Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
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Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Vanilla are a genus of flowering species in the orchid family; the most highly cultivated is the flat-leaved Vanilla planifolia, native to Mexico and Central America. The fruit or pods of the pollinated vanilla orchid are harvested, cured, macerated and percolated to product vanilla extract. The extract is widely prized for its near-universal appeal as a flavouring and fragrance, but is labour intensive to produce due to the need for hand-pollination, making it the second most expensive spice in the world, behind saffron.
Botanical name: Vanilla planifolia
Other names: Vanilla, Flat-leaved Vanilla, West Indian Vanilla
Main constituents: vanillin, vanillic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, 4-hydroxybenzoic acid
INCI Name:
Vanilla Planifolia Fruit Extract
Ingredient origins:
Vanilla Bean
Role:
Fragrance
Common name:
Vanilla Extract
EWG score: The EWG score is a hazard score ranging from 1-2 (low hazard), 3-6 (moderate hazard) and 7-10 (high hazard) published by the Environmental Working Group. Their data is sourced from the Skin Deep® database and studies published in open scientific literature.
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