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I've been making my own vanilla extract for over a decade and used to buy my beans based on reviews at a Infamous Global seller. Was never sure what I would get. Then I found this company! The beans were beautiful! Fragrant, moist but not too moist, easy to cut open to expose the seeds and each Bean was six to seven inches long. I'm a happy extract maker! 💝💃🥳
High Quality Vanilla - excellent customer service.
Slo Food group team takes great care of their customers. Received a broken bottle of Vanilla and it was immediately handled. Received my replacement bottle within 3 days.
This extract is used to make our Tahitian Vanilla Cakes!
Great place to get your spices
SLO Food group is the best place I have found to buy my vanilla beans, great customer service, fast shipping and very competitive prices. Thank you for helping me with my project, Vanilla extract. Thank you don young
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Vanilla Beans
Excellent Product! Excellent Service!
I'm a convert
I've been making my own vanilla extract for over a decade and used to buy my beans based on reviews at a Infamous Global seller. Was never sure what I would get. Then I found this company! The beans were beautiful! Fragrant, moist but not too moist, easy to cut open to expose the seeds and each Bean was six to seven inches long. I'm a happy extract maker! 💝💃🥳
High Quality Vanilla - excellent customer service.
Slo Food group team takes great care of their customers. Received a broken bottle of Vanilla and it was immediately handled. Received my replacement bottle within 3 days.
This extract is used to make our Tahitian Vanilla Cakes!
Great place to get your spices
SLO Food group is the best place I have found to buy my vanilla beans, great customer service, fast shipping and very competitive prices. Thank you for helping me with my project, Vanilla extract. Thank you don young
How to Make Vanilla Extract
An easy to follow guide to making vanilla extract in your own kitchen
Technical Specifications
| Origin | India |
|---|---|
| Species | Vanilla planifolia |
| Grade | Gourmet, Grade A, Prime, Black |
| Size | Avg 15 cm (5.9 Inches) and Up |
| Moisture Content | 30-35% |
| Color/Appearance | Black to Brown, Soft Supple Texture |
| Certifications | Kosher, GMP |
| Growing Method | Agroforestry (Interwoven with Natural Forest Canopy) |
| Curing Process | Standard Bourbon Method: Sourced Ripe Green Pods, Sorted, Scalded, Sun-Dried and Massaged Daily, Shade-Dried, Box-Conditioned 60-120 Days |
| Flavor Profile | Warm, Buttery, Creamy |
| Tasting Notes | Chocolate, Wood, Caramel, Sweet Finish |
| Uses | Vanilla Extract, Custards, Gelato, Ice Cream, Coffee, Simple Syrup, Cakes, Cookies, Crème Brûlée |
| Pairing | Chocolate, Cream-Based Desserts, Coffee, Caramel |
| Similar Alternative | Comoros Vanilla (Comparable Flavor Profile) |
| Usage Tip | Measure by Weight (Grams) Rather Than Bean Count for Consistent Results |
| Packaging | 4 Mil Food-Grade Barrier Film Bags Vacuum Sealed Bags |
Grade A Gourmet Indian Vanilla Beans, Superior Quality Vanilla Planifolia
Indulge in the exquisite flavor of vanilla beans from India when you buy our gourmet grade A Indian vanilla beans. Our hand-selected beans, measuring at least 15 cm in length are rich with a dark brown to black color and appearance. Slofoodgroup's gourmet Indian vanilla beans have been expertly cured are sourced only ripe green vanilla bean pods before being processed. Add a unique and rich taste to your dishes when you buy premium quality vanilla beans from India.
To ensure superior quality vanilla beans, Slofoodgroup adheres to the following best practices to ensure we are consistently crafting only the finest vanilla for consumers to enjoy.
Sourcing, only mature ripe green pods are purchased from approved suppliers that adhere to natural and organic practices of cultivation of vanilla orchids. An agroforestry method of growing vanilla is utilized interweaving vanilla orchids amongst the natural forest canopy.
Sorting, all vanilla is properly sorted before scalding in hot water baths. The proper sorting of vanilla pods before scalding allow for accurate control of time and temperature required fore vanilla to be submerged in hot water baths. This process produces more consistent and uniform cooking and sweating of the vanilla beans.
Sun drying, pods are slowly dried naturally in the sun for precisely controlled periods of time and massaged daily during this process while beans are still warm from the overnight sweating. The massaging of the vanilla beans helps to evenly distribute the natural oils over the beans, produces the proper final texture of the bean pods and allows the curers to estimate the moisture, straightening the pods and assess if additional sunning will be need throughout the process before moving on to the next step of processing.
Shade drying, shade drying is the controlled drying of vanilla beans over a covered area open area, on vented racks, in which vanilla beans are slowly dried gradually lower the moisture content of the vanilla beans and stabilize the water activity of both the inner and outer pod.
Conditioning, the last, and very important step in producing quality vanilla beans is, inbox conditioning. This is where vanilla beans are placed in wax paper lined wooden boxes and allowed to age for a period ranging from 60-120 days to properly develop the aroma of the vanilla beans. During this time vanilla is constantly monitored and checked for signs of mold and any beans that show signs of infection are removed and discard. The pods are allowed to age until ready for sale to consumers worldwide.
Mexico is widely believed to be the birthplace of vanilla. In modern times, most vanilla beans available today come from Madagascar, Papua New Guinea, Indonesia Uganda Comoros and other vanilla production growing regions. The bean pods themselves come from a vanilla vine, a climbing variety of orchid known commercially as v. Planifolia or v. Tahitensis. To obtain fruit from the orchid plant hand pollination of the vanilla flower must occur within 12 hours of flowering. Once pollinated the flower bears the green vanilla fruit. Over a period of about 9 months for full maturity of the pods. An additional 4- 6 months of curing and processing are required before the vanilla beans themselves are usable for food preparation. Vanilla is now grown widely across the world in areas that are generally 10-20 degrees of the equator, like these vanilla beans grown in the lush and fertile soils of India
To use vanilla beans in cooking and baking, cut your vanilla beans lengthwise from top to bottom and using the backend of a chef knife, scrap the inside of the pod to remove the vanilla seeds from the inside of the pod. Use as directed in recipes. Some recipes may call for one vanilla bean, some recipe may call for multiple vanilla beans. For consistency purposes, we recommend always using vanilla beans by weigh in your recipe. For instance, instead of using one vanilla bean it is suggested users weigh the amount of vanilla used in recipes by the gram. This ensure a very consistent, practical and economical use of each vanilla bean pod. The remaining empty bean pod should not be discarded but instead used in making vanilla extract or further dried and ground into vanilla bean powder for making vanilla sugar.
Indian vanilla beans can be used in any application where Madagascar vanilla beans are used. This includes but is not limited to manufacturing vanilla extract, fragrances, brewing, cosmetics, and general food industry applications. We have include a small list below to help you visualize other specific uses.
Facts about these vanilla beans:
- Grade A Vanilla planifolia: proudly grown in India, a country known for spices
- Length: each vanilla bean measures 15cm+, an average length of 5.9 inches avg.
- Color and appearance: black to brown in color with soft supple texture, moisture content 30-35 percent
- Aroma: characteristics of vanilla planifolia with warm buttery, creamy, chocolate, woody and caramel, sweet ending notes. Alternative variety that is similar is our Comoros vanilla beans
- Kosher Certified: our vanilla beans and spices are certified kosher by EarthKosher
- Packaging: all vanilla beans are securely packaged in 4 mil food-grade barrier films bags to maintain freshness and appearance
Additional uses for Indian vanilla beans include: custards, gelato, ice cream cream, coffee, simple syrup, cakes, cookies, crème brûlées, and more
Where Can You Buy Indian Vanilla Beans
Indian vanilla beans, also known as Indian Planifolia or India V. planifolia can be purchased directly at Slofoodgroup online spice shop. You can buy these vanilla beans in small quantities or bulk amounts for applications that require bulk vanilla beans.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- These beans follow the standard curing method used across most Vanilla planifolia production worldwide (and some Tahitensis-type vanilla): sourcing only ripe green pods, sorting for uniform scalding in hot water baths, sun-drying with daily hand-massaging to distribute natural oils, shade-drying to gradually stabilize moisture, and finally box conditioning for 60-120 days to fully develop aroma, during which beans are monitored and any showing signs of mold are removed.
- Yes. Because pod size can vary, we recommend measuring vanilla beans by weight (in grams) rather than by count for more consistent, practical results in a recipe, especially for commercial or repeat baking applications.
- Indian vanilla beans have a warm, buttery, creamy flavor with notes of chocolate, wood, and caramel, finishing sweet. If you enjoy this flavor profile, Comoros vanilla beans offer a similar character.
- Indian vanilla beans can be used anywhere Madagascar vanilla beans are used, including vanilla extract, fragrances, brewing, cosmetics, and general food applications, plus custards, gelato, ice cream, coffee, simple syrup, cakes, cookies, and crème brûlée. The spent pod after scraping can also be used to make extract or dried and ground into vanilla bean powder or vanilla sugar.
- Vanilla beans are packaged in 4 mil food-grade barrier film bags to maintain freshness and appearance. Store in a cool, dark place, and keep the bag well-sealed between uses.
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