Madagascar Vanilla Beans, Loose Cut Vanilla

Facts about our loose vanilla bean cuts from Madagascar

• Country of origin: Madagascar 
• Type or class of vanilla bean: Industrial, red type vanilla
•  Moisture content for vanilla: 15-16.2 percent 
• Vanillin content: 0.95-1.3 percent 
• Shelf life: 24-36 months
•  Aroma: characteristic of vanilla from Madagascar; pleasant vanilla aroma with sweet, creamy, and butter notes, subtle chocolate undertones

Madagascar Vanilla Beans

Vanilla beans in Madagascar are harvested once annually during the months of July through September when vanilla is ripe in different vanilla growing regions within Madagascar. Vanilla is grown in light but shaded conditions and interwoven directly in forests and maintained by local villages in the area. Upon harvest it takes an average of three to six months for vanilla to be fully dried and conditioned for export. 

There species of vanilla beans of vanilla beans can be found growing in Madagascar. The most well known is commonly referred to as Bourbon vanilla. This species of vanilla comes from the vanilla Planifolia orchid and also grown in other Indian ocean countries such as Comoros, Reunion (formerly known as the Bourbon island), Uganda and more. 

The two other species of vanilla that can be found growing in Madagascar are Vanilla Pompona Glandiflora and vanilla Tsy Taitra. 

Madagascar supplies eighty percent of the worlds vanilla and while other growing regions in the world have experienced a bit of a boom in recent years due the the fluctuations in prices caused by weather, low yields, poor flowering and other root causes, 

Madagascar vanilla still remains the top choice for premium quality vanilla. The volume, quality, and technical proficiency of the Malagasy culture ensure Madagascar will remain the leader in vanilla cultivation and preperation for years to come. 

Looking for gourmet Madagascar vanilla in bulk? You can find all of our grade A vanilla beans in our gourmet vanilla collection featuring some of the finest vanilla beans source from regions across the world.