Why Banana Flavoring Doesn't Taste Like Bananas

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  • Опубликовано: 14 мар 2021
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  • @AsapSCIENCE
    @AsapSCIENCE  3 года назад +2085

    Our first RUclips #short ever! Hope you like it :)

    • @DyslexicMitochondria
      @DyslexicMitochondria 3 года назад +18

      That's bananas. Haha I am making a video on the same topic

    • @Elongang
      @Elongang 3 года назад +4

      Love it!! 🥰

    • @annabusic4359
      @annabusic4359 3 года назад +4

      You should absolutely do more of these!
      They are quick fun and informative !

    • @bhanushka
      @bhanushka 3 года назад +5

      Love it

    • @Neiot
      @Neiot 3 года назад +3

      I loved it! :)

  • @RaheemD
    @RaheemD 3 года назад +11725

    I really want to try the extinct banana because apparently it tasted 10x better than the cavendish :(

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад +835

      It's not extinct, it's just hard to find.

    • @lamuyazimina1469
      @lamuyazimina1469 3 года назад +533

      Many varieties are even better than the Gros Michel - if you ever find the small, pink ones, give them a try!

    • @mitch54600
      @mitch54600 3 года назад +327

      i did in jamaica it blew my mind! honestly the best banana I ever had and the best part is I didn't know until i took a bite

    • @simonadovidaite
      @simonadovidaite 3 года назад +84

      I *hate* the banana flavour so I'm happy

    • @pvic6959
      @pvic6959 3 года назад +28

      me too but part of me is worried if i taste it, itll ruin normal bananas for me lol. theyre in my top 2 fav fruits

  • @youngdevil5010
    @youngdevil5010 3 года назад +6202

    Now my life feels even more empty knowing I will never taste a banana as good as the artificial flavor

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад +307

      Gros Michels are not extinct, they're just hard to find.

    • @michan8093
      @michan8093 3 года назад +27

      Eww hahah so happy for me but sad for you

    • @Olivetree80
      @Olivetree80 3 года назад +54

      Have you ever had banana ice cream though

    • @youngdevil5010
      @youngdevil5010 3 года назад +42

      @@Olivetree80 Yes. A magnificent invention

    • @Temtive
      @Temtive 3 года назад +35

      i just look it up and you can buy a small crate for 70$ online

  • @Redpickney
    @Redpickney 2 года назад +3323

    "Gros Michel" is not extinct, it still very much exists in the Caribbean.

    • @fsquaredf3216
      @fsquaredf3216 2 года назад +715

      Alot of Americans tend to think if something isnt available in the US it doesn't exist. There is STILL a wide variety of banana species the world over!

    • @TheMrGreen28
      @TheMrGreen28 2 года назад +271

      @@fsquaredf3216 I think when Americans say that what they really mean is that it's not widely available anymore. Unless your in the country where said thing is made or grown.

    • @jsthereforfun1648
      @jsthereforfun1648 2 года назад +22

      Many variety of banana like elaichi kela ,Kerala kela 🤤🤤

    • @Bassist-je7lv
      @Bassist-je7lv 2 года назад +13

      Yes, exactly it tastes so different but its so much better.

    • @Linuscracked
      @Linuscracked 2 года назад +8

      I'm gonna go to Cuba

  • @Calupp
    @Calupp 2 года назад +516

    "dare me to eat this rotten banana?"
    "That's gross Michel"

    • @friedpancakes266
      @friedpancakes266 2 года назад +25

      Shut up and take my like

    • @mohnazaidi4666
      @mohnazaidi4666 2 года назад +15

      I love a good pun 😂😂😂

    • @mimull1378
      @mimull1378 2 года назад +2

      @@friedpancakes266 I love this, and know I want to know if this is qoute from the office.

    • @Calupp
      @Calupp 2 года назад +2

      @@mimull1378 lmao I don't watch the office. I know I know.. tragic

    • @anya_ara4655
      @anya_ara4655 2 года назад

      Clever

  • @Shibbymatt
    @Shibbymatt 3 года назад +1946

    Sophisticated 19th century French cultivars: "Gros Michel"
    Me: "BIG MICHAEL"

    • @boo7330
      @boo7330 3 года назад +2

      I watched that movie!

