History of Flavors
Natural Flavors
Artificial Flavors
Chemistry and Effects
Mechanism
100
This company was one of the first soda drinks to commercialize artificial flavor.
What is Coca-cola?
100
Name one reason natural flavors are detrimental.
More expensive, might have pesticides or growth hormones and still considered natural, might be toxic, hurt the environment, might not be fully tested.
100
Why are artificial flavors better than natural flavors?
Less expensive, do not harm the environment, better tested in labs, created under safer conditions.
100
This association has the acronym FDA.
What is the Food and Drug Administration?
100
This is the name of artificial flavoring reactions.
What is esterification?
200
This man was the first to crystallize vanillin extract from vanilla beans in 1858.
Who is Theodore Nicolas Gobley?
200
This (these) products can be used to naturally flavor food.
What is fruit, vegetables, herbs, animals, etc.
200
This chemical is used in artificial flavoring (hint: one of them is a type of benzene ring from our last test)
What is Aspartame, Lipid Catabolism, eugenol, cinnamaldehyde, vanillin, benzaldehyde.
200
This vehicle uses the same petrochemical product that is found in vanilla flavored foods.
What is a car?
200
This type of catalyst is involved in the first step and regenerated in the last step.
What is an acid catalyst?
300
These European countries were the first to expand the market of artificial flavors and spices.
What is Germany and Switzerland?
300
This "nut" can induce cyanide poisoning.
What is the almond?
300
This is the profession of someone who creates flavors.
What is a flavorist?
300
This bean used for tofu can be toxic when extracted.
What are soy beans?
300
These two functional groups are included in esterification.
What are Carboxylic Acids and Alcohols?
400
This association uses the acronym "FEMA."
What is Flavoring and Extract Manufacturers Association?
400
This chemical, from the bark of the Massoya tree, is used in coconut flavoring.
What is Massoya lactone?
400
This is the opposite of a natural flavor.
What is an artificial flavor?
400
This ice cream topping causes vitamin B6 deficiency, common genetic defects, and cancer.
What is caramel?
400
This requirement for life is a product of esterification.
What is H2O (water)
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