Why do most strong artificial flavors have a common taste that allows us to tell it’s artificial?

Question

The artificial flavors used in sodas, medicine, … tend to have this unique flavor profile and most people can tell it is not natural. Why is this?

In: Chemistry

Answer 1

Actually most things have some sort of artificiality in them but you can’t tell. Only like 12% of all vanilla in the world is real vanilla. And many other things are very artificial like wasabi or orange juice. But most of the things you’re describing are syrup based products. So that’s the unique taste you’re sensing