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    Vanilla Facts

    Vanilla is a member of the orchid family, the largest and oldest family of flowering plants in the world. Vanilla is the only edible fruit of the entire orchid family, which includes roughly 25,000 orchid varieties and over 10,000 hybrids. It grows best in the moist, tropical regions of the world 15-1/2 degrees to the north and south of the Equator. It is an herbaceous climbing vine which requires a supporting tree or pole for optimal growth. It bears trumpet-shaped flowers which are naturally pollinated by bees and humming birds and even hand pollinate. Because of its unique flavor it is found used in ice cream and gives every kind of food, from chocolate bars to lobster, richness and depth.

    Name Vanilla
    Scientific Name Vanilla planifolia
    Native Mesoamerica – Mexico and Guatemala
    Common/English Name Bali Vanilla, Bourbon Vanilla, Commercial Vanilla, Common Vanilla, Flat-Leaved Vanilla, Indian Ocean Vanilla, Indonesian Vanilla, Java Vanilla, Mauritius Vanilla, Mexican Vanilla, Seychelles Vanilla, Tahitian Vanilla, West Indian Vanilla, Vanilla, Vanilla Vine.
    Name in Other Languages Amharic : Vanila
    Arabic : Al-Fanilya
    Armenian : Vanil
    Basque : Bainila
    Belarusian : Vaniĺ
    Brazil : Baunilha
    Bulgarian : Vanilia
    Chinese : Fan Ni Lan, Hsaing Ts’ao Lan, Xiang Cao, Xiang Cao Dou, Xiang Jia Lan, Xiang Lan, Xiang Zi Lan, Wahn Nei La
    Columbia : Bejuquillo, Bejuquillo, Vainilla
    Croatian: Vanilija
    Cuba : Cuyanquillo, Flor Negra, Lombricera
    Czech : Vanilka, Vanilka Pravá, Vanilovník Plocholistý
    Danish : Ægte Vanilje, Vanilje, Vanille
    Dutch : Vanielje, Vanieljesoort, Vanille
    Eastonian : Harilik Vanill
    Esperanto : Vanilo
    Farsi : Vanil
    Finnish : Vanilja
    French : Vanille Bourbon, Vanille D’indonésie, Vanille Des Seychelles, Vanille Du Méxique, Vanillier, Vanille, Vrai Vanillier
    Frisian : Fanylej, Fanille
    Gaelic : Faoineag
    Georgian : Vanili
    German : Echte Vanille, Gewürzvanille, Große Vanille, Vanille
    Greek : Vanilia, Vanillia
    Hebrew : Vanil
    Hungarian : Vanília
    Icelandic : Vanilla
    India :

    • Bengali: Bhenila
    • Hindu: Vanilla
    • Kannada: Vyanilla, Venila
    • Maithili: Bhenila
    • Malayalam: Vanila
    • Punjabi: Vanile
    • Tamil:  Vanikkodi,Vanila

    Indonesia : Panili ( Javanese, Sundanese )
    Irish : Fanaile
    Italian: Vaniglia
    Japanese : Banira, wanira
    Kazakh : Vanil
    Korean : Panilla
    Latvian : Smaržīgā Vaniļa, Vanilla
    Lithuanian : Vanilė, Kvapioji Vanilė
    Macedonian : Vanila
    Malaysia : Panili, Anggrek Panili
    Maltese : Vanilja
    Mexico : Tilisúchil, Tilisóchil, Tilijuche, Tiljuche, Tilsúchil, Tilsóchil, Tlilsóchil, Tlilxóchitl ( Mayan) , Segnexanté, Vainilla, Vainilla De
    Papantla, Semenquete, Vainilla Mansa ( Spanish )
    Nepal : Bhenila ( Nepali ), Bhenila ( Nepalbhasa )
    Norwegian : Vanilje;
    Persia : Vanil ( Farsi )
    Philippines : Vanilia ( Tagalog)
    Polish : Wanilia, Wanilia Płaskolistna
    Portuguese : Baunilha, Baunilheira
    Romanian : Vanilie
    Russian : Vanil’, Vanil’nyi, Vanil’ Ploskolistnaia
    Serbian: Vanila
    Slovak : Vanilka
    Slovašcinan : Vanilija
    Spanish : Vainilla, Vainillero, Vainillero De Flores Aromáticas, vainilla tlilxóchil
    Sri Lanka : Vanila (Sinhala)
    Swahili : Lavani
    Swedish: Vanilj
    Thai : Wanila, Waanilaa
    Turkish : Vanilya
    Ukrainian : Vanil
    Yiddish : Vanil

    Plant Growth Habit Succulent, herbaceous, perennial vine climbing trees
    Growing Climate Humid, evergreen tropical forest and watershed areas climbing up trees
    Soil Thrives in friable, well drained, loamy soil rich in organic matter
    Plant Size 12–15 m
    Root Long adventitious roots
    Stem Cylindrical long 1–2 cm diameter, dark green simple or branched
    Leaf Alternate, fleshy and sub-sessile. Lamina flat, oblong-elliptical to lanceolate 8–25 × 5–8 cm, apex acute to acuminate
    Flower Sepals and petals erect-spreading, yellow-green, fleshy, rigid; sepals 3 – oblanceolate, 3.5–5.5 × 1.1–1.3 cm, margins straight, apex acute to obtuse; petals elliptic-oblanceolate, abaxially keeled, thinner than sepals, 3.5–5.5 × 1.1–1.3 cm, apex acute to obtuse; lip adnate to column for 1.5–2 cm, yellow-green, becoming dark yellow toward apex, lamina gullet-like, cuneate, rhomboid, with apical retuse lobule; disc with central tuft of retrorse scales, an hairy to apex; column white, slender, 3–3.5 cm, margins slightly sinuate, adaxially bearded; pollinia – 2, yellow; ovary pedicellate, 3–5 cm.
    Fruit Shape & Size Pendulous, narrow cylindrical capsule, 10–25 cm by 0.8–1.5 cm, obscurely 3 angled splitting longitudinally when ripe.
    Fruit Color Green when young turning to dark brown as they mature
    Seed Numerous, globose, 0.4 mm diameter and black.
    Varieties/Types
    • Bourbon/Madagascar Vanilla
    • Indonesian Vanilla
    • Mexican Vanilla
    • West Indian Vanilla
    • Tahitian Vanilla
    Major Nutrition Manganese, Mn 0.478 mg (20.78%)
    Carbohydrate 26.31 g (20.24%)
    Copper, Cu 0.15 mg (16.67%)
    Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) 0.198 mg (15.23%)
    Potassium, K 308 mg (6.55%)
    Magnesium, Mg 25 mg (5.95%)
    Vitamin B3 (Niacin) 0.884 mg (5.53%)
    Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) 0.054 mg (4.15%)
    Iron, Fe 0.25 mg (3.13%)
    Calcium, Ca 23 mg (2.30%)
    Health Benefits
    • Antibacterial
    • Anti-ageing Benefits
    • Anti-depressant
    • Relieve Pain
    • Lowers Blood Pressure
    • Soothes Burns
    • Anti-cancer
    • Promotes Healthy Skin
    • Beneficial for Children
    • Good for digestion
    • Boost Cognitive Actions and Mental Health
    • Treatment of Anxiety
    • Increased libido
    • Treatment of Cough
    • Anti-inflammatory
    • Dental Health
    • Treatment of Acne
    • Aids Weight Loss
    • Relieves Nausea
    • Treatment of Menstrual Problems
    • Aids Wound Healing
    • Repels Mosquitoes and Bugs
    Calories in 1 cup (208 gm) 599 k cal
     
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