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Vanilla Beans

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Vegetarian

Taste Profile

It has a sweet taste.

Usage Tips

  1. Vanilla beans can be used to make cookies, biscuits, cupcakes or cheesecakes.
  2. They can also be used to make buns, vanilla whipped cream, brittles, donuts and puddings.

Common names and forms

  1. Organic Vanilla Bean

Description

Vanilla beans are long, thin pods that are grown in Madagascar, Indonesia, India, Puerto Rico and West Indies. The pods are waxy and dark in colour that are filled with little brown specks. Vanilla beans are of three types such as Mexican, Tahitian and Bourbon-Madagascar vanilla.

Health benefits

  • Vanilla beans help to treat gout, arthritis and other inflammatory diseases.(1)
  • They contain potassium which can help regulate blood pressure levels.(1)
  • They also contain riboflavin, thiamin, niacin, pantothenic acid and pyridoxine which enhances nervous system functions.(1)
  • The antioxidants present in vanilla beans boosts immune system.(1)

Selection Guide

When buying vanilla beans, make sure they are plump and thin-skinned.

Resource & Links

(1) https://www.google.co.in/amp/s/articles.mercola.com/herbs-spices/amp/vanilla-bean.aspx

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