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On 14 May 2005 wrote:
> With real Maple Syrup being fairly expensive (at least in Australia it
> is), can someone tell me how "natural maple flavour" is made? This
> flavouring essence is available reasonably cheaply, yet if it is made
> from maple syrup, I would expect it to be more costly. Does it really
> come from maple syrup, or from some other natural ingredient that has
> maple flavour?
>
> Janet in Aus
Making maple syrup is a fairly complicated process from a base product in
limited supply. It's expensive in the US, too.
I don't know exactly how flavorings are made, but some are made from oils,
which only take a scant few drops. Some are mad from the least quality of
the item (doesn't hurt the flavor). Some are made from "scraps" of the
item that would otherwise be thrown away (hamburger meat, for example of
"made from scraps").
Most of the flavorings that I have used are like vanilla. Vanilla is
cheaper than buying beans. And, generally the bottles that I have had have
been filled with alcohol (or something as a stablizer), Again like
vanilla. It smells like vanilla, but it tastes like s**t because the
vanilla flavor has been infused in the "binder".
Elaine, too
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