There are over 110 varieties of vanilla orchids. Only one, Vanilla planifolia, produces the fruit responsible for 99 percent of commercial vanilla. Most often, vanilla beans are processed into vanilla extract, a common ingredient in baked goods and other food recipes. Whole vanilla beans or their seeds are used in recipes, just not as frequently because of the higher cost. The tiny seeds add texture and the bean has an intense flavor, plus they can add to the beauty of a light-colored dessert. Vanilla beans are simple to prepare. They\'re also often used whole to infuse the natural flavor into sugar, syrups, and beverages. MOQ: 10 MT We can supply vanilla beans from Indonesia, India, Madagascar, etc.
Vanilla Beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of the tropical orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia. Before the plant flowers, the pods are picked, unripe, and cured until they re dark brown. The process takes up to six months. To obtain Pure Vanilla Extract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. Vanilla contains chemicals that are high in flavor and fragrance. Vanilla bean extract is used a flavoring in confectionery and baking. Essential oils extracted from the plant are also used in the perfume industry.
Scientific Name: Vanilla fragrans Available forms: - Powder - Beans - Extracts Vanilla beans (Vanilla planifolia) are long thin pods from a variety of orchid that's grown in a commercial scale in Sri Lanka, Madagascar, India, Indonesia, Puerto Rico and the West Indies. When opened, the pods are waxy and dark, filled with little brown specks and emit a sweet fragrance.
* Vanilla Beans (Vanilla Planifolia) are long thin pods from a variety of orchid that's grown in a commercial scale in Sri Lanka. * Vanilla pods are waxy and dark, filled with little brown specks and emit a sweet fragrance. * Vanilla Beans have a flexible, soft and shiny bean surface and are mostly grown in home gardens to give extensive care.
* Vanilla Beans (Vanilla Planifolia) are long thin pods from a variety of orchid that's grown in a commercial scale in Sri Lanka. * Vanilla pods are waxy and dark, filled with little brown specks and emit a sweet fragrance. * Vanilla Beans have a flexible, soft and shiny bean surface and are mostly grown in home gardens to give extensive care. * Vanilla (Powder) is an indispensable raw material in the food additive industry.
Vanilla Beans are the long, greenish-yellow seed pods of the tropical orchid plant, Vanilla planifolia. Before the plant flowers, the pods are picked, unripe, and cured until they re dark brown. The process takes up to six months. To obtain Pure Vanilla Extract, cured Vanilla Beans are steeped in alcohol. Vanilla contains chemicals that are high in flavor and fragrance. Vanilla bean extract is used a flavoring in confectionery and baking. Essential oils extracted from the plant are also used in the perfume industry.
Natrural Vanilla A grade avaiable
Vanilla is a word that has Spanish origins and comes from the word ‘vaina’, literally translating to ‘little pod’. It is a flavoring extracted from orchids of the Vanilla genus, mainly the Mexican flat-leaved Vanilla. Since the only natural pollinator is a Mexican species of bee, hand pollination is required to grow it in any other countries other than Mexico and South America. Due to this labor intensive cultivation, Vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world. Vanilla may be sold as whole pods, powder, extract or as vanilla sugar mix. There are many types of vanilla due to the related species of orchids that produce vanilla; Bourbon Vanilla, Mexican Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla, West Indian Vanilla. Sri Lanka has Bourbon Vanilla. Vanilla grows as a vine and climbing up an existing tree, pole, or other support. The plant is growing in the hill country conditions in Sri Lanka. Vanilla is an economically important crop as it is the source of natural vanillin. So, Vanillin is the main product extracting from vanilla. It is being used as a flavor ingredient in the confectionery industry, perfumery, and pharmaceutical industries. The aroma and flavor of the cured bean/pod are the characteristics that determine the bean’s commercial value on the world market. So, the processing preserves the maximum aroma and flavor as well as the physical appearance. Price of product :Working Product origin : Sri Lanka Key Specifications/Special Features Good for your heart Has healing properties Great for your hair Reduces Inflammation Can help with anxiety Can reduce acne Promotes healthy digestion Can aid weight loss Alleviates respiratory conditions
Ceylon vanilla is a source of natural vanillin. Vanilla is the only orchid used as food additives. It's used as a flavor ingredient in many foods/perfume/pharmaceutical and confectionary industries. Due to the amazing flavor, and aroma vanilla beans are the world-famous spice.
