Why you SHOULD use imitation vanilla

Get 20% off an entire year of Brilliant’s interactive, educational content - including the new MinuteEarth course! - at brilliant.org/MinuteFood. What’s with all the different kinds of vanilla - and are the pricey ones worth it? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰 𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆-𝗴𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘆: -Fache, M, Boutevin, B, Caillol, S. (201) Vanillin production from lignin and its use as a renewable chemical. ACS Sustain. Chem. Eng. 4: 35–46. https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acssuschemeng.5b01344 -Kirk, RE, Othmer, DF, & Mann, CA (2000). Vanillin. Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/0471238961.2201140905191615.a01 -Maeda, M., Hosoya, T., Yoshioka, K. et al. (2018) Vanillin production from native softwood lignin in the presence of tetrabutylammonium ion. J Wood Sci 64, 810–815. https://jwoodscience.springeropen.com/articles/10.1007/s10086-018-1766-0 -Ravendra K, Prem S, (2012). A Review on the Vanillin derivatives showing various biological activities. International Journal of PharmTech Research 4: 266-279. https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/A-Review-on-the-Vanillin-derivatives-showing-Kumar-Sharma/9e668d3d5258cf8bbfb45c296764dbd805b4b123 -Sharp MD, Kocaoglu-Vurma NA, Langford V, Rodriguez-Saona LE, Harper WJ (2012). Rapid discrimination and characterization of vanilla bean extracts by attenuated total reflection infrared spectroscopy and selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry. J Food Sci. 77 (3):C284-92. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22384952/ 𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 (𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲) 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 & 𝗵𝗼𝘄-𝘁𝗼𝘀: -https://www.femaflavor.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/Perfumer%20and%20Flavorist%20-%20May%202018%20-%20Vanilla%20Paper_no%20ads.pdf -https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/the-flavor-rundown-natural-vs-artificial-flavors/ -http://cooksvanilla.com/everything-you-need-to-know-about-vanillin/ -https://www.bakitbox.com/real-vanilla-vs-imitation-vanilla/ -https://www.cooksillustrated.com/how_tos/5479-best-vanilla-practices -https://www.seriouseats.com/taste-test-is-better-vanilla-extract-worth-the-price MinuteFood is created by Kate Yoshida, Arcadi Garcia & Bill Mead, and produced by Neptune Studios LLC. Merch | https://store.dftba.com/collections/minutefood TikTok | https://tiktok.com/@minutefood_ Twitter | https://twitter.com/minutefood Instagram | https://instagram.com/minutefood_ Facebook | https://facebook.com/minutefood