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Vanilla Fast Facts Madagascar and Indonesia grow the majority of the world's vanilla crop. The United States is the world's largest consumer of vanilla. Europe is number two, led by France. The dairy industry uses a large percentage of the world's vanilla in ice creams, yogurt (fresh and frozen), and other flavored dairy products Why is vanilla so expensive? Simple -- vanilla is the world's most labor-intensive agricultural crop. It takes up to three years after the vines are planted before the first flowers appear. The fruits must then stay on the vines for nine months in order to completely develop. When vanilla beans are harvested, they don’t have any flavor or fragrance. They develop these characteristics during the curing process. When vanilla beans are harvested, they’re treated with either hot water or heat, then placed in the sun every day for several weeks or even months. The beans are then sorted by size and quality and stored for one or two months before they reach full flavor and fragrance.

	Vanilla -- A Specialty of the House To the folks at Mother Murphy’s, anyone who uses the term “plain” vanilla doesn’t know enough about vanilla yet! We offer more than 300 variations of vanilla -- and there’s nothing ordinary about any of them. How do you make vanilla extraordinary? Start with the very best beans from locations such as Indonesia and Madagascar. Grind the beans and submit them to an exclusive, highly specialized extraction process requiring at least 21 days. The result -- the very best quality vanilla extract on the market today. Here’s some basic information about vanilla and its many forms. Call us to find out more specifics about how Mother Murphy’s can help you take full advantage of the world’s most popular flavor. Let us help you generate excitement and revenue for your vanilla flavored products. Types of Vanilla Beans Vanilla Flavoring: A Brief Overview Varieties of Pure Vanilla Extracts Forms of Vanilla