Article: Bargain vanilla may be a danger

Article: MEXICAN 'VANILLA' NOT MADE FROM VANILLA BEAN
Post-Tribune (IN);  April 3, 1991 ;     387 words ......United States. The Mexican "vanilla" is made from a bean called the "tonka," rather than the vanilla bean. The tonka bean contains the chemical coumarin, which prevents clotting...taking small amounts of coumarin for several days or weeks...anticoagulant effect of coumarin for several days ...

Article: Vanilla
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ...Vanilla Tropical flavoring no ordinary bean By LUCY BARAJIKIAN...might order citrus-cured salmon and find it napped with a vanilla- orange sauce. Appearing on the menu of Chicago's Thyme restaurant is a dish of lightly breaded shrimp with vanilla bean sauce. And if you were down in Miami, Fla., you would...

Article: Fixit; FDA banned ingredient in Mexican vanilla from foods sold in U.S.(VARIETY)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  October 16, 2000 ;     361 words ......natural occuring traces of coumarin in tonka-bean Mexican vanilla. Coumarin is a blood thinner and is...a warning about Mexican vanilla. A recent trip to San Antonio...in most cases because the coumarin is unstable when heated. If you cook with this vanilla, the coumarin ...

Article: Revived vanilla field attracts interest of Chinese producers. (Hainan Damei Vanilla Corp. announces plan to increase vanilla production)(Flavors & Fragrances)
Chemical Market Reporter;  December 2, 1996 ;     508 words ...Vanilla is to the flavor and fragrance world what cotton is to...a momentary back seat to polyester, acrylic and nylon, vanilla, too, has waited in the wings as patchouli oil and musks had their day. The 1990s, it would seem, are vanilla's time. Vanilla's return to the fragrance world began with...

Article: SAFETY EXPERTS REVIEW COUMARIN LIMITS IN FOOD.(Brief Article)
European Report;  December 8, 2004 ;     199 words ......asked to review the toxicity of coumarin (an aromatic natural substance derived...the latest safety assessments of coumarin in food products. The study will consider whether maximum limits for coumarin in food, laid down in a 1988 Directive...

Article: PLAIN OLD VANILLA BLOSSOMS INTO LEADING DESIGNER SCENT.(LIFE & LEISURE)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  August 22, 1994 ;     700+ words ...Byline: TANYA BARRIENTOS Knight-Ridder Oh, vanilla. Enduring, wholesome and pure, plain vanilla has for so long been unfairly judged. Like the shy girl at the seventh-grade dance, vanilla has stood in the background, true and innocent...

Article: Vanilla // Rekindle the Magic With a Sweet, Old Smoothie
Chicago Sun-Times;  November 5, 1992 ;     700+ words ...Vanilla . . . it's some enchanted seasoning. It begins as the pod...of the tropics into a bottled elixir. A splash of pure vanilla extract works a subtle alchemy on baked goods, sweet sauces and beverages that no other flavoring can duplicate. "Vanilla is the most popular flavor in the world. Chocolate is ...

Article: Troxerutin protects the isolated perfused rat liver from a possible lipid peroxidation by coumarin.
Phytomedicine: International Journal of Phytotherapy & Phytopharmacology;  January 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ...Abstract For more than 40 years coumarin has been successfully used in the therapy...therapeutical use. Such effects caused by high coumarin concentrations are reproducible in in...Since liver injuries are quite rare, if coumarin is used in co-medication with troxerutin...

Article: EXPORT OF VANILLA DROPPED, DOMESTIC CONSUMPTION INCREASED.(Brief Article)
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter;  July 11, 2000 ;     603 words ...Indonesia's Export of vanilla (vanilla planifolia andrewa) has continued to drop during the past five...when it plunged to 338 tons and US$ 5.5 million. The export of vanilla consists of whole vanilla and other vanilla. The former constitutes...

Article: VANILLA A BEAN LIKE NO OTHER, IT'S RICH IN HISTORY, FLAVOR".'
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 11, 1987 ;     700+ words ......would you ever call vanilla "plain" again? The best vanilla used to come from Mexico, but the size of that crop has diminished as vanilla plantations have been replaced by the more lucrative...tourists traveling south of the border find Mexican vanilla a hard bargain to resist; it's cheaper and ...

Article: Mexican Vanilla Captures Taste Buds in Port Isabel, Texas.
Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 20, 2004 ;     700+ words ......the potentially harmful coumarin, it's passable, he said...infamous for being involved in vanilla, coumarin, Fernandez said. That is the bad guy, A lot of the vanilla that is so-called 'out of...import alert of contaminated vanilla from Mexico. Since 1940, coumarin or any other ...

Article: Essence of vanilla The bean enhances everything from appetizers to dessert
Oakland Tribune;  May 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ...ONE quart of fake vanilla -- $2. Four ounces of real vanilla -- $10. At 100 times the price, the choice is simple. Pure vanilla extract made from vanilla beans wins, no contest, every time. Real vanilla is best, experts say, because a single drop...

Article: PROJECT: VANILLA -- BOTTLE YOUR OWN EXTRACT
The Columbian;  January 24, 2002 ;     487 words ......vanilla may be pollinated! Next to saffron and cardamom, vanilla is the worlds next most expensive spice. So valuable, in fact, that prior to harvest, vanilla growers often brand their beans with pattern pin pricks...prevent theft. Less expensive substitutes often called vanilla flavoring don' t ...

Article: 2. VANILLA POTENTIAL EXPORT EARNER.(Brief Article)
Indonesian Commercial Newsletter;  August 22, 2000 ;     483 words ...Vanilla planifolia andrewa originates from Mexico. It grows in tropical areas in the middle of forests. Vanilla on the edge of forests grows more robustly with more fruits. In Indonesia, especially in Java, vanilla production fluctuated to follow market demand in international...