"Synthetic vanillin is a cost effective alternative to natural vanilla. Global demand currently hovers around 16,000 tons a year. By comparison, total world demand for natural vanilla is about 40 metric tons.
The reason for this is that synthetic vanillin costs one-hundredth of the price of the natural product. It not only substitutes for vanilla, but also supplements adulterated vanilla extracts." source : http://www.foodproductiondaily.com/news/ng.asp?n=68090-rhodia-vanilla-vanillin ********** regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
