With all the food/chemistry technology and knowledge that we have, how are things like the KFC biscuit recipe and the Coca Cola recipe still considered secret recipes?
In: Chemistry
They are only “secret” in the sense that the companies will never officially confirm what’s in them. And to a lesser extent because it’s not worth anyone’s time to risk legal liability over something so stupid.
It’s like if you made the recipe call for exactly .0532 grams of oregano. Everyone knows its oregano. When they make fried chicken, they just put in the amount of oregano that tastes best to them. Or if they want to get as close to KFC as possible, they play around with amounts and probably arrive at .05 grams of oregano. Or maybe .06.
Point is, everyone can make something which tastes for all intents and purposes indistinguishable from KFC fried chicken. They just can’t confirm it is exactly the same, and maybe it isn’t. But the recipe isn’t really “secret” except on a scale that is not important to anyone.
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