Are these the same thing as flavorings you buy from bcv or is an emulsion something different from flavoring? Wife drug me to the home goods store and they had some loranns emulsions wicked cheap
According to their site the main difference between the flavor extracts and flavor emulsion is that instead of the flavor being diluted in alcohol (aka traditional flavoring extracts we use), it is suspended in a water-base. For more info and clarity I copied and pasted this info from LorAnns website for you. Hope it helps.
"What is a Bakery Emulsion?
ONE SMELL FROM THE BOTTLE AND YOU'LL KNOW WHY LORANN'S BAKERY EMULSIONS ARE SUPERIOR TO TRADITIONAL EXTRACTS! Bakery Emulsions are LorAnn's version of an extract. These flavorings are formulated to be the same strength as an "extract" (1 teaspoon emulsion = 1 teaspoon extract), but instead of the flavor being diluted in alcohol, it is suspended in a water-base.
Why is a water-based suspension better? Water is a more neutral carrier than alcohol - it imparts no added flavor and does not evaporate as rapidly when exposed to heat. This allows the flavor to taste better, smell better and not "bake-out" as readily as a traditional alcohol-based extract.
Emulsions are ideal for baking and to flavor frosting, but are not appropriate for flavoring chocolate or hard candy due to their high water content; however, emulsions can be used to flavor candy centers."
I don't know if this is a dumb question or not, but is it okay to use these water based extracts for vaping?
Depending on their strength, the water could ruin the juice. Small amounts of distilled water (1-3%) to thin out VG in place of PG is fine, although any higher than that and you start to get more steam than vapor.
Needless to say, you don't want to vape steam.
In my opinion is would stay away from the emulsions because they contain xanthum gum. Food grade glue..
Just a word caution.
I second this. Flavor emulsions commonly has Acacia Gum, and Xanthan Gum as erstadj26 pointed out. From what I found from another forum with a similar topic a user pointed out, "The food grade gum will not atomize from what I have read and leaves a residue on your heating coil rendering it unless."