicals
Anthony Gucciardi
NaturalSociety
June 12, 2012

'Strawberry Flavor' Consists of 50 Different Chemicals
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What goes into mimicking the flavor a strawberry? Well, instead of simply using real strawberry, food manufacturers have decided to opt for a much cheaper (and toxic) method of creating what has come to be known as ‘strawberry flavor‘. The chemical concoction consists of 50 different chemical ingredients, many of which could be threatening to your health.

Processed foods, and even many foods pushed as ‘wholesome’ oftentimes contain this synthetic strawberry flavor (among many others). Opting to save money in blatant disregard for public health, the highly complex chemical formulas consist of a long list of substances including amyl acetate, benzyl isobutyrate, and phenethyl alcohol. And this is…

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This is very unfortunate, but not too surprising. It's sad because "strawberry flavor" is usually the child's first choice. Why does nobody put up a fight about the things we feed the new generation? Maybe it seems too daunting...I mean, where do you start? A good article nonetheless.