How do companies create flavours like fruits,coffee etc without using actual fruit or coffee?

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How do companies create flavours like fruits,coffee etc without using actual fruit or coffee?

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Answer 1

A lot of ‘flavor’ is actually due to smell. There are different similar organic compounds that contribute to different aromas. They chemically isolate the different compounds in different foods to determine what contributes to the flavor.

https://jameskennedymonash.files.wordpress.com/2014/01/table-of-organic-compounds-and-their-smells-w12.pdf

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