So vanillin is a component that's derived from oil that we pump out of the ground. It's the same feedstock that we use to make petrol that we use in our cars.

香草醛是从们从下抽出的石油中提炼出来的成分。它和们用来制造汽车汽油的原料一样。

I think the base is vanilla ice cream. So I'm definitely getting vanillin. - Yeah. - It's that a thing?

想底部应该是香草冰淇淋。所一定吃到了香草醛。- 是的。- 有西吗？

The main flavor component of vanilla—and the one we recognize as having that sweet, characteristic taste—is a chemical called vanillin.

香草中主要的香精，也就是大众认为甜甜的、有特别的味道的物质，在化学上称为香草醛。

Because while synthetic vanillin is the same molecule you'll find in the stuff from vanilla beans, real vanilla has hundreds of other compounds that subtly change the flavor.

因为人工合成的香草醛，和香草豆荚中的分子一样，真的香草中含有许多混合物可微妙的改变味道。

Well, sort of, because a team of scientists in Edinburgh have found a way to turn plastic into vanillin.

差不多吧，因为爱丁堡的一组科学家找到了把塑料变成香草醛的方法。

Vanillin’s structure makes it an excellent chemical to use as a flavor, because its oxygen atoms help it dissolve in water.

香草醛的结构使其成为一种优秀的调味化学品，因为它的氧原子有助于其在水中溶解。