Because of its scent properties castoreum has long been employed in the perfume-making industry, and processed forms of castoreum have also been used as food additives, in the latter case primarily as enhancers of vanilla, strawberry and raspberry flavorings found in products such as iced tea, ice cream, gelatin, candy, fruit-flavored drinks, and yogurt.
The use of castoreum in common food products today is exceedingly rare, in large part because collecting the substance is difficult (and therefore expensive). Castoreum does still have a significant market even today, but almost exclusively for the use of the perfume industry, not the food industry.
"If it feels threatened, a Fulmar Chick will spew sticky vomit at their enemy, which is typically another bird. This bird will try to wash off in the ocean, only to drown due to the sticky/oily texture causing their wings to stick together."
Because of its scent properties castoreum has long been employed in the perfume-making industry, and processed forms of castoreum have also been used as food additives, in the latter case primarily as enhancers of vanilla, strawberry and raspberry flavorings found in products such as iced tea, ice cream, gelatin, candy, fruit-flavored drinks, and yogurt.
The use of castoreum in common food products today is exceedingly rare, in large part because collecting the substance is difficult (and therefore expensive). Castoreum does still have a significant market even today, but almost exclusively for the use of the perfume industry, not the food industry.
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Because of its scent properties castoreum has long been employed in the perfume-making industry, and processed forms of castoreum have also been used as food additives, in the latter case primarily as enhancers of vanilla, strawberry and raspberry flavorings found in products such as iced tea, ice cream, gelatin, candy, fruit-flavored drinks, and yogurt.
The use of castoreum in common food products today is exceedingly rare, in large part because collecting the substance is difficult (and therefore expensive). Castoreum does still have a significant market even today, but almost exclusively for the use of the perfume industry, not the food industry.
Basically people ate grounded mummies for centuries due to a translation error....
More than that : about 500 ml, and it is called perspiratio insensibilis I.e. perspiration you don't notice!