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Madagascar and Bourbon Vanilla Extract

…vanilla ice cream and other vanilla-flavored desserts and beverages. Madagascar vanilla tends to be a little stronger in flavor than Mexcian.  Madagascar/Bourbon vanilla contains earthy, hay-like, spicy and creamy notes. …

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2013 Market Report on Vanilla

…pushed many prominent producers of vanilla such as Indonesia and India out of the market. As a result, Madagascar is the dominate global vanilla producer once again; however, if the…

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Awareness

Why is vanilla so expensive?

…— their vanilla beans for more money than Madagascar, an unprecedented change as Madagascar was able to sell their beans for more money than any other country for a long…

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FAQs

Facts and FAQs About Vanilla

Madagascar, have been shipped to Mexico in recent years and sold as Mexican vanilla beans! Mexican beans often cost more than Madagascar beans. Some vanilla extract producers have customers who…

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For Farmers

Cheap vanilla? Hold onto your wallet!

…from northern Madagascar, the traditional vanilla growing region, were sold. However, vanilla is now grown in southern Madagascar as well, and there, the 2015 pollination was excellent. Speculators, wealthy from…

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For Farmers

Does Mexico Still Produce Vanilla?

…French developed plantations in Madagascar. Just as production of vanilla began to take off in Madagascar, the Mexican industry shut down for several years as the Revolution raged throughout the…

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Intrepid Spice Hunter

…I’d be a spice hunter. The romance, the intrigue, the snakes… Gerard Vives wrote a long email the other day about his recent escapades in Madagascar. “My métier is sometimes…

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For Farmers

Is Fair Trade vanilla really fair?

…the poor and tribal peoples of India. He has made a significant impact on the lives of hundreds of thousands of people through his dedication and hard work. Madagascar vanilla…

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Vanilla Extract – An Insider’s View

…used commercially.  The one we most often buy is called Bourbon or Madagascar vanilla extract.  Pure Mexican vanilla extract is sometimes available in specialty food stores.  Bourbon, Madagascar and Mexican…

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Vanilla Facts

Vanilla Dreams

…known as fragans vanilla. Madagascar vanilla (from Vanilla planifolia stock) is also known as Bourbon vanilla, not because it is made with bourbon, but due to having started in the…

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History of Vanilla

…a flavor. Until the late 19th century, Mexico had the monopoly on growing vanilla, but now Madagascar grows the majority of the world’s crop. Additional countries that grow vanilla include…

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