How is pure vanilla extract made?

Answer 1

Usually from the vanilla bean but artificial vanilla is totally different.

"Vanilla" is a flavour and a plant, the former being the flavour of the latter. Vanilla plants are grown primarily in Madagascar, although can be sourced elsewhere.

Vanilla extract comes from the pods of the vanilla plant and is usually achieved by percolating the beans in ethyl alcohol. Artificial vanilla flavour is typically vanillin, which can be synthesised from a by-product of the paper making process.

Answer 2

Vodka is the most common liquor used in making home made vanilla extract.

Recipes generally call for 2-3 split vanilla beans per cup of vodka with the container being tightly sealed & placed in a cool (not refrigerated) dark place for 6-8 weeks

As a side note either brandy or light rum can also be used to make flavored extracts.

Artificially, vanillin, the primary flavor of the vanilla bean, can be manufactured and most of what you buy in the stores is from this process. After saffron, natural vanilla is the most expensive spice available.

Answer 3

it is usually an extract from the vanilla bean, but artificial vanilla flavour is completely unrelated to vanilla, besides the taste.

Answer 4

Vanilla is derived from the seed pod of an orchid named Vanilla planifolia.

Answer 5

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