Grade A Prime gourmet: 30% moisture
Grade B Extract gourmet: 20% moisture
GRADES OF VANILLA; 01. Grade A (Length: 6 inches / Moisture: 30%35%) 02. Grade B (Length: 5-6 inches / Moisture: 15% 25%) Vanilla is a comparatively new crop to be established in Sri Lanka. Of the four vanilla cultivars commercially cultivated in the world, Sri Lankan natural vanilla cultivators, like others in the Indian ocean, produce Bourbon vanilla or Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla derived from the Vanilla Plan folia species. Around 2000 farmers in Kandy, Matale, Nuwara Eliya, Kegalle, Ratnapura, Badulla and Galle are engaged in the cultivation of Vanilla in Sri Lanka. Vanilla grows well in 1000m above sea level in Sri Lanka, under mild temperature and 2000-2500 mm rainfall and thrives under shade away from direct sunlight. Considered to be a delicate crop which requires a labour intensive process to grow and pollinate, the slow adoption of Vanilla as a cash crop is also due to the 6 to 1 weight loss when producing cured vanilla beans from green beans. BENEFITS OF VANILLA; 01. Helps Weight Loss - Vanilla is known to act as a natural appetite suppressant that improves metabolism. Aromatherapy treatment done with vanilla essence can reduce the craving for a sweet tooth. 02. Relieves toothache - Vanillin, the organic compound found in natural vanilla acts as as a painkiller and germicide, helping to reduce the pain caused by tooth decay 03. Relieves Depression and Anxiety - Aromatherapy treatment done with vanilla essence has been found to relieve stress and anxiety to bring temporary relief from claustrophobia, stress and anxiety attacks.
The vanilla beans-which at harvest look like string beans-are individually hand-picked as they become ripe and then are subjected to a prolonged, multi-step curing process. Product Name Vanilla Specification Cultivation Type Common & Organic Form Fresh & Dry Qnty 1X20' FCL > & 1X40' FCL > Shipment Terms FOB / CIF / DDP / CRF Payment Termes L/C , D/P , D/A , O/A Orgin Port Colombo SriLanka Packaging Terms 25 kg Bags Standard
A Grade Vanila pods 1.7 vanillin 15 - 20 cm
Sri Lanka also gaining a good success in growing Vanilla and Curing Vanilla naturally which consists a higher Vanillin percentage and a good aroma than other Vanilla growing countries in the world. Grades Grade A ( Premium Grade) - Naturally cured Vanilla pods which has the length between 15 cm to 25 cm and has an inherited aroma. Usually pods are dark brown to black in colour and has a shiny oily surface, cleanliness is 100% and moisture content is around 25% to 30%. Grade B - Length of a cured pod is lower than 15 cm and the quality and aroma is slightly lower than Grade A. Moisture content is around 30% to 35%.
Vanilla Beans
Vanilla extract
Vanilla powder
Out of the 20,000 orchid species on the world, vanilla is the only one that is used as a food additive. Vanilla (Vanilla planifolia). The primary ingredient in vanilla, Vanillin, is responsible for the fruitâ??s flavor and good aroma. Vanilla beans are available in a variety of forms, including powder, paste, extract, and oil. Genuine Sri Lankan vanilla is grown in rainy mountain steeps of mid-country. Even rainfall and moderate temperature gives just the perfect condition to develop vanilla flavor in the pods. Handpicked vanilla pods will take from one to two weeks to develop the aroma, vanillin, ripen steadily. During the processing and drying stages, the bean shrivels and becomes the proper spice the dark brown, shiny vanilla sticks with that unmistakable aroma.
a. Name of product: - Vanilla (Planifolia) b. Price of product: - 240- US $/kg Colombo c. Product origin: - Sri Lanka d. Key Specifications/Special Features:- Organic sundried e. Harmonization System (HS) Code: - 090500 f. Minimum Order Size: - 4.5 kg g. Packaging details: - Vacuum Packed h. Free samples (except air freight)
