Where Vanilla Flavoring Comes from?
Just in Time for Holiday Cookie Season, We've Discovered That the Vanilla Flavoring in Your Baked Goods and Candy Could Come from the Anal Excretions of...
Just in time for holiday cookie season, we've discovered that the vanilla flavoring in your baked goods and candy could come from the anal excretions of beavers. Beaver butts secrete a goo called
What is artificial vanilla flavoring made from?
Artificial vanilla flavor is made from vanillin, a chemical synthesized in a lab. The same chemical is also synthesized in nature, in the pods of the vanilla orchid.
Where does vanilla come from?
Mexico – The Birthplace of Vanilla
The vanilla orchid (Vanilla planifolia Andrews) originated in Mexico and, for centuries, was the exclusive secret of the native Totonac Indians who were later conquered by the Aztecs.