Article: Vanilla beans and vanilla analogs.

May 31, 2002 (Food Australia

ABIX via COMTEX) -- Vanilla is one of the most versatile products in cooking. It is produced from the vanilla bean, which is grown in just a few countries, including Madagascar, Tonga and Indonesia. Vanilla is a very labour-intensive crop to harvest, and is one of the world's most expensive crops. Australia imports around 15 tonnes of vanilla beans each year. Vanilla essence producer, Queen Fine Foods, uses the majority of this figure - around 12 tonnes. The majority of the company's product is used in the manufacture of vanilla ice-cream, the most popular form of ice-cream in the world.

Publication Date: June 2002

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