Some informants indicated that body components may be linked to certain foods because of physical similarity. For example, sugar, butter, ghee, body fat, bone marrow, semen, and white vaginal discharge were perceived by some to be the same fundamental entity, because their colour is the same and they all solidify when cool and liquefy when heated. Eight of 18
informants in the structured vignette study thought that molasses (a dark form of raw sugar, liquid at room temperature) was an acceptable substitute for sugar in the diet.