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Food:

Triacetin (Always liquid, always semi-edible)

Triacetin is the glycerol triester of acetic acid:...

Phytic acid (Think unositol? Think again...)

Phytic acid is an inositol derivative:...

Inositol (Weird carbs)

Inositol is a sugar:...

Lutein (Halloween Carotene)

Lutein is just another carotenoid - like the previously covered retinal, it is a terpene....

4-ethylphenol (Come on, Brett, cut it out!)

4-ethylphenol is a simple substituted phenol. It smells like band-aids....

5-Nitro-2-propoxy-aniline (Sweet nitroes)

5-nitro-2-propoxyaniline is a potent artificial sweetener:...

Alar (That doesn't taste like apples!)

Like auxins, (see also) alar is a small molecule that modulates plant growth:...

Alginic Acid (Those weren't cherries)

Alginic acid is a simple polysaccharide. What makes it neat is that it will form gels in the presence of divalent cations (e.g., calcium and magnesium)....

Safrole (Root beer or amphetamines?)

Safrole is a simple organic compound found in sassafras oil:...

Dulcin (A sweetener that's dangerous for sure)

Whenever I mention artificial sweeteners, it seems to rouse a fight about what's safe, what's not, saccharin this, Stevia that. Around the time saccharin was discovered, another sweetener came on the market: dulcin....

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