Where does vanilla flavoring come from?. In a video posted on Nov. 7, Sloowmoee recorded himself looking the question up in real time. “NO MORE VANILLA,” Sloowmoee screamed as he started to gag a ...

Are there beaver secretions in your vanilla ice cream? News articles or food influencers on social media might have you believe that castoreum, a yellow, syrupy substance from the castor sacs near a ...

It's a myth that artificial vanilla flavoring comes from castoreum extracted from beaver castor sacs. Flavor chemists explain that artificial vanilla flavor is made from synthetic vanillin. Vanillin ...

If you’re looking for vanilla at the grocery store, you’ll usually find two different options. Pure vanilla extract, the more expensive option made from real vanilla beans, and imitation vanilla or ...

Nope, not all vanilla is the same. Here’s what you need to know about where vanilla flavoring actually comes from. To get to the bottom of this food fact, Reader’s Digest dove into the history of the ...