Bourbon Vanilla
Bourbon vanilla is a natural flavor from cured vanilla pods; the principal aroma compound is vanillin. It is GRAS at typical food use levels and is considered a standard culinary ingredient with no notable safety concerns.
What it is
Vanilla derived from Vanilla planifolia beans cultivated on the Bourbon islands (Madagascar, Réunion, Comoros), typically used as extract or whole pod.
Natural flavoring.
What regulators actually say
"Vanilla extract is the solution in aqueous ethyl alcohol of the sapid and odorous principles extractable from vanilla beans."
"Vanilla extract — composition data."
Regulatory status
United States — FDA
GRAS as natural flavor; vanilla extract standardized under 21 CFR 169.175
European Union — EFSA
Permitted natural flavoring under Regulation 1334/2008
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