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Common Misconceptions, Part 2

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Isomal Acetate in Banana Flavored Candy

The amino acid tryptophan is often blamed for our sleepiness at the American Thanksgiving dinner in which Turkey is often the main course. Cooked spinach that has had like several changes of water is actually a better source of iron and calcium than raw spinach. It seems that some people think that banana flavored candy is mimicking a variety of banana that is no longer produced. And that's not the case either. Even though we've gone through several varieties before landing on the Cavendish banana, which is the banana we have now, the flavor is distinctly banana.

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