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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These are called “esters”. They are chemicals that artificially replicate certain tastes and smells.

If you’ve ever had a banana flavored candy, that was an ester. Most natural fruit juice is way too weak in taste to be used in flavoring, so if you’ve ever had strawberry chewing gum that claims to be made with “real fruit juice”, it’s a few drops of juice and a ton of esters.