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Section: Flavor > Sweet Applications

Green Vanilla Bean Quality

Understanding the parameters of the vanilla bean brings about potential for control, management and flexibility in process operation and in the quality of the final product

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Flavor Characterization of Different Varieties of Vanilla Beans

The objective of the work described in this article is the aroma characterization of vanilla beans from different geographical locations with a view to developing a database of information to be used as an indication of geographical origin and bean quality.

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Labeling Vanilla Flavorings and Vanilla-Flavored Foods in the U.S.

Vanilla flavorings are the only flavorings subject to a federal standard of identity. An understanding of the vanilla standard and the general flavoring labeling regulations is necessary to properly label vanilla flavorings and the foods to which they are added.

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Vanilla Pricing

Henry Todd Jr. (AM Todd) on excessive pollination, the effects of disease, supply and demand.

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Vanilla’s Future

Rick Brownell (Virginia Dare) on emerging applications and organic and free trade offerings.

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Vanilla Curing

The senescent decline of a ripe vanilla bean and the birth of vanillin.

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Vanilla: Challenges and Opportunities

As part of our continuing online conversation, we offer the first in a series of Web Exclusive insights on the state of vanilla today and over the next 12 months.

Thugs, Bugs and Vanilla

Madagascan politics and a virulent crop disease highlight vanilla’s tenuous supply conditions.

The vanilla market in Madagascar has been impacted by the adoption of natural flavors and climate change.

Vanilla’s Perpetual Crisis

Understanding the factors that play crucial roles in supply chain instability.

Organoleptic Characteristics of Flavor Materials - Vanilla

Gerard Mosciano is joined by Judith Michalski, senior creative flavorist, Edlong Flavors; Carl Holmgren, consulting flavor chemist and Douglas Young, principal flavorist, Symrise, in the organoleptic evaluations presented here.

Twenty-five Years of FEMA Vanilla Research

The inherent composition of a natural product such as vanilla may change over the years, and the growing sophistication of would-be adulterators may lead to novel attempts at "stretching" vanilla. The methods of analysis must therefore be periodically updated to reflect current conditions and to maintain their effectiveness.

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The State of Vanilla

Confections, candles, baked goods, fine fragrances, ice cream, lotions, sodas, oral care, snack foods: vanilla is arguably one of the most popular flavor and fragrance materials.

Vanilla: Anything but Plain

Mike Fasano outlines the complexities and nuances of vanilla extracts

The State of Vanilla: Challenges and Opportunities

“Madagascar produces 80% of the global [supply] for vanilla,” says Scott May, Givaudan’s global head of sweet goods and dairy. In light of such a fi gure, it is easy to see how even isolated regional events can have debilitating effects on a global scale.

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The Role of Microorganisms in Vanilla Curing

Vanilla is the number one tonality in the world because of its subtle, but complex, flavor. It is known that microorganisms are present during the different stages of vanilla curing.

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Industry Snapshot: Vanilla 2009 Conference Day 2

Day 2 presentations: Genomic solutions, biological controls, the hazards of monoculture and more.

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Inside Look: Chemistry and Biochemistry of Vanilla Flavor

A survey of the latest research. The characteristic aroma and flavor of vanilla is the result of various chemical and biochemical processes that take place during the curing and conditioning of vanilla beans. Vanillin is an important constituent of the cured vanilla bean, contributing greatly to its characteristic aroma and taste.

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Review: A Flavor of Vanilla

Vanilla bean curing is a traditional process that has been carried out for hundreds of years, originating with the Totonac tribe of Mexico in the early 16th century.

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