AngusMactavish Posted July 7, 2017 Report Share Posted July 7, 2017 Mexico's vanilla production is quite limited and isn't exported because of it. Oh, you can get quart bottles of claimed products almost anywhere in the country, but what you will get in almost all cases is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipteryx_odorata even though the label says otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
More Liana Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 9 hours ago, AngusMactavish said: Mexico's vanilla production is quite limited and isn't exported because of it. Oh, you can get quart bottles of claimed products almost anywhere in the country, but what you will get in almost all cases is: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dipteryx_odorata even though the label says otherwise. I'm thinking you didn't read the article I wrote (and posted here, upthread) after visiting Papantla, Veracruz for several days and investigating vanilla production. If you did, just ignore the link.http://mexicocooks.typepad.com/mexico_cooks/2017/04/de-vaga-en-veracruz-tierra-jarocha-vacation-wanderings-in-veracruz-part-iv-.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 When I lived in Veracruz I visited Papantla many times. What is sold in most places outside of there is not their product. See this, please: FDA Warns on Mexican Vanilla Bon appétit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Dateline: 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 8 minutes ago, pappysmarket said: Dateline: 2008 ¿Y? Are you suggesting that the situation has changed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 Trust Snopes? Mexican Vanilla and Coumarin CLAIM: Some Mexican vanilla contains coumarin, a substance that causes liver and kidney failure at high concentrations. STATUS: TRUE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 The Difference Between Pure and Imitation Vanilla Cheap Mexican Vanilla- BEWARE!!! Have you ever heard of “cheap Mexican vanilla” by the gallon? Well, unfortunately, that type of “real” vanilla is very likely made with a toxic ingredient. Here’s why. Mexico is the only place on the planet that vanilla was found growing naturally. Because of this, vanilla became the “flavor of Mexico”. However, because of political unrest and natural disasters over a few centuries, the vanilla industry moved away from Mexico and across the globe to areas with similar climates. Because of the vanilla shortages that these events had on Mexico’s agriculture, Mexican vanilla producers began producing imitation vanilla flavorings while labeling them as “real Mexican vanilla”. And here in lies the danger. Many of these “cheap Mexican vanillas” are to this day made with an artificial flavoring called coumarin. Coumarin was outlawed in the United States 70 years ago because it can cause liver and kidney failure in high concentrations but is extremely cheap to manufacture. Because Mexican labeling laws often times don’t have the regulatory controls we do in the US, the bottle may SAY it doesn’t contain coumarin, when likely it does. So, like the old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true, then it probably is”. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pappysmarket Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 And how much of this deadly vanilla would one have to consume to actually be toxic? I have heard of lots of deaths due to use of tobacco products, ditto alcohol but never the dreaded deadly vanilla. I guess I must just live a sheltered life. Thanks for the heads up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngusMactavish Posted July 8, 2017 Report Share Posted July 8, 2017 How much would you want of this, lethal or not? Beaver Butts Emit Goo Used for Vanilla Flavoring Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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