Is Oreo's New Mystery Flavor Petitgrain?

Those Oreo people . . . they’re pretty smart cookies (ouch!)

The company, a subsidiary of Nestle, has been making front page news for the past several months by releasing the famous cookie in limited batches of different flavors. First there was raspberry; then strawberry; then lemon. In France they marketed an Oreo with rum-flavored filling, but the French turned up their Gallic noses at it before you could say ‘crepe suzette.’

Now the company is ballyhooing a brand new ‘mystery’ flavor, vowing that they will never divulge what the actual flavor is, except to say it is very ‘new age’, ‘refreshing’, and ‘a little disruptive.’

But several food bloggers have let the cat out of the bag: they claim that the mystery flavor is petitgrain, an essential oil from the bitter orange tree. How do they know? They’re not saying, except to hint that an ‘anonymous source close to the company’ has told them that secret taste tests in California and Georgia have shown that the majority of participants enjoyed the taste of petitgrain in their Oreo cookies, calling it ‘refreshing’ and ‘happifying.’ Adding to the possibility of it being petitgrain, Nestle, Oreo’s parent company, has just set up a food-grade oil extracting plant in Paraguay, where the best bitter orange trees grow.

But food industry experts say that it would be far too expensive to set up new machinery for a completely new solo flavor. Rather, they say Oreo is probably going to combine two of its already existing experimental flavors, such as PB and J with Apple Pie, to come up with the new mystery flavor.

As the British like to say, the proof of the pudding is in the eating -- which we’ll change to the proof of the cookie is in the eating.

Whether Oreos will ever become associated with petitgrain oil, modern research shows that the essential oil does have a definitely positive effect on sleep patterns and on the digestive system. It is a good essential oil to keep in the home for health and serenity. As with all essential oils, it will last almost indefinitely as long as it is kept in a glass container away from direct sunlight in a cool place.

For further information, and for an absolutely free, no obligation, sample of three of the most commonly used oils, including lemon and lavender, contact Wellness Advocate Amy Snyder at http://bit.ly/2vHgrH6 Please put your name and address in her Comments box.  She has used these superb essential oils for years herself and will be delighted to share her experiences with you in a professional and friendly manner!

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