| ▲ | ExoticPearTree 8 hours ago |
| You can nitpick and be pedantic about the wording I used, but if you equate artificial flavors or ingredients with natural ones… |
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| ▲ | ben-schaaf 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] |
| Could you describe the difference between the artificial flavour vanilin made in a lab, and the natural flavour vanilin extracted from a vanilla bean? |
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| ▲ | ryandrake 4 hours ago | parent | prev [-] |
| Is it really pedantic? Everything is ultimately a chemical compound. H2O is a chemical. Where do you draw the line between "chemicals" and "not chemicals"? Is it more about what you can find in nature? You can find acetone in nature. |
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| ▲ | GuinansEyebrows 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | yeah, this is kind of a definitional example of pedantry. you probably understand what people are trying to say when they talk about "chemicals" but instead of engaging with the actual conversation, you spin off a metanarrative to pick apart the word choice as if that's directly relevant to the point they're trying to discuss. not trying to pick on you specifically, because sure everything's a chemical, and i don't really care to fight about that, but you asked :) | | |
| ▲ | ryandrake 2 hours ago | parent [-] | | "Chemical" is just a really, really vague and poor word choice. I honestly don't understand what people are trying to say when they use it. Food and chemistry are inextricably intertwined. You can't even talk about food without talking about all of the various components food is made up of. Not a single food item out there isn't made up of chemicals. Some found in nature, some created in a lab or factory process. Some healthy, some not. Some with long names, some with short names. Some have effects on food taste, longevity, appearance. Some are inert. It's really a meaningless word to use in the context of one's food. | | |
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