Vanilla flavors with Pepper Taste

submitted over 7 years ago by MDLuffy5896

Hey guys, I have been getting a pepper or hotness from my vanilla flavors. After some research I found some interesting facts about vanilla. I'm not a chemist so I won't try to explain it I will just copy and paste some text from another source.

So let’s talk some food science! That painful burning associated with the consumption of a chili pepper comes from compounds known as capsaicinoids, the most well-known of which is capsaicin. (FUN FACT: Capsaicinoids are derived from the compound vanillin, which gives vanilla its delicious taste and smell.) and this. Capsaicin (trans-8-methyl-N-vanillyl-6-nonenamide) is a naturally occurring alkaloid derived from plants of the genus Capsicum, better known as chili pepper fruit. It is a member of the vanilloid family of compounds (e.g., vanillin from vanilla)

So I'm assuming from this that since there is capsaicinoids in vanilla that is where the pepper/hotness comes from.

Just sharing for those who are interested

Comments

4 points

by Jthecticover 7 years ago

This could be somewhat legit, though as a pepper taster in TFA VBIC, it's definitely more of a black pepper spice note. Not so much the burning sort of feeling that eating a chilli will do to the nerves in your mouth/tongue (TRPV1 specifically is the receptor in the nerve - to which capsaicin binds and consequently triggers nociceptive pain signals... ouch).

1 points

by upboatugboatover 7 years ago

Black pepper is still a pepper, but I think you got the right idea.

5 points

by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Well, black pepper is technically a peppercorn... they contain piperine rather than capsaicinoids.

3 points

by johnknapikover 7 years ago

Interesting. I always assumed it was just an overwhelming vanilla bean taste. Regardless, I hate it and it has ruined a lot of great recipes. I taste it in TPA Vanilla Custard so I switched to CAP Vanilla Custard and never looked back.

3 points

by BlazeDemBeatzover 7 years agoMentholatier

I've always been on the opposite end of the popular vote here and don't get the peppery taste from vanillas.

Nice post though OP.

2 points

by madiranjagover 7 years ago

It’s weird because I seem to get it from TPA VBIC and white chocolate etc, but not CAP VBIC

8 points

by EdibleMalfunctionover 7 years agoThat Sugar Cookie Guy

That’s not weird at all. That’s actually quite common. It has to do with how the flavors are made.

2 points

by juthincover 7 years agoOne of "The Damned"

Meh. Vanilla is horrible anyway.

1 points

by patg55over 7 years ago

Strangely enough, I don't get the same mace effect from Holy or Shisha Vanilla's whereas i do with TFA Vanilla Bean Pepper Spray. That flavour has done more damage to good recipes than I care to remember.

1 points

by n0tveganover 7 years ago

I get it with TFA Vanilla Swirl.

0 points

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