La Croix's Natural Flavors Were Not a Mystery. Odds are pretty good that you have consumed a food or beverage item in the past 2. In fact, there’s a non- zero chance you are ingesting one right now. The term is a catch- all for an enormous number of different ingredients, but the ambiguity of the label does not make any one processed food or drink product an unsolvable enigma. Unless, apparently, the food product in question is La Croix, the extremely normal, Midwestern brand of flavored sparkling water which has become an annoyingly trendy status symbol and “lifestyle brand.” Earlier this week, a Wall Street Journal article supposedly cracked the brand’s code and revealed what its natural flavors are, while extensively quoting people who seem to have walked out of a Harry Potter- themed La Croix ad. La Croix would only tell the paper its natural flavoring is “essence” and that “essence is — FEELINGS and Sensory Effects!” We’ll get to what essence actually is in a second, but here’s what its customers think it is.“Essence is, like, a combination of hint and aftertaste,” Antony Merkel, a 3. Los Angeles resident who said he drinks 1.

La Croix a day, breathlessly told the Journal.“You definitely recognize the flavors that are there, but it doesn’t feel like you’re drinking a product of that,” Merkel continued. It’s not a grapefruit juice, or something of a grapefruit.

It’s a little intangible, which is kind of the appeal. I have no idea what it is.”“Essence is fairies in a warehouse somewhere dancing with fruits, and suddenly you have this amazing drink,” 3.

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Atlanta social media manager Miranda Wicker added. There are just some things we don’t need to know.”Because La Croix is the Game of Thrones of non- alcoholic beverages, the story was immediately picked up by a number ofother outlets.

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But again, there’s no mystery here, just marketing. Natural flavoring is any sort of chemical originally extracted or distilled from a natural source—rather than artificially synthesized—to create a concentrate that is then used in the manufacturing of a food or drink. Sometimes, they’re mixed with other additives, some of which are synthetic, before being added to food and drink.“Essence” in this context is just a catchy term for essential oil, the concentrated form of the chemicals which give a plant its fragrance. Some essential oils are useful in medicine as antiseptics or anesthetics, while others are often used in industrial processes, cosmetics and hygienic products.

Because they’re highly concentrated, they’re an invaluable part of the food industry: Essential oils can be distilled and packaged wherever it is logistically easiest and sold off for use in a huge variety of products. So there’s your natural flavoring! The magical essence behind La Croix is nothing more than a marketing buzzword to describe the same manufacturing processes behind almost all processed foodstuffs. It is fruit skins and rinds that have been crushed up and heated until the mix releases its essential oils.

Also, this information was freely available on La Croix’s website the whole time.[Buzzfeed, Wall Street Journal].

Rednal husband slit his wife's throat then killed himself. Police believe James Barnes, 3. Amy, 3. 2, at the marital home. A fitness fanatic husband slit his wife's throat at their home before driving 2. James Barnes, 3. 0, knifed nurse Amy, 3. Facebook of the couple arm in arm and covered in confetti, on their wedding day.

His body was discovered in the garden of his parents' bungalow in Streetly, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, at around midnight on Monday. Mrs Barnes, who had been married for just three years, was found dead just a short drive away, at the couple's £1. Rednal, Birmingham, 4. Watch Bipolar Online Hitfix. Police have revealed she died from a single stab wound, while her graphic designer husband died as a result of the fire. Mrs Barnes' devastated mother Val Shimell, 6.

In a statement issued by West Midlands Police, she said: 'Amy was a fantastic, funny, beautiful and caring girl.'She was known as my precious gift, my first born and the best big sister to her two younger sisters Lucy and Emily.'Her loss has left a huge hole in not only mine and her father Jez's heart but to all those that loved Amy which will never be filled. Moments before carrying out the apparent murder- suicide, Mr Barnes had posted this picture of the couple walking through a shower of confetti following their 2. Family pay tribute to 'precious gift'Amy Barnes' devastated family have paid tribute to her life in a moving statement. Mrs Barnes' mother, Val Shimell, said 'She was known as my precious gift, my first- born and the best big sister to her two younger sisters, Lucy and Emily.'Her loss has left a huge hole in not only mine and her father Jez's heart but to all those that loved Amy which will never be filled.'We are all so, so proud of her.'The truth is Amy was a precious gift to so many people, who smiled with her eyes. Everything you would like to say about a beautiful human being inside and out, Amy was.'Amy took such pride in her work as a neonatal nursery nurse and was extremely passionate in her role helping countless new mothers with their new born babies.'In the last few months of her life Amy had grown into a strong confident woman.'The loss of Amy has devastated our close family.'She was loved so much not only by her parents, sisters, grandparents aunties and cousins but so many of her friends. Shine bright, my angel.' 'We are all so, so proud of her.

