Is a manmade flavouring chemically the same as the natural flavouring?

Answer 1

Some man-made (laboratory made) flavourants are artificial, meaning that the molecular structure is different to natural flavourants, however man-made flavourants can also have exactly the same chemical structure as those found naturally in foods. These are called "Nature Identical" flavourants and are prefered by many food manufacturers.

Answer 2

yes and no. they typically are not. these flavours are usual created to imitate rather than replicate. hence as they are different compounds they have different chemical structures. however, there are a few flavouring companies that produce "nature-identical" flavours that are replicates synthesized from various chemical processes, though these are not usually an identical match to the source of the flavour. these are chemically identical.

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Answer 3

Taste the same really. I think they're usually esters. It's lot cheaper to put flavors with these esters than squeezing lemons. But when they say natural they probably means flavor originating from actual fruits not synthesized chemicals.