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US$120.00 each 100g (0.22lb) bag - approximately 18 to 22 beans
US$450.00 each 500g (1.1lb) bag
CAN$120.00 each 100g (0.22lb) bag - approximately 18 to 22 beans
CAN$450.00 each 500g (1.1lb) bag
Did You Know?
Whole vanilla beans are richer and more fragrant than extracts. TheRawDeal.net offers the rich taste and delicious aroma of high-quality Bourbon and Tahitian vanilla beans in a variety of sizes.
Stomach soother
When your stomach is upset, the addition of pure vanilla to purified water can help. Some parents have also found that a few drops of vanilla flavor in the baby's drink will provide relief to a teething baby, and soothe a cranky child who is feeling under the weather.
Hot food relief
Some people find that after burning your tongue, or eating hot, spicy foods like chilies, a few drops of vanilla placed on the tongue provides a soothing remedy.
Room deodorizer/freshener
Vanilla is a popular fragrance in candles, which can help freshen the air in your house. Or, you can make your own room freshener by adding vanilla to a pan of simmering water on top of the stove.
Sachet
A vanilla pod placed in your linen closet or dresser drawers can serve as a simple sachet.
Coumarin-Adulterated Vanilla
One fraud to be especially aware of and avoid is vanilla (usually "bargain" priced) that has been adulterated with coumarin. Coumarin is derived from the tonka bean (Dipteryx ordorata ) that grows on a tree native to Brazil. Because it's cheap and some of its constituents are similar to those in pure vanilla, is often added to vanillas from Mexico, Central America and the Caribbean. It adds a strong vanilla-like aroma but little flavor. Coumarin is known to cause liver damage and is a potential carcinogen, and has been banned as a food ingredient by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in the United States since 1954. Extract adulterated with coumarin still comes into this country, usually through Mexico where it is not illegal.
Imitation Vanilla
Pure vanilla is expensive. In order to make the product (or, more correctly, something like the product) more affordable, imitation vanilla was developed. Imitation vanilla is made from artificial flavorings, the two most common sources of which are lignin vanillin, a by-product of the paper industry that is chemically treated to taste like vanilla, and ethyl vanillin, a coal-tar derivative.
Vanilla Flavor (WONF)
This indication that the product is made With Other Natural Flavors means that the product contains other flavor ingredients, usually Essential oils and botanical extracts. Any of these blended flavors won't, of course, have the taste profile of real vanilla and synthetic chemical carriers can sometimes be introduced. But even if the additions are natural, at best you have an inferior vanilla that is "boosted" with less expensive components.
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