▲ 845 ▼ Laffy Taffy (lemmy.world) submitted 5 months ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/microblogmemes@lemmy.world 96 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Default_Defect@anarchist.nexus 32 points 5 months ago (7 children) Most candy flavors don't taste much like their fruit counterpart. IDK why banana is single out most often. permalink fedilink source hideshow 14 child comments replies: [–] BanMe@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) They usually single out one or two compounds out of dozens which make up the flavor profile, pair it with citric acid and sugar in whatever ratio, and call it good. If they actually synthesized a complex, realistic fruit taste, your laffy taffy would cost about as much as a fine bottle of perfume, which is where they DO pull many compounds together to create an immersive profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago It might cost as much to make as perfume, but for that kind of "luxury" shit the retail price and the cost of producing the product are entirely separate. Perfume is cheap to make too, it's the brand that's expensive. permalink fedilink source parent [–] The_Almighty_Walrus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) You ever seen a blue raspberry? Wtf is that flavor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I like Gatorade's "Blue." Not "Blue Raspberry," just "Blue." Now we know what a color tastes like, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago I once had "red soda". It tasted red. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago I don't know but Smurfs candy seems accurate for me permalink fedilink source parent [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Watermelon Jolly Rancher Gang represent permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) More flavor than actual watermelons permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Awwww yeahhh permalink fedilink source parent [–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children) Because the artificial banana taste is based on a kind of banana that doesn't exist anymore, so its very inaccurate compared to the taste of actual bananas that people know edit: apparently that's not true, TIL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Did you somehow not see the many comments here proving that's not true? It's been widely reported as being false for years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago I have not permalink fedilink source parent [–] vodka@feddit.org 4 points 5 months ago That's a myth. https://youtu.be/I9ZtvpBoXzI permalink fedilink source parent [–] calmblue75@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago When I ate orange(fruit) after many months of eating orage flavoured stuff, I tasted the orange flavour mixed along with a bunch of flavours in the fruit. It was very faint though. permalink fedilink source parent [–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 5 months ago Does cinnamon really taste like this? permalink fedilink source parent
[–] BanMe@lemmy.world 17 points 5 months ago (1 child) They usually single out one or two compounds out of dozens which make up the flavor profile, pair it with citric acid and sugar in whatever ratio, and call it good. If they actually synthesized a complex, realistic fruit taste, your laffy taffy would cost about as much as a fine bottle of perfume, which is where they DO pull many compounds together to create an immersive profile. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jdr@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago It might cost as much to make as perfume, but for that kind of "luxury" shit the retail price and the cost of producing the product are entirely separate. Perfume is cheap to make too, it's the brand that's expensive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jdr@lemmy.ml 11 points 5 months ago It might cost as much to make as perfume, but for that kind of "luxury" shit the retail price and the cost of producing the product are entirely separate. Perfume is cheap to make too, it's the brand that's expensive. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] The_Almighty_Walrus@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (1 child) You ever seen a blue raspberry? Wtf is that flavor? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I like Gatorade's "Blue." Not "Blue Raspberry," just "Blue." Now we know what a color tastes like, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago I once had "red soda". It tasted red. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] swab148@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) I like Gatorade's "Blue." Not "Blue Raspberry," just "Blue." Now we know what a color tastes like, I guess. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago I once had "red soda". It tasted red. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] zarkanian@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago I once had "red soda". It tasted red. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 6 points 5 months ago I don't know but Smurfs candy seems accurate for me permalink fedilink source parent
[–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago (1 child) Watermelon Jolly Rancher Gang represent permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) More flavor than actual watermelons permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Awwww yeahhh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jack_of_sandwich@lemmy.sdf.org 1 point 5 months ago (1 child) More flavor than actual watermelons permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] homesweethomeMrL@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago Awwww yeahhh permalink fedilink source parent
[–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (2 children) Because the artificial banana taste is based on a kind of banana that doesn't exist anymore, so its very inaccurate compared to the taste of actual bananas that people know edit: apparently that's not true, TIL permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Did you somehow not see the many comments here proving that's not true? It's been widely reported as being false for years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago I have not permalink fedilink source parent [–] vodka@feddit.org 4 points 5 months ago That's a myth. https://youtu.be/I9ZtvpBoXzI permalink fedilink source parent
[–] M137@lemmy.world 5 points 5 months ago (1 child) Did you somehow not see the many comments here proving that's not true? It's been widely reported as being false for years. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] meekah@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 5 months ago I have not permalink fedilink source parent
[–] vodka@feddit.org 4 points 5 months ago That's a myth. https://youtu.be/I9ZtvpBoXzI permalink fedilink source parent
[–] calmblue75@lemmy.ml 3 points 5 months ago When I ate orange(fruit) after many months of eating orage flavoured stuff, I tasted the orange flavour mixed along with a bunch of flavours in the fruit. It was very faint though. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] 100_kg_90_de_belin@feddit.it 2 points 5 months ago Does cinnamon really taste like this? permalink fedilink source parent
