March [march] as a boys' name is of Old French origin, and the meaning of March is borderland, frontier. In Italy, le marche was a territory between two ancient kingdoms. In England, the Marches of western England border Wales. March as in walk derives from a slightly different root. The name may also be used to signify the month of birth. Actor Frederic March. ASSOCIATED WITH Mar-, ancient (old), england. Variations. VARIANTS Marcio, Marzo. SEE ALSO Marcus
Artificial flavors are simply chemical mixtures that mimic a natural flavor in some way. Anything that we smell has to contain some sort of volatile chemical -- a chemical that evaporates and enters a person's nose (See question 139 for details).
Artificial vanilla flavoring is often a solution of pure vanillin, usually of synthetic origin. Because of the scarcity and expense of natural vanilla extract, synthetic preparation of its predominant component has long been of interest.eginning in 2000, Rhodia began marketing biosynthetic vanillin prepared by the action of microorganisms on ferulic acid extracted from rice bran. At $700/kg, this product, sold under the trademarked name Rhovanil Natural, is not cost-competitive with petrochemical vanillin, which sells for around $15/kg.