Recently, my in-laws were regaling us with stories about their trip to Hawaiʻi. One of the highlights of their vacation was visiting a vanilla farm. Being a plant person, I was all ears. Real vanilla ...

Vanilla extract is a concentrated flavor made by steeping cured vanilla beans in a water and alcