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!
@@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.
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.
@@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.
@@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.
@@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"?
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
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 🎉.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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
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.
Exactly. I doubt scientists were looking for a 100% accurate flavor for bananas, and likely made a more sweet and potent concoction for confectionaries.
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.
@@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.
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.
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.
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.
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 😎
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.
@@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.
@@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.
What about artificial cherry or grape that is even further away from tasting like the real thing? They taste the most different from the fruit they were based off, just my thought
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.
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.
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 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
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That's bananas. Haha I am making a video on the same topic
Love it!! 🥰
You should absolutely do more of these!
They are quick fun and informative !
Love it
I loved it! :)
I really want to try the extinct banana because apparently it tasted 10x better than the cavendish :(
It's not extinct, it's just hard to find.
Many varieties are even better than the Gros Michel - if you ever find the small, pink ones, give them a try!
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
I *hate* the banana flavour so I'm happy
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
Now my life feels even more empty knowing I will never taste a banana as good as the artificial flavor
Gros Michels are not extinct, they're just hard to find.
Eww hahah so happy for me but sad for you
Have you ever had banana ice cream though
@@Olivetree80 Yes. A magnificent invention
i just look it up and you can buy a small crate for 70$ online
"dare me to eat this rotten banana?"
"That's gross Michel"
Shut up and take my like
I love a good pun 😂😂😂
@@friedpancakes266 I love this, and know I want to know if this is qoute from the office.
@@mimull1378 lmao I don't watch the office. I know I know.. tragic
Clever
"Gros Michel" is not extinct, it still very much exists in the Caribbean.
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!
@@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.
Many variety of banana like elaichi kela ,Kerala kela 🤤🤤
Yes, exactly it tastes so different but its so much better.
I'm gonna go to Cuba
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.
Saying banana adds nothing to the sundae is very subjective.
@@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.
@@Heiryuu I think it's a nice contrast to the creamy ice cream and the more neutral chewy banana.
@@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.
@@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.
Sophisticated 19th century French cultivars: "Gros Michel"
Me: "BIG MICHAEL"
I watched that movie!
It was called the Big Mike a lot, actually. :)
Would go for "fat Mitchell" awesome name for a banana
🎉🌙🌙
Stormzy?
The timing on this couldn't be more perfect i just finished writing an essay about the bacteria that destroyed the gros michel
Same, in science class i had to read an article about asexual reproduction and it talked about the gros michel and the panama disease.
Well then you failed your essay because a bacterium is not a fungus
@@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"?
Theres no way!
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
Not me in the middle of class watching this just after it came out
Your teacher like 👁️👄👁️
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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 🎉.
Why not just goes to asia,and bring it seed or something
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.
@@bobbydavilla4627 that’s not how that works
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.
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.
actually i’ve always wondered more about strawberry and grape. that shit never tastes like the real fruit
Watermelon
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.
Cool! Definitely gonna try one on my trip down to California, thanks for the info!
Do they taste like banana flavouring?
Upvote on this. Gros Michel still exists. You can get it in Southeast Asia.
@@emilioherrera6345: In a way, yes? It makes cavendish taste mild, like a shadow of gros michel.
WHEREEEEE in California omg I need
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
😂😂😂
Nah Ur just trippy edgy
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.
@@malrose nooo my kegs of banana beer is threatened
Panama Disease. And it's mutated to infest Cavendish bananas too. But there are still other varieties, so hopefully, some are still resistant.
So you're trying to tell me no food flavoring chemists have developed a more accurate banana flavouring in the last 71 years?
My thoughts exactly lol
I think it's because that taste is what people expect banana-flavored candy to taste like.
Couldn't we re-engineer this banana since we know what the flavour chemicals consist of?
@@Competitive_Antagonist Maybe there's some DNA left
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
“Do you ever wondered why banana flavoring doesn’t actually taste like a banana?”
Artificial Flavoring
“Back when bananas were invented”
- my grandma
Only AsapSCIENCE can find a history behind banana flavoring.
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@@DyslexicMitochondria Funny username
@@DyslexicMitochondria Checked out your channel. Your channel is a gem bro
Follow the got damn train CJ
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.
Exactly. I doubt scientists were looking for a 100% accurate flavor for bananas, and likely made a more sweet and potent concoction for confectionaries.
So that's why banana flavouring tastes like actual fungi
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.
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
No they aren't
@@risyanthbalaji805 it does lol
@@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.
@@risyanthbalaji805 You could find them in the Caribbean. They're simply not here in the states
@@risyanthbalaji805 your confidence and ignorance are unstoppable my guy. One day you'll take over the world.
Oh my gosh. I’ve wondered this my whole life!
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.
@@smallolive shh
@@SnakeButtz wouldn’t want to encourage learning on this learning channel I guess
This makes me sad like looking at stars which probably don’t exist anymore
It does exist though, it's just expensive to acquire
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.
Artificial banana literally just tastes like banana peel
I hate bananas!! I only love artificial banana flavor!! OMG you have solved a life long mystery! Thank you!!👏🏾⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
You know that when you "Google" this topic all the top results say that this is a Myth.
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.
Why hello there, I’m finally early - even if it is just a shorts 😭😹😹
Congrats😂😂😂
@@mimisuki6756 why thank you 😹
Haha glad ya made it!
@@AsapSCIENCE happy to be here! 🥰
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 😎
It is also untrue. Very famous but a myth.
"Hey uh what flavor popsicle is that"
"Fossil nanner"
"What"
*"Bananas were introduced to America in the 1800s O.o"*
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.
This explains why i feel like throwing up everytime i drink banana milk despite my love for bananas😭
Hmmm... banana and milk don't go well together tho...
@@ilovedreamcatcher1337 oh they do.
@@makeupdiaries6438 I read somewhere that the combination is hard for digestion
The artifical flavor has always been one of my favorites- knowing this is just saddening now
same 😭
Just make a banana flavored banana so you get it
Would like a similar explanation video for the strawberry flavour as well
Banana milk actually kinda taste like banana but sweeter.
No one: * do nothing *
Random fungy-boy: * casually wipe out a species *
They're not extinct, they're just hard to find.
Also cavernous bananas are in danger!!!
@@malrose they're WHAAAAT!?? Why are they in danger???
The moment I saw this notification....I smiled and forgot all worries of the day🥺❤️
Ok this was so cute and made us forget our worries too!
And Why?
@@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.
My dad likes to tell that story, though without knowing the scientific names.
One day. One day I will eat the 'true' bananas...
Ask him to buy indian banana
I found this out while working in the food industry about 10 years ago. It blew my mind.
Cavendish reminds me of that swords guy in one piece
Lots of fruit flavored stuff does not taste as the actual fruit. Change my mind
True but banana is possibly the most different aside from grape
It's because they synthesize only the most important flavor molecules. A lot of smaller stuff is left out.
@@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.
One molecule vs dozens/hundreds
its gonna "blow your mind" to know that Gros Michel does not taste like banana flavoring.
it's true I had one before. of course it didn't taste exactly like candy but very similar
Doctor Who: past or present?
Me: I wanna taste a “real” banana!!!
Doctor Who: past it is
Gros Michels are not extinct, they're just hard to find.
Asap science is amazing I love their songs this is nostalgia love you guys 💜
What about artificial cherry or grape that is even further away from tasting like the real thing? They taste the most different from the fruit they were based off, just my thought
Ikr...and I loath Any kind of artificial lemon and lime candy, yet I love fresh lemonade and limes
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.
Oh boy... You used the R word.
@ That is no big deal. People should be be sensitive to a word that is not used in a context that refers to humans
Your old banana was dead, the banana flavor is the legacy of the legendary banana died because of human greed.
Gros Michels are not extinct, they're just hard to find.
@@malrose gros michels are not extinct, your favorite banana was...
Oh shut up
I never thought of this
Probably because it's not true.
Probably the only channel I watch to get science info 😂
Guys when he said banana he
meant something els….
Gros Michel It is not extinct, and you can grow it ... and it has no artificial taste
Gros Michelle is still around, but very expensive, due to the endangered thing. Google it.
It’s a shame that due to the lack of biodiversity the same is happening the the cavendish banana now
Oh no! 🤔🙁
Fun fact: the extinct banana was so good, that some people gave it out as candy for Halloween
Loved this short!
Thank God it doesn't taste like a real banana
Him: banana candies don't taste like bananas
*me enjoying my banana flavored candy thinking it tastes exactly like the banana I had earlier*
😐
Lol
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.
same it’s so much better than ‘cavendish’
I hope the banana doesn't turn into Hakuba
Grape is the exact same way. Artificial grape tastes nothing like an actual grape
Fun fact: gros michel bananas are still grown in Uganda!
Are you serious don't lie
@@htesreyzaw6114 they are, also in the Carribean
There's loads of it here in the Philippines
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.
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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)
The compound used for Banana flavour is called isoamyl acetate and it is found in larger quantities in Gros Michel rather than others.
@@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
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
Heyy Greg n mitch, what are your favourite science subjects
I thought it was a video I grabbed my corn and it was a short
#scammers
let me make this shorter and simpler, it doesn’t taste like banana because it’s not.
this is a joke
Actually freeze dried bananas taste like artificial banana.
Nice seeing you in shorts 😏😂
Aww. I actually cried. So it's like we are eating an immortalised banana flavour, or a banana tombstone
He looks like he's tasting some species of bananas too
I actually really like the banana flavoring so I’ll have to try a Gros Michel sometime
You telling me a banana can taste even better?
This is the one reason we need a time machine
I HAD THIS QUESTION IN MY MIND
RUclips KNOWS ME TOO WELL WTF
Dude that's awesome! I'd have never searched it thanks for the story ^^
If only scientists could bring that actual banana back because clearly it's the superior banana. It tastes amazing!
The old bananas tasted fire asf
I learn more while I'm taking a shit than on school
As soon as he said "in the 1800s.." I swiped.
Apparently the extinct banana was called “Big Mike”
This dude looks like a rejected blues clues character
I absolutely hate bananas but I love banana flavoring. This makes me sad. 🍌
almost no fruit tastes the same as artificial like grape and peach are so different.
Strawberry flavour taste even less like strawberries then banana flavour taste like bananas!
Yeah you like bananas don’t you…
My dad told me this a couple years ago, it's pretty cool
Banana of the past would make for s good metal band member name
These bananas have fancier names than royalty
Well that was unexpectedly wholesome
I absolutely cannot wait until the next time I eat something banana-flavored and I get to say "hmm, tastes like fat mikey"
I love bana flavored taffy candys so gimme that ancient banana
For everyone who did not understand, *Gros Michel* is the equivalent in french for *Fat Mickael*
In one piece if luffy was smart but still gives nicknames would Cavendish be called banana instead of cabbage?
i dunno
That species of banana must've been absolutely delicious.
When he said Cavendish I immediately thought of Milo Murphy's Law. I've been watching too many Disney XD cartoons
Banana flavoring honestly tastes better assuming it has no chemical taste
I'm sorry... BANANA FLAVOURED MEDICINE??????
Who's out here taking banana flavored medicine