The pleasant and sweet smell of this classic flavor is imparted by the chemical compound "vanillin" found in the seed pods of vanilla plants belonging to the orchid family. In plants, vanillin is ...

These pods contain vanillin, a naturally-occurring compound that gives vanilla its delicious flavor. However, nearly 99% of the "vanilla extract" in the world doesn't come from this plant.

Vanillin is the characteristic aroma component of the vanilla pod and frequently used for the production of flavors for foods and fragrances for perfumes. "Artificial" or "nature-identical" vanillin ...

Recently, the research team led by Researcher WANG Guozhong from the Institute of Solid State Physics, the Hefei Institutes of Physical Science of the ...