The truth is Amy was a precious gift to so many people, who smiled with her eyes.'Everything you would like to say about a beautiful human being inside and out, Amy was.'Amy took such pride in her work as a neo- natal nursery nurse and was extremely passionate in her role helping countless new mothers with their new born babies.'In the last few months of her life Amy had grown into a strong confident woman. The loss of Amy has devastated our close family.'She was loved so much not only by her parents, sisters, grandparents aunties and cousins but so many of her friends. Shine bright my angel.' Detective Inspector Caroline Corfield said: 'This is a terribly sad case which has left two families grieving for a loved one, trying to come to terms with the circumstances of their death.'The death of Amy is being investigated as a murder and it is believed that following her murder, her husband James, later took his own life at a family address.'Officers are supporting both families.'Mr and Mrs Barnes, pictured on their wedding day in 2. Moments before carrying out the apparent murder- suicide, Mr Barnes had posted a picture of the couple walking through a shower of confetti following their May 2.

Friends have described Mr Barnes as a 'lovely guy' - but one said he had admitted the couple had been going through a 'difficult patch'. The friend, who asked not to be named, said he last spoken to Mr Barnes - who once studied to become a personal trainer - a day before he died. But he said that while the couple's relationship was apparently under strain, he didn't think their difficulties were untoward, adding: 'Every marriage has its problems.'Another friend of the Barnes family claimed the University of Derby graduate had written a heartfelt Facebook post outlining his pain over the state of his marriage around the time of the murder- suicide. The post could not be seen on his page yesterday.

Paramedics who were called to a bungalow belonging to Barnes's parents, Vivien, 6. Robert Barnes, 7. Streetly, West Midlands, raised the alarm with police after failing to revive the graduate. Police discovered Mrs Barnes, 3.

Rednal, on the other side of Birmingham. There neighbours described hearing a burglar alarm briefly go off at the property on Monday night, less than two hours before Mrs Barnes was discovered in cardiac arrest. A student who lives in the area said: 'I heard an alarm go at the house at about 1. It ended very quickly, though, so I thought nothing of it and went to bed. Mr Barnes described his wife as 'perfect' in Facebook posts at the time of their 2. Police are investigating what motivated Mr Barnes to allegedly kill his wife and then himself'When I woke up this morning and found out what had happened, I couldn't really believe it to be honest.'The couple had been living on the new estate, close to the site of the old MG Rover factory, for around five years, but it was not clear whether Barnes had already moved out prior to the apparent murder- suicide.

He does not appear alongside his wife in pictures from her sister Emily's wedding last November posted on Facebook by relatives. A neighbour of the dead couple said they seemed 'well- matched and happy together', while another added: 'I'm still in complete shock. They were really friendly and I just feel so sad this had happened.'It is believed Barnes took his own life in the back garden at the home of his parents. Mr and Mrs Barnes, who was said to be in poor health, were being supported by police liaison officers yesterday.

Police discovered Mrs Barnes, 3. Rednal, Birmingham.

Neighbours described hearing a burglar alarm briefly go off at the property on Monday night. Mrs Barnes' parents, Val and Jeremy Shimell, 6. Emily, at Mrs Shimell's home in Rednal yesterday. The 6. 8- year- old broke down in tears when asked about her daughter, saying: 'I'm sorry, I just can't say anything.'Her daughter worked at Birmingham Women's Hospital, where Samantha Ellard, 2. Miss Ellard, from Rednal, described Mrs Barnes as 'the most caring person you could ever wish for' and recalled the nurse's excitement at her impending wedding.'From what she said about how much she loved him (James)', Miss Ellard said, 'it sounded as though they were a match made in heaven, which is why what's happened is so hard to believe.'The body of Mrs Barnes was found in the early hours of yesterday morning at the Rednal home. A commotion was heard less than two hours before Mrs Barnes was found in cardiac arrest.

Miss Ellard tragically lost her daughter, Phoebe, just a few months after the birth due to bronchial pneumonia, but said Mrs Barnes stayed in touch with her and 'really looked after me'. She added: 'That was above and beyond what you'd expect from someone in her position, so it says a lot about her that she was willing to do that.'Barnes graduated from the University of Derby in 2. He was nicknamed 'Bucky' on Facebook, after James Buchanan Bucky Barnes, the Marvel Comics character. A spokesman for West Midlands Police said officers are not looking for anyone else in connection with the incident. He added: 'At this early stage it's understood the woman was murdered before the man took his own life in the garden of the Streetly address.'Forensic post- mortems will take place in due course on the deceased, who were both aged in their 3. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 1. Samaritans branch or click here for details.