Bourbon Vanilla Beans
Also known as: vanilla bean Bourbon, bourbon vanilla bean, Bourbon vanilla pods
Bourbon vanilla beans are a whole-food natural flavoring with a long history of safe use. The FEMA GRAS list and FDA standard of identity for vanilla products formally recognize vanilla.
What it is
Cured pods of Vanilla planifolia grown in the Bourbon Islands (Madagascar, Réunion, Comoros).
Premium natural flavoring used in baking, confectionery, beverages, ice cream.
Why it's flagged
- expensive product susceptible to fraud (synthetic vanillin substitution)
What regulators actually say
"Vanilla beans are the properly cured and dried fruit pods of Vanilla planifolia Andrews and of Vanilla tahitensis Moore."
"Vanilla extract — natural flavoring derived from cured vanilla pods."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
Vanilla beans defined under 21 CFR 169.3; spice/flavor GRAS.
European Union — EFSA
Authorized natural flavoring.
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