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General
- Vanilla is a flavouring derived
from orchids in the genus Vanilla native to Mexico. The name came
from the Spanish word "vainilla,"
meaning "little pod."
- The term "vanilla" derives from
the use of vanilla extract as the basic flavoring for ice cream, and by
extension meaning "plain" or "conventional".
- Vanilla grows as a vine, climbing
up an existing tree, pole, or other support. It can be grown in a wood
(on trees), in a plantation (on trees or poles), or in a "shader", in
increasing orders of productivity
- Vanilla extract is
made by percolating alcohol and water through chopped, cured beans,
somewhat like making coffe
Application
- The cosmetics industry uses
vanilla to make perfume.
- The most common flavour of ice
cream is vanilla, and thus most people consider it to be the "default"
flavour.
- Vanilla oil is used to flavor
different kinds products. It is also used to make perfumes and skin
scrubs. Vanilla essential oil’s scent is a known sensual aphrodisiac,
which may be why it is an ingredient in Oriental type perfumes.
- The vanilla oil is extracted from
Vanilla folia by a process called enfleurage, which uses fats to capture
the essence expelled by the vanilla bean.
- Vanilla is one of the most popular
flavorings in the world. It is used in flavoring most desserts,
including ice cream, custard, cake, candy, and
pudding.
Process
- Vanilla extract is
made by percolating alcohol and water through chopped, cured beans,
somewhat like making coffee.
- Vanilla needs a process of curing
similar to cacao to develop its characteristic aroma, for example the
pods may be picked green then sun dried, oven heated or cured in hot
water.
- During the curing process the
flavour precursors, which are glucosides, are broken down into vanillin
and glucose and some other minor aromatic substances.
- Vanilla needs a process of curing
similar to cacao to develop its characteristic aroma, for example the
pods may be picked green then sun dried, oven heated or cured in hot
water.
Market
- Vanilla, recognised as the world's most popular
flavour, has had a rough ride in recent years with the price rising
steeply as a result of tropical storms and a highly contested
presidential election in Madagascar, the country that accounts for over
50 per cent of global production.
- Madagascar, the largest producer
of vanilla, will likely see production fall due to the havoc wreaked by
the storms, which displaced more than 100,000 people.
- vanilla flavour experiences strong
and growing demand, within the larger category real vanilla is
increasingly being substituted with synthetic vanillin.D
- The vanilla market has been
tumultuous since 2000, when environmental disasters and political
turmoil in Madagascar and Indonesia cut supply so drastically that the
world price skyrocketed
- The main application of natural
vanilla is for flavouring ice creams and soft drinks. It is estimated
that nearly 300 tonnes of vanilla beans is used in USA every year in the
preparation of cola type drinks.
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