Alberto Ray

Ninety-nine percent of the world’s vanilla extract is fake imitation vanilla that’s not a product of the plant itself. Instead, it’s flavored primarily with synthetic… Read More »Is Vanilla Extract Man Made?

Since there is only one species, it only flowers once a year. Farmers have only a single chance to harvest the flower and obtain vanilla… Read More »Why Is Pure Vanilla Expensive?

Most vanilla beans available today are from Madagascar, Mexico and Tahiti. As with wine, chocolate and coffee, vanilla from each country has its own distinctive… Read More »Where Does A Large Amount Of Vanilla Come From?

Vanillin is chemically a 4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde or vanillic aldehyde. It is the most common flavor chemical used in a broad range of flavors and fragrances. Market… Read More »What Chemicals Are In Vanilla?

Vanilla can be found in many products we use every day. But there’s relatively little of it on the world market and prices are astronomical.… Read More »Is Vanilla More Valuable Than Silver?

Natural flavors aren’t necessarily things that can be plucked from nature, ready for use, nor do they necessarily come from the obvious source — which… Read More »Does Natural Flavor Mean Vanilla?

Are Natural Flavors Harmful to Your Health? The short answer is, probably not. It’s unlikely you’re eating enough chemical-laden vanilla flavoring to do much damage.… Read More »Is Natural Vanilla Flavor Safe?

Vanillin is the naturally occurring chemical compound that we recognize as the primary aroma and taste of vanilla. And although real vanilla extract is made… Read More »What Is The Difference Between Vanilla And Vanillin?