Vanilla

9.62 

(Vanilla planifolia)

Totonac used vanilla as a fragrance in temples and as a good-luck charm in amulets. It was reserved for the nobility, for its aphrodisiac properties.

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Description

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Vanilla essence occurs in two forms. The true seedpod extract is a complex mixture of several hundred different compounds, including vanillin, acetaldehyde, acetic acid, furfural, hexanoic acid, 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde, eugenol, methyl cinnamate, and isobutyric acid.