banana flavor

Simulated fruit taste

Banana flavor refers to the artificial or natural taste profile associated with bananas, though the artificial version—found in candy, medicine, and processed foods—tastes notably different from fresh bananas.

This disconnect exists partly because synthetic banana flavoring was modeled on the Gros Michel variety, which dominated before disease shifted commercial production to the blander Cavendish.

Kids' antibiotics always have that banana flavor.

Related

artificial · candy · milkshake · popsicle stick · smoothie · smoothie bowl · peel · plantain · split · sundae · runts · laffy taffy · custard · pudding · overripe · mellow · fruity · sugar

Categories
Opposites
flavor type

banana flavorsavory flavor

Rich, non-sweet taste

bitter flavor · umami · smoky flavor · smoke flavor

flavor intensity

banana flavorflavorless

Having no taste

unflavored · tasteless · bland · plain

Family

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Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G