The dust in space tastes like raspberries!

The dust in space tastes like raspberries!

What if we had to travel to space to get our raspberries? Luckily that isn't the case, but there is, in fact, raspberry flavoring in space. Despite what thoughts might come to mind, this doesn’t mean that aliens have lost any of their candy. The truth is a little more scientific than that. The chemical ethyl formate is an ester that is created when ethanol and formic acid react to each other. It happens to be the same chemical that is what gives raspberries their flavor.


Unfortunately, it would probably be a bad idea to go frolicking through these raspberry flavored clouds of dust. Ethyl Methanoate, though generally approved by the FDA, can be hazardous in more concentrated and larger proportions. If you were able to breathe in space and managed to find one of these clouds to walk through with your mouth open wide, then you would probably experience the following symptoms: irritation of the eyes, skin, mucous membranes and respiratory system, along with depression of the nervous system. However, it is safe in moderate doses like those found in raspberries. No worries.


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