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Scientific Name: Vanilla Planifolia
The Most premium Quality Organic Vanilla Beans from Sri Lanka. Flavor derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla. This is the basis of the 'Vanilla Flavor'.
Vanilla Beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of the tropical orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia. Before the plant flowers, the pods are picked, unripe, and cured until they're dark brown. The process takes up to six months. To obtain Pure Vanilla Extract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. According to law, Pure Vanilla Extract must be 35 percent alcohol by volume.
There are two grades in Vanilla planifolia
Grade A
Grade B
Grade A vanilla beans are the expensive and
Specification of Grade A vanilla beans (also called gourmet or prime) Length range8+ inchesWater content %25% - 30%Vanillin content %1.5% - 2%Cuisine30% – 35%
Specification of Grade B vanilla beans (also called extract beans) Length range6 – 8 inchesWater content %15%- 25%Vanillan content %1.5% - 2%Cuisine %15% – 25%