Vanilla Pompona Tincture 10%

• 🏭 Manufacturer — Scentspiracy™

• 🌎 Origin — Peru

• 📂 CAS N° — 8047-24-3

• 📝 Odor Type — Sweet, Gourmand

• 📈 Odor Strength — High

• 👃🏼 Odor Profile — Vanilla, Sweet, gourmand, phenolic, beans.

• ⚗️ Use — Fragrances and flavors

• 📝 Note — Food Grade Extract

Vanilla is a precious spice that is widely used in the food and perfume industry. Its name derives from the Spanish word “vainilla”, that directly translates into “little pod” and refers to the fruit of the vanilla orchid. Historically, the Aztecs from the Mexican region were the first civilization to utilize vanilla, specifically Vanilla Pompona, in order to offer a more pleasant, aromatic, and delightful flavor to a cocoa beverage called Xoco-lall. The spice was introduced in Europe much later, during the 16th century, after the Spanish colonization of the Mayan and Inca territories.

Vanilla cultivation is an intricate process that involves artificial pollination, which represents a key step in vanilla production. Melipona bees, located in South America, Mexico, and the West Indies, naturally pollinate the vanilla orchid. However, vanilla plants introduced by the Europeans in Reunion and Madagascar did not have access to Melipona bees, thus making manual pollination essential for vanilla cultivation. The vanilla growers, known as “marieurs”, pollinate the flowers with toothpicks, delicately fertilizing them by bringing the pistil and stamen of the vanilla orchid into contact.

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