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March 2008
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F&F Q&A: The Stories are in the Juices (pg. 18—3 pages)
Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
A talk with The Perfect Scent author Chandler Burr. When we asked Chandler Burr what interested him about perfume as a subject, he simply said, “It’s the greatest underappreciated art in the world.” And we agree.
Fair Trade Vanilla: Challenges and Promise (pg. 32—3 pages)
Jeb Gleason-Allured, Editor
A decade into worldwide standardization, is fair trade ready to be the next organic? “Virtually all vanilla in the world is in fact grown by small independent farmers in underdeveloped countries,” says Rick
Brownell, Vice President of Vanilla Products for Virginia Dare Extract Co., explaining why the commodity is ideal for fair trade status. Vanilla is not produced on mass plantations by multinational corporations, nor is it possible to grow the plant in economically advantaged regions such as the United States, Europe or Japan.
There’s Nothing ‘Plain’ About Vanilla* (pg. 36—3 pages)
Felix Buccellato, Custom Essence Inc.
The misconceptions and popularity surrounding vanilla. In 2002, a pair of astronomers from Johns Hopkins University believed that they had discovered that, after averaging the colors from 200,000 galaxies, taken as a whole the universe is green. However, three months later, the researchers decided that in fact the universe is “actually a very pale beige, almost vanilla white.
Progress in Essential Oils (pg. 40—7 pages)
Brian M. Lawrence
Lawrence discusses the composition of lemon verbena oil from Protugal, New Zealand, Italy, Morocco and Corsica. Additionally, he covers the composition of wild thyme oil from Iran, Italy, Croatia and Lithuania.
Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials (pg. 48—3 pages)
Gerard Mosciano
Odor and taste characteristics and possible applications of Nutmeg Absolute-NA-1021 (Robertet), Vanilla Extract 10 fold (Virginia Dare) and more.
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