vanillin
noun
van·il·lin
ˈva-nə-lən 
: a crystalline phenolic aldehyde C8H8O3 that is extracted from vanilla beans or prepared synthetically and is used especially in flavoring and in perfumery
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And since each bean yields only 2 percent vanillin at best, the cost of pure vanilla is even higher.
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Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
The blue-green background of this image is formed by a layer of sulfamic acid crystals, and the starbursts on top are crystallized synthetic vanillin, an artificial vanilla flavoring.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
Evolva, a synthetic-biology company based in Switzerland, has a ten-year history of synthetic biology development and is now making profit with a vanillin-producing microorganism.
—Luc Henry, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2014
The vanillin in the vanilla extract sitting next to your flour, for example, isn’t causing any problems.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
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Ligaya Mishan Melody Melamed, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2023
The blue-green background of this image is formed by a layer of sulfamic acid crystals, and the starbursts on top are crystallized synthetic vanillin, an artificial vanilla flavoring.
—Joanna Thompson, Scientific American, 23 Mar. 2022
Evolva, a synthetic-biology company based in Switzerland, has a ten-year history of synthetic biology development and is now making profit with a vanillin-producing microorganism.
—Luc Henry, Discover Magazine, 9 Sep. 2014
The vanillin in the vanilla extract sitting next to your flour, for example, isn’t causing any problems.
—Leslie Nemo, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2020
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vanillin
noun
van·il·lin
ˈvan-ᵊl-ən
: a crystalline phenolic aldehyde C8H8O3 that is prepared synthetically or is obtained as the chief fragrant component of vanilla extracted from vanilla beans and that is used especially in flavoring and in perfumery
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