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Key materials: Inside Vanilla

Vanilla planifolia’s botany, curing options, cultural history and future market prospects

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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

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The Starting Point: Vanilla Sustainability in Madagascar

Seeking supply stability, ethical procurement practices, improved quality and more in one of the world’s most important and challenging sourcing regions.

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.

Optimizing the Traditional Curing of Vanilla Beans

A reappraisal of blanching and fermentation methods.

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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.

There is a focus on the protection of both critically endangered and endangered fauna and flora, such as Bornean orangutans.

Forest Regeneration and Vanilla Cultivation in Indonesia

Increases in deforestation result in decreases in sequestration of carbon dioxide, leading to a loss of crucial ecosystem services.

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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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U.S. Vanilla Regulations—Time for an Update?

Implementing an updated regulatory model for vanilla could provide more stability across the value chain.

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Optimization of Traditional Curing of Vanilla Beans

A number of recent advances in plant biochemistry and chemistry have clarified some stages of the vanilla bean curing operation and opened up opportunities for improvement in and control of the process.

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Industry Snapshot: Vanilla 2009 Conference Day 1

Disease management, supply issues and new potential sources.

When I was a child, I use to think of vanilla as basic and plain but as a perfumer, I have found that there is nothing basic about it.

Notes on Formulating with Vanilla Absolute, Madagascar

A new appreciation for a fragrance industry staple.

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Sweet, Savory and Sustainable: A New Era of Snacking

As consumers are continuing to switch to better-for-you products, the snack market is meeting the challenge with innovation, functional benefits and flavorful options.

Vanilla flavor is dominated by phenols and their transformation products mostly derived from enzymatic hydrolysis of the phenyl-β-D-glucosides. Cocoa bean flavor is dominated by Strecker aldehydes and pyrazines and other products generated during the roasting process of the beans.

Extracting the Essence: Comparing Vanilla and Cocoa Processes

Understanding the similarities and differences in biochemistry, chemistry and curing processes of vanilla and cocoa may offer insight into producing high-quality materials.

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Scheide, Part IV

Vanilla pompona is resistant to climate change and diseases, and therefore is preferred for hybridization with V. planifolia. Its chemical characterization was carried out in a series of studies, described in this last of four parts.

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New Approaches to a Sustainable Vanilla Supply Chain

What solutions are available to industry as concerns grow about the traditional supply chain’s sustainability?

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Chemical Characterization of Vanilla pompona Schiede, Part III

Vanilla pompona is resistant to climate change and diseases, and therefore is preferred for hybridization with V. planifolia. Its chemical characterization was carried out in a series of studies, described in this third of four parts.

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