🦫 Castoreum: The Beaver Secret Once Hidden in Desserts

Ever heard of castoreum? This surprising extract comes from a beaver’s scent glands and was once used as a vanilla-like flavoring in ice creams, candies, and baked goods. Today, it’s almost vanished from food production, replaced by more practical options, but its story is one of the strangest chapters in food science history. Discover how castoreum went from flavoring your favorite desserts to becoming more common in perfumes than in the kitchen.