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'''Vanilla''' is an exotic [[flavor]]ing agent that is derived from the bean of the [[Vanilla Orchid]]. It is grown in very few places in the world (90% of the world’s vanilla is grown in [[Madagascar]] and Comoro and Reunion islands).<ref name="Reineccius">Reineccuis, Gary. Flavor Chemistry and Technology. Taylor & Francis: 2006.</ref> The bean is cured and dried, allowing it to develop an exotic flavor. The chemical [[vanillin]] in the beans is primarily what gives the vanilla its flavor, though vanillin by itself does not actually taste very much like vanilla. It is the trace [[flavor]] compounds (the composition of which varie depending on where the vanilla is grown) which compliment vanillin and give vanilla its distinctive flavor.

'''Vanilla''' is an exotic [[flavor]]ing agent that is derived from the bean of the [[Vanilla Orchid]]. It is grown in very few places in the world (90% of the world’s vanilla is grown in [[Madagascar]] and Comoro and Reunion islands).<ref name="Reineccius">Reineccuis, Gary. Flavor Chemistry and Technology. Taylor & Francis: 2006.</ref> The bean is cured and dried, allowing it to develop an exotic flavor. The chemical [[vanillin]] in the beans is primarily what gives the vanilla its flavor, though vanillin by itself does not actually taste very much like vanilla. It is the trace [[flavor]] compounds (the composition of which varies depending on where the vanilla is grown) which compliment vanillin and give vanilla its distinctive flavor.

==Vanilla Production==

==Vanilla Production==

Since natural vanilla is very expensive, imitation vanilla is often used to mix with or completely replace natural vanilla. Imitation vanilla was produced from eugenol, which was itself produced by oil of [[clove]], but now it is made from sulfite waste liquors from the [[paper]] industry.<ref name="Reineccius" />

Since natural vanilla is very expensive, imitation vanilla is often used to mix with or completely replace natural vanilla. Imitation vanilla was produced from eugenol, which was itself produced by oil of [[clove]], but now it is made from sulfite waste liquors from the [[paper]] industry.<ref name="Reineccius" />

Vanilla extract from Mexico should be used with caution, as health standards in [[Mexico]] allow vanilla extract to be cut with certain chemicals that contain [[carcinogens]].<ref>http://www.joyofbaking.com/Vanilla.html</ref> Most reputible dealers, however, make vanilla using only [[FDA]]-approved additives.

Vanilla extract from Mexico should be used with caution, as health standards in [[Mexico]] allow vanilla extract to be cut with certain chemicals that contain [[carcinogens]].<ref>http://www.joyofbaking.com/Vanilla.html</ref> Most reputable dealers, however, make vanilla using only [[FDA]]-approved additives.

==Notes==

==Notes==