grape flavor

Artificial wine essence

Grape flavor is the artificial taste meant to evoke grapes, found in candy, soda, and medicine.

The flavor bears little resemblance to actual grapes—it's based on a compound called methyl anthranilate, which occurs naturally in Concord grapes but tastes sweeter and more intense than table grapes: Why does grape flavor never taste like real grapes?

The distinctive purple taste has become its own thing, recognized instantly but connected to fruit only in name.

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raisin · vineyard · jelly · candy · candy store · soda · artificial · sweet · tangy · gummy · lollipop · cotton candy · purple drank · fermented · muscat · fruity · jam · syrup

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Opposites
authenticity

grape flavorwine grape

Cultivar for fermentation

flavor type

grape flavorunflavored

Without added taste

savory flavor · bitter flavor · plain · flavorless · neutral

authenticity/naturalness

grape flavorgrape juice

Pressed vineyard fruit liquid

wine

Family

grape, flavor, grapes, flavors, flavored, flavoring, flavorful, flavorless, grapey

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G