According to the Wikipedia Vanilla Extract is a flavor compound that contains alcohol, water and vanilla. Did you know what all the different types of vanilla means when looking how each one was made? In the U.S. in order for Vanilla Extract to be called pure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administrations requires that the Extract must contain a minimum of 35% alcohol and 13.35 ounces of vanilla bean per gallon!! Natural Vanilla flavoring is taken from the vanilla bean itself with little to no alcohol added. The Imitation Vanilla Extract is a wood by- product that is made by soaking the wood with vanilla essence and then chemically made to imitate the flavor of vanilla...
Interesting in site, on how the differences are truly very different. I like to use pure vanilla, but next time I'm going shopping I plan on looking at the alcohol/vanilla ratio first.
Side note did you know that vanilla is a natural bug repellent? I had tried it last night because mu left arm was eaten alive yesterday, I'm happy to report that I have no new bites and that I'm sticking with my semi natural bug repellent. ;D
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extract, a wood by-product usually made by soaking alcohol into wood which contains vanillin. The vanillin is then chemically treated to mimic the taste of natural vanilla.
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