    • @Dante665
      @Dante665 3 года назад +13

      It was called the Big Mike a lot, actually. :)

    • @tawuquoiquoi3673
      @tawuquoiquoi3673 2 года назад +5

      Would go for "fat Mitchell" awesome name for a banana

    • @Dani-ql7xb
      @Dani-ql7xb 2 года назад +1

      🎉🌙🌙

    • @h-mraps2684
      @h-mraps2684 2 года назад +1

      Stormzy?

  • @juliastephen3239
    @juliastephen3239 3 года назад +819

    Not me in the middle of class watching this just after it came out

  • @Heiryuu
    @Heiryuu 2 года назад +597

    If you’ve ever wondered why anyone would want to eat something like a banana split sundae when the banana adds nothing to the sundae this is why.
    Banana splits would have been made with the Gros Michel which has a much stronger flavor than the cavendish.

    • @brettstock3284
      @brettstock3284 2 года назад +34

      Saying banana adds nothing to the sundae is very subjective.

    • @Heiryuu
      @Heiryuu 2 года назад +14

      @@brettstock3284 I suppose. The cavandesh is very neutral in flavor, which is why you can use it to eat things like Pesto without it tasting weird.

    • @Sparkstorm1000
      @Sparkstorm1000 2 года назад +15

      @@Heiryuu I think it's a nice contrast to the creamy ice cream and the more neutral chewy banana.

    • @brettstock3284
      @brettstock3284 2 года назад +6

      @@Heiryuu I think you got covid, you tastebuds out of whack xD jokes aside, dark yellow bananas with brown spots have mucho flavor… compared to a slightly green banana. All flavor is subjective in some way, I suppose. 242 people agree with you tho, so you’ve got them on your side.

    • @Heiryuu
      @Heiryuu 2 года назад +2

      @@brettstock3284 I mean, I did catch covid. But even before that. The cavendish banana is fairly mild. I’ve had a gros Michael before. And it’s much more upfront with its banana flavor. The cavendish isn’t bland, it’s just more mild. In defense of the cavendish though. I had a chocolate muffin that was in the same box as some banana muffins and I could taste the banana on the chocolate muffin even though they didn’t even touch.

  • @greatxord3615
    @greatxord3615 2 года назад +1415

    I'm a food scientist and here comes a fun fact: isoamyl acetate is the main compound of the typical banana flavour in both the Gros Michel as well as the Cavendish. The difference is the concentration, the Gros Michel has more of that esther. So if a banana candy tastes artifical, it just contains too much of that compound.
    Another fact: there are scientists that actually try to bring back the Gros Michel by genetically modifiying it for a better resistance to the fungus 🎉.

    • @bobbydavilla4627
      @bobbydavilla4627 2 года назад +15

      Why not just goes to asia,and bring it seed or something

    • @tonyflamingo8113
      @tonyflamingo8113 2 года назад +46

      Yes, thank you. Artificial banana flavor isn’t Gros Michel flavor. It’s isoamyl acetate flavor. It happens to smell and taste like overly ripe banana on its own, and is also really cheap to produce.

    • @jackdykes6466
      @jackdykes6466 2 года назад +22

      @@bobbydavilla4627 that’s not how that works

    • @Addison0526
      @Addison0526 2 года назад +3

      Thank you… his explaination doesn’t really make sense. It may be a certain amount of isoamyl acetate to make it taste like the Gros Michel but it’s obviously not flavoring from the Gros Michel. It’s not like they have different versions of the same chemical that makes bananas taste the way they do.

    • @Zevah210
      @Zevah210 2 года назад +6

      Ah no because if you wear a food scientist you would know that the banana is not extinct and is very much alive in the caribbean.

  • @axel04_
    @axel04_ 3 года назад +1496

    The timing on this couldn't be more perfect i just finished writing an essay about the bacteria that destroyed the gros michel

    • @Nobody-zn3yv
      @Nobody-zn3yv 3 года назад +27

      Same, in science class i had to read an article about asexual reproduction and it talked about the gros michel and the panama disease.

    • @Adam-pg8wp
      @Adam-pg8wp 3 года назад +35

      Well then you failed your essay because a bacterium is not a fungus

    • @voxtur__7
      @voxtur__7 3 года назад +15

      @@Adam-pg8wp I think that is the point of the comment. They were apprised of their fault and now have to amend it. Otherwise, if they have already completed the essay, why would the timing be "perfect"?

    • @PrincessAfrica3
      @PrincessAfrica3 2 года назад

      Theres no way!

    • @tomoyochan92
      @tomoyochan92 2 года назад

      when people have the self control to not speak extensively about a topic they have a good amount of knowledge about. lol kiddos Also might be why people don't like me. lolz

  • @canyounotsee
    @canyounotsee 3 года назад +722

    Gros Michel bananas are still around, but they cannot be produced in mass like the cavendish. You can special order them or buy at specialty stores usually in socal or florida.

    • @pizzaface4628
      @pizzaface4628 3 года назад +26

      Cool! Definitely gonna try one on my trip down to California, thanks for the info!

    • @emilioherrera6345
      @emilioherrera6345 3 года назад +16

      Do they taste like banana flavouring?

    • @DanielRiveong
      @DanielRiveong 3 года назад +39

      Upvote on this. Gros Michel still exists. You can get it in Southeast Asia.

    • @DanielRiveong
      @DanielRiveong 3 года назад +24

      @@emilioherrera6345: In a way, yes? It makes cavendish taste mild, like a shadow of gros michel.

    • @ohs0intricate
      @ohs0intricate 3 года назад +4

      WHEREEEEE in California omg I need

  • @rohin369
    @rohin369 2 года назад +56

    actually i’ve always wondered more about strawberry and grape. that shit never tastes like the real fruit

  • @kirby2.078
    @kirby2.078 2 года назад +93

    “Do you ever wondered why banana flavoring doesn’t actually taste like a banana?”
    Artificial Flavoring

  • @sarb1943
    @sarb1943 3 года назад +346

    I call the disease that wiped out those bananas the "banana plague" and whenever I start talking ab it to people they think I'm insane LMAOOO kinda right tho

    • @kookiesensations4798
      @kookiesensations4798 3 года назад +1

      😂😂😂

    • @dudewhosadude7711
      @dudewhosadude7711 3 года назад

      Nah Ur just trippy edgy

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад +12

      Did you know this disease is starting to spread to our bananas, I only know one scientist who's working on trying to fix it and he's an Australia.
      Also bananas are the world's main food source.

    • @dudewhosadude7711
      @dudewhosadude7711 3 года назад +1

      @@malrose nooo my kegs of banana beer is threatened

    • @dotter8
      @dotter8 3 года назад +5

      Panama Disease. And it's mutated to infest Cavendish bananas too. But there are still other varieties, so hopefully, some are still resistant.

  • @xogmaster
    @xogmaster 3 года назад +297

    So you're trying to tell me no food flavoring chemists have developed a more accurate banana flavouring in the last 71 years?

    • @stevy_n
      @stevy_n 3 года назад +13

      My thoughts exactly lol

    • @blabby102
      @blabby102 3 года назад +57

      I think it's because that taste is what people expect banana-flavored candy to taste like.

    • @Competitive_Antagonist
      @Competitive_Antagonist 3 года назад +12

      Couldn't we re-engineer this banana since we know what the flavour chemicals consist of?

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 3 года назад +4

      @@Competitive_Antagonist Maybe there's some DNA left

    • @Szobiz
      @Szobiz 3 года назад +5

      i think they could, but most sponsors certaily wouldnt mynd using an old recipe.
      btw, o find japanese flavorings extremely realistic, but i never tried the bananw one tho

  • @Virologic
    @Virologic 2 года назад +3

    “Back when bananas were invented”
    - my grandma

  • @ksmurphable
    @ksmurphable 2 года назад +13

    When I learned this it ruined my whole life because I love the taste of runts and wish my real bananas tasted like that.
    Thank god science exists and was able to create that flavoring.

  • @DaGum...
    @DaGum... 3 года назад +345

    Only AsapSCIENCE can find a history behind banana flavoring.

  • @kingcrimson3601
    @kingcrimson3601 2 года назад +1

    "Hey uh what flavor popsicle is that"
    "Fossil nanner"
    "What"

  • @natty1
    @natty1 2 года назад +27

    Him: banana candies don't taste like bananas
    *me enjoying my banana flavored candy thinking it tastes exactly like the banana I had earlier*
    😐

  • @JEM-wj2oc
    @JEM-wj2oc 2 года назад +371

    There’s countless varieties of banana’s and plantains with various flavors, colors, and textures. Plus I’m pretty sure the gros Michel is still around

    • @risyanthbalaji805
      @risyanthbalaji805 2 года назад

      No they aren't

    • @pane0_018
      @pane0_018 2 года назад +2

      @@risyanthbalaji805 it does lol

    • @ravlikahfi741
      @ravlikahfi741 2 года назад +9

      @@risyanthbalaji805 its only extinct in us(and uk maybe), plenty of places still has it like uganda, caribbean, thailand, malaysia, indonesia, and burma. they're a bit sweeter and less starchy, while the cavendish are a bit bitter.

    • @cold-bloodedbeats4139
      @cold-bloodedbeats4139 2 года назад +5

      @@risyanthbalaji805 You could find them in the Caribbean. They're simply not here in the states

    • @imvention5696
      @imvention5696 2 года назад +12

      @@risyanthbalaji805 your confidence and ignorance are unstoppable my guy. One day you'll take over the world.

  • @thequantaleaper
    @thequantaleaper 2 года назад +42

    This is mostly myth. Gros Michel are still grown and I've had several before and they aren't that different. Artificial banana flavoring tastes like it does because they used the best chemicals available at the time to simulate the flavor. Just like how peach candy doesn't really taste like peaches.

    • @bubbythebear6891
      @bubbythebear6891 5 месяцев назад

      Exactly. I doubt scientists were looking for a 100% accurate flavor for bananas, and likely made a more sweet and potent concoction for confectionaries.

  • @vivianl7875
    @vivianl7875 2 года назад +4

    When I was I kid I love banana flavoured anything, especially candy and believe it or not, medicine. I always thought it tasted like bubblegum

  • @zuniroa
    @zuniroa 2 года назад +2

    I actually really like the banana flavoring so I’ll have to try a Gros Michel sometime

  • @joanna4655
    @joanna4655 3 года назад +34

    Oh my gosh. I’ve wondered this my whole life!

    • @smallolive
      @smallolive 3 года назад +4

      Unfortunately you're going to need to keep wondering because the main point is an urban legend, you can find articles about it online. The real answer appears to be that the banana flavor wasn't even made with banana in mind and then someone was like "good enough, ship it as banana." The part about the banana disease is true though.

    • @SnakeButtz
      @SnakeButtz 3 года назад +2

      @@smallolive shh

    • @smallolive
      @smallolive 3 года назад +2

      @@SnakeButtz wouldn’t want to encourage learning on this learning channel I guess

  • @DigitalMetal
    @DigitalMetal 3 года назад +6

    You know that when you "Google" this topic all the top results say that this is a Myth.

    • @TheSUMMIE
      @TheSUMMIE 3 года назад +4

      Exactly I heard of this in the past and o believed til I googled it again and they said it was a rumor ..I can't believe asap science would post something like this when they're usually so credible.

  • @g00d_pest03
    @g00d_pest03 2 года назад +1

    If anyone wants a good book about bananas “the fish who ate the whale…” I don’t remember the whole name but it is about the banana king and is a great book for essays and reviews for school.

  • @fan_of_vine694
    @fan_of_vine694 2 года назад +1

    So that's why banana flavouring tastes like actual fungi

  • @mimisuki6756
    @mimisuki6756 3 года назад +8

    The moment I saw this notification....I smiled and forgot all worries of the day🥺❤️

    • @AsapSCIENCE
      @AsapSCIENCE  3 года назад +6

      Ok this was so cute and made us forget our worries too!

    • @vukjovic00
      @vukjovic00 3 года назад

      And Why?

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад

      @@AsapSCIENCE please take down this video! Almost everything you say is actually incorrect!
      Banana flavoring isn't based off of that banana, they're also not extinct, they're just hard to find.

  • @khalibra8834
    @khalibra8834 3 года назад +41

    This makes me sad like looking at stars which probably don’t exist anymore

    • @tibb75
      @tibb75 3 года назад +3

      It does exist though, it's just expensive to acquire

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 3 года назад +3

      It's very likely that all of the stars you can see with bare eyes in the night sky still exist. The furthest ones(that you see without telescope) are only like 4000 lightyears away, and even the shortest star lives are measured in millions of years.

  • @Hannahdealer8180
    @Hannahdealer8180 2 года назад +1

    Aww. I actually cried. So it's like we are eating an immortalised banana flavour, or a banana tombstone

  • @santaclaws1508
    @santaclaws1508 2 года назад +3

    Cavendish reminds me of that swords guy in one piece

  • @Elongang
    @Elongang 3 года назад +60

    Why hello there, I’m finally early - even if it is just a shorts 😭😹😹

    • @mimisuki6756
      @mimisuki6756 3 года назад +1

      Congrats😂😂😂

    • @Elongang
      @Elongang 3 года назад +1

      @@mimisuki6756 why thank you 😹

    • @AsapSCIENCE
      @AsapSCIENCE  3 года назад +10

      Haha glad ya made it!

    • @Elongang
      @Elongang 3 года назад +1

      @@AsapSCIENCE happy to be here! 🥰

  • @mahnoorahmed47
    @mahnoorahmed47 3 года назад +68

    This fits the phrase "Information I got, but didn't know needed"
    Next time I have the awkward silence with someone, I'm gonna say this, so I sound smart 😎

    • @NoxUmbrae
      @NoxUmbrae 2 года назад

      It is also untrue. Very famous but a myth.

  • @mr.midnight8090
    @mr.midnight8090 2 года назад +1

    Grape is the exact same way. Artificial grape tastes nothing like an actual grape

  • @kimboppie
    @kimboppie 2 года назад +1

    Asap science is amazing I love their songs this is nostalgia love you guys 💜

  • @Totalinternalreflection
    @Totalinternalreflection 3 года назад +22

    Yeah everything said is true except the main tenant of the video, that being that artificial banana flavouring was based on and tastes like the gross michel, it wasn’t and it doesn’t at all. You can still get gross michel, they didn’t go extinct they just stopped being the main cultivar for the western market.
    Anyway point is that this is an often repeated urban myth.

  • @robotportachiavi2507
    @robotportachiavi2507 3 года назад +31

    Lots of fruit flavored stuff does not taste as the actual fruit. Change my mind

    • @myname-rz4zk
      @myname-rz4zk 3 года назад +4

      True but banana is possibly the most different aside from grape

    • @illuminate4622
      @illuminate4622 3 года назад +3

      It's because they synthesize only the most important flavor molecules. A lot of smaller stuff is left out.

    • @ankitg6454
      @ankitg6454 2 года назад +1

      @@myname-rz4zk grape flavor is actually based off of a variety called concord grapes. These grapes aren't sold in the markets. If you taste one of these in a farm you'll find that it tastes exactly like the flavor found in grape jelly and grape soda.

    • @correadoggsten
      @correadoggsten 2 года назад

      One molecule vs dozens/hundreds

  • @iloveplasticbottles
    @iloveplasticbottles 2 года назад +5

    Fun fact: gros michel bananas are still grown in Uganda!

    • @htesreyzaw6114
      @htesreyzaw6114 2 года назад

      Are you serious don't lie

    • @moritz-4742
      @moritz-4742 2 года назад

      @@htesreyzaw6114 they are, also in the Carribean

    • @Lucky-hj6cb
      @Lucky-hj6cb 2 года назад +1

      There's loads of it here in the Philippines

  • @Bailey_West
    @Bailey_West 2 года назад +2

    As cool as this would be, it’s simply not true. Every one spreads this around like it’s fact but you can still buy Gros Michel and taste it, and it tastes nothing like artificial banana.
    Was artificial banana flavoring based on Gros Michel? eeeh maybe? But it still isn’t “The reason it doesn’t taste like real bananas.” For those wondering Gros Michel tastes (at least when I tried it) like less “chalky” cavendish bananas. They taste nearly identical (which is why we replaced them after the fungal disease)

    • @alexandruv.3390
      @alexandruv.3390 2 года назад +1

      The compound used for Banana flavour is called isoamyl acetate and it is found in larger quantities in Gros Michel rather than others.

    • @Bailey_West
      @Bailey_West 2 года назад +1

      @@alexandruv.3390 it’s hard to explain without trying one yourself, because I do agree that it’s in Gros Michel bananas more, but if you eat one, you’re gonna say “damn, it just taste like a banana” lol

  • @wt_prophecy7972
    @wt_prophecy7972 2 года назад +13

    The artifical flavor has always been one of my favorites- knowing this is just saddening now

    • @r8sk
      @r8sk 2 года назад

      same 😭

    • @JS15_PG3
      @JS15_PG3 2 года назад

      Just make a banana flavored banana so you get it

  • @The..Butterfly..Effect
    @The..Butterfly..Effect 3 года назад +3

    Gros Michel It is not extinct, and you can grow it ... and it has no artificial taste
    artificial taste - It is an artificial flavor that the person who created it reminded him of a banana flavor.
    It's not that sophisticated... Good story, but it's just nothing more than an urban legend
    The artificial taste of strawberry is not similar to the taste of strawberry...

    • @smallolive
      @smallolive 3 года назад +1

      Yeah, disappointing seeing this myth being propagated.

  • @20newleigh
    @20newleigh 2 года назад

    I found this out while working in the food industry about 10 years ago. It blew my mind.

  • @therealventures
    @therealventures 2 года назад

    If only scientists could bring that actual banana back because clearly it's the superior banana. It tastes amazing!

  • @L4Vo5
    @L4Vo5 3 года назад +7

    My dad likes to tell that story, though without knowing the scientific names.
    One day. One day I will eat the 'true' bananas...

    • @james-ux6il
      @james-ux6il 2 года назад

      Ask him to buy indian banana

  • @crzydwrf5876
    @crzydwrf5876 3 года назад +5

    This explains why i feel like throwing up everytime i drink banana milk despite my love for bananas😭

  • @cannonballjenkins2757
    @cannonballjenkins2757 2 года назад

    Fun fact: the extinct banana was so good, that some people gave it out as candy for Halloween

  • @khaledxo1234
    @khaledxo1234 2 года назад +1

    *"Bananas were introduced to America in the 1800s O.o"*

  • @abyssal_phoenix
    @abyssal_phoenix 3 года назад +15

    Funfact: The “species” or “race” of fruit when talking about banana or apple or something like that is usually just 1 plant, but with many, many clones.
    For example Granny Smith apples are all basically from the same tree.

    •  3 года назад +1

      Oh boy... You used the R word.

    • @abyssal_phoenix
      @abyssal_phoenix 3 года назад +3

      @ That is no big deal. People should be be sensitive to a word that is not used in a context that refers to humans

  • @starsupontheland
    @starsupontheland 3 года назад +2

    I actually already knew this one I feel so proud!

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад

      Too bad it's actually fake. Google it.

  • @kotarokashima7471
    @kotarokashima7471 2 года назад +2

    In one piece if luffy was smart but still gives nicknames would Cavendish be called banana instead of cabbage?

  • @aravindbalakrishnan.p402
    @aravindbalakrishnan.p402 2 года назад +1

    Would like a similar explanation video for the strawberry flavour as well

  • @jayth3kid641
    @jayth3kid641 3 года назад +3

    Sam o'Nella already taught me about this

  • @MyChrisable
    @MyChrisable 3 года назад +13

    Gros Michelle is still around, but very expensive, due to the endangered thing. Google it.

  • @cblizz730
    @cblizz730 2 года назад +1

    Actually freeze dried bananas taste like artificial banana.

  • @Ava-yi6cw
    @Ava-yi6cw 2 года назад +1

    I HAD THIS QUESTION IN MY MIND
    RUclips KNOWS ME TOO WELL WTF

  • @biologyburst8251
    @biologyburst8251 3 года назад +34

    No one: * do nothing *
    Random fungy-boy: * casually wipe out a species *

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад

      They're not extinct, they're just hard to find.
      Also cavernous bananas are in danger!!!

    • @sadiaaa1373
      @sadiaaa1373 3 года назад

      @@malrose they're WHAAAAT!?? Why are they in danger???

  • @fischlobsession
    @fischlobsession 3 года назад +8

    I never thought of this

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад

      Probably because it's not true.

  • @zouzou1692
    @zouzou1692 2 года назад

    For everyone who did not understand, *Gros Michel* is the equivalent in french for *Fat Mickael*

  • @Chase0Deez
    @Chase0Deez 2 года назад

    I love bana flavored taffy candys so gimme that ancient banana

  • @Sk8rToon
    @Sk8rToon 3 года назад +5

    Doctor Who: past or present?
    Me: I wanna taste a “real” banana!!!
    Doctor Who: past it is

    • @malrose
      @malrose 3 года назад +1

      Gros Michels are not extinct, they're just hard to find.

  • @The..Butterfly..Effect
    @The..Butterfly..Effect 3 года назад +7

    Gros Michel It is not extinct, and you can grow it ... and it has no artificial taste

  • @ArcticSnow930
    @ArcticSnow930 2 года назад

    You telling me a banana can taste even better?
    This is the one reason we need a time machine

  • @HexAtom
    @HexAtom 2 года назад +1

    I learn more while I'm taking a shit than on school

  • @KuzcoEmp
    @KuzcoEmp 3 года назад +17

    its gonna "blow your mind" to know that Gros Michel does not taste like banana flavoring.

    • @mitch54600
      @mitch54600 3 года назад +1

      it's true I had one before. of course it didn't taste exactly like candy but very similar

  • @somerandomguy___
    @somerandomguy___ 3 года назад +10

    It’s a shame that due to the lack of biodiversity the same is happening the the cavendish banana now

  • @Emperor-Fatalis
    @Emperor-Fatalis 2 года назад

    I actually knew this already. I just had to be reminded of it.

  • @HardBloodNelza
    @HardBloodNelza 2 года назад +1

    Banana of the past would make for s good metal band member name

  • @LittleRadicalThinker
    @LittleRadicalThinker 3 года назад +15

    Your old banana was dead, the banana flavor is the legacy of the legendary banana died because of human greed.

  • @thomasturner6980
    @thomasturner6980 3 года назад +14

    Thank God it doesn't taste like a real banana

  • @acfans6101
    @acfans6101 2 года назад

    Gros michel variation are easy to find in Malaysia, its called Pisang Embun/Pisang Bunga.

  • @wolfiegames1572
    @wolfiegames1572 2 года назад

    When he said Cavendish I immediately thought of Milo Murphy's Law. I've been watching too many Disney XD cartoons

  • @mojoranstark709
    @mojoranstark709 2 года назад +5

    Well right now the cavendish is actually also going extinct to a fungus if I recall another video.
    Since we basically only have this banana growing we might just have shortages and increased prices in 1-2 years if they can’t stop the spread.

  • @LavaLampLady
    @LavaLampLady 2 года назад +5

    That’s so sad. I LOVE the taste of “fake” banana. If I could eat that in fruit form and get nutrients from it, I’d be eating it with everything.

    • @el.c.8858
      @el.c.8858 2 года назад

      same it’s so much better than ‘cavendish’

  • @jackbobb2014
    @jackbobb2014 2 года назад

    I absolutely cannot wait until the next time I eat something banana-flavored and I get to say "hmm, tastes like fat mikey"

  • @elliestarrco
    @elliestarrco 2 года назад +1

    I’ve apparently tasted Gros Michael when I moved for a period of time to a 3rd world country. According to my grandparents, I had it as a kid constantly, They are incredibly sweet and creamy. My grandma even has some growing. Don’t take my word for it. I’m just following my grandparents terrain.

  • @amreshkumar2995
    @amreshkumar2995 3 года назад +4

    Heyy Greg n mitch, what are your favourite science subjects

  • @MeixnerQuest
    @MeixnerQuest 3 года назад +3

    This makes no sense. Why flavor has not been updated? Why still using a flavor from 1900 that in reality, you have nothing to compare it to know if the favor is correct.

    • @notoldimvintage3349
      @notoldimvintage3349 3 года назад

      Cause the updated version would suck,modern bananas have barely any flavor.

    • @smallolive
      @smallolive 3 года назад

      Because the part about it being based on the Gros Michel is an urban legend and artificial banana flavor, probably not designed with bananas in mind anyway, just tastes that way

  • @conlash
    @conlash 2 года назад

    This dude looks like a rejected blues clues character

  • @plush996
    @plush996 2 года назад

    Hits blunt: proceeds to think how are you eating a banana of the past when it has banana

  • @masterology9349
    @masterology9349 3 года назад +6

    I thought it was a video I grabbed my corn and it was a short
    #scammers

  • @trendingtens468
    @trendingtens468 3 года назад +10

    *Fun fact: I'm not famous now.*
    *"Claim your here before I get famous ticket here* 🎫

  • @shahadmajidhamid3587
    @shahadmajidhamid3587 2 года назад +1

    these days bananas (the fruit) are starting to taste like banana candy. I swear during quarantine I eat bananas everyday the tasted like normal but somehow when we buy new bananas they started tasting different like sweeter and more like banana candy. (I never had COVID so I don't think my tatst have changed) I told people around me to see if they think the same and they said that bananas taste sweeter these days than usual.

  • @kisslena
    @kisslena 2 года назад +1

    I hate bananas!! I only love artificial banana flavor!! OMG you have solved a life long mystery! Thank you!!👏🏾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

  • @mohammedghazali2289
    @mohammedghazali2289 3 года назад +3

    1st comment

  • @Uncreeperble
    @Uncreeperble 2 года назад

    Ah yes the guy who taught us all pi, is now teaching us about bananas

  • @yomamasofatxboxlive3641
    @yomamasofatxboxlive3641 2 года назад +1

    Artificial banana literally just tastes like banana peel

  • @mystery1726
    @mystery1726 2 года назад +1

    You Look Like That "Elite" Guy, Except You Do Science

  • @Malkus1
    @Malkus1 2 года назад

    He looks like he's tasting some species of bananas too

  • @katsukibakugou504
    @katsukibakugou504 2 года назад

    Probably the only channel I watch to get science info 😂

  • @DrDepperLP
    @DrDepperLP 2 года назад

    I was under the impression that banana like esters were just super easy to manufacture but they don't taste quite like the real deal because the esters we create imitate the esters put off by rotting bananas. Maybe that's just a beer brewing thing.

  • @kesiya1423
    @kesiya1423 2 года назад

    Jokes on you, I yesterday had banana grown in our home nursery which tasted absolutely like the banana flavour.

  • @mikaelthauland9223
    @mikaelthauland9223 Год назад

    Apparently the extinct banana was called “Big Mike”

  • @genericuser9653
    @genericuser9653 2 года назад

    One of my teachers ate those bananas as a kid and said that they did actually taste exactly like banana candy flavoring.

  • @khadijahaili5468
    @khadijahaili5468 2 года назад

    The way that while watching this i was eating a banana flan😂

  • @deannasoulpunk
    @deannasoulpunk 2 года назад +1

    I absolutely hate bananas but I love banana flavoring. This makes me sad. 🍌

  • @Yume10605
    @Yume10605 2 года назад

    Another interesting note about banana is that all the bananas we eat are clones of each other. Which is why the old banana died out and means the same for the current banana

  • @valmen7652
    @valmen7652 2 года назад

    These bananas have fancier names than royalty

  • @yahwehisdead
    @yahwehisdead 2 года назад +1

    Dude. No fruit candy drinks or medicines taste remotely close to the real thing. I guess at least bananas have a decent excuse

  • @asamalas736
    @asamalas736 2 года назад

    You can’t bring them back.
    Tel Aviv : hold my shwarma