But the truth is, imitation vanilla has long been a staple in pantries — and store-bought items. “About 90 percent of the vanilla flavoring consumed in the United States is artificial ...

extracted directly from real vanilla pods that come from the vanilla orchid. Imitation vanilla (commonly sold as vanilla flavoring), on the other hand, doesn’t come from the vanilla plant.

Can you cut corners with an imitation product? Fact checked by Isaac Winter Medically reviewed by Jerlyn Jones, MS, MPA, RDN, LD, CLT Vanilla extract shows up on the ingredients list for a wide ...

The bottle of vanilla extract was replaced with imitation extract. I will never use imitation vanilla, EVER. What do I do? Do I say something or just chalk it up to her being rude? GENTLE READER: ...

Vanilla is already the second-most expensive spice—after saffron—and this will not lower the cost. What’s a cook to do? There’s always imitation vanilla, though it doesn’t have the broad ...