If you're confused about when to use pure vanilla extract vs. imitation vanilla, don't worry. We've got your answers here. Stroll through the supermarket baking aisle, and when it comes to vanilla ...

Vanilla extract has an extraordinarily long shelf-life, but does it ever really expire? It depends on whether it's pure or imitation vanilla extract.

Imitation vanilla extract, on the other hand, is made from synthetic vanillin. How Pure Vanilla Extract Is Made Pure vanilla extract is made from vanilla beans, which are soaked in a solution of ...

Pure vanilla extract is, as the name implies, extracted directly from real vanilla pods that come from the vanilla orchid. Imitation vanilla (commonly sold as vanilla flavoring), on the other hand ...

McCormick, meanwhile, says its imitation vanilla flavor uses artificial vanillin. Vanilla made from actual vanilla beans is usually called “pure vanilla extract” on the store shelf or in ...

McCormick, meanwhile, says its imitation vanilla flavor uses artificial vanillin. Vanilla made from actual vanilla beans is usually called “pure vanilla extract” on the store shelf or in ...

Castoreum, which comes from beaver anal glands, can be used as vanilla flavoring. But it’s expensive and artificial vanillin is far cheaper for imitation vanilla. Skip Navigation ...