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Methyl Anthranilate (Mm, grapey aniline)

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Methyl anthanilate occurs naturally in grapes, along with a suite of other aroma compounds, which combine to give that complex, earthy, bright grape juice aroma....

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Ammonium Nitrate (Bomb Fertilizer?)

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Plants need nitrogen. You're soaking in it - the air is 78% N2 Trouble is, the kind of nitrogen plants need is reduced (i.e., has more electrons) relative to dinitrogen in the air. In the past, this meant rotating crops...

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Erythorbic Acid (President Bush have a less-carcinogenic hotdog with me)

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Erythorbic acid is a common food additive:...

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Aminopyralid (You got herbicide in my fertilizer!)

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In the news this week: aminopyralid:...

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Triacetin (Always liquid, always semi-edible)

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

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

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Phytic acid is an inositol derivative:...

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Inositol (Weird carbs)

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Inositol is a sugar:...

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Lutein (Halloween Carotene)

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

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

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

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

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

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