Artificial banana flavoring is typically a single chemical: isoamyl acetate. Artificial strawberry flavoring is typically a single chemical too: Ethyl methylphenylglycidate. To really replicate the complex flavors of the real fruits, you would need to use more chemicals and use them in the right ratios. This can become a challenge, not just getting the ratios right, but for them to even work in the drink/candy/cake you’re making, because some of them might decompose in the process of cooking, or might not stay in solution in the drink the same way.
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