On Sun, 15 May 2005 02:49:00 -0500, Elaine Parrish >
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>> 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?
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>> Janet in Aus
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>Making maple syrup is a fairly complicated process from a base product in
>limited supply. It's expensive in the US, too.
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>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".
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>Elaine, too

Late response here. One source for "natural maple flavor" is
fenugreek, I've read.


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