Premium Fresh Vanilla Beans from New Guinea
Vanilla is one of Nature’s best known flavorings. It is used in cooking, in the food industry, in pastry products, and for the production of confectionery, desserts, chocolate, ice cream, liqueurs and perfumes.
The name vanilla comes from the Spanish word “vainilla” meaning “little pod”. It is derived from orchids of the genus Vanilla, originally cultivated by Pre-Columbian peoples. Vanilla planifolia is indigenous to Mexico, where it is pollinated by native humming birds. However, when transplanted to other parts of the tropical world, the orchid blooms are pollinated by hand.
Vanilla is presently grown in quantity in New Guinea, Madagascar, Tahiti, Indonesia, Mexico and Mauritius.
The main species harvested for cooking is Vanilla planifolia., more commonly known as “Madagascar-Bourbon” vanilla. Other sources include Vanilla pompona and Vanilla tahitensis (grown in Tahiti and Niue), although the vanillin content of these species is much less than Vanilla planifolia.
We supply very flavourful Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis from New Guinea. These are the very best vanilla beans we can find, in both long and medium lengths. Long, plump, pliable and moist, dark chocolate brown / black in colour, high seed yield, with an intense vanilla aroma.
Manual labor is required for pollinating vanilla blossoms and harvesting the fruit. In addition, the long time needed for growth, drying, and processing, make vanilla the second most expensive spice, after saffron.
Today, natural vanilla is often replaced with the synthetic flavour substances vanillin and ethyl vanillin to reduce costs. However, these substances are not capable of completely replicating the flavour of natural vanilla, the aroma of which is the result of the interplay between a total of approximately 40 different aroma substances.
| Ingredients | Vanilla beans – Vanilla planifolia and/or Vanilla tahitensis. |
| Shelf Life | 12 months |
| Available In | Vanilla planifolia and/or Vanilla tahitensis 250gm, 500gm, and 1kg packages in larger bulk also. Point of Sale snap seal jar with custom store / retail jar labels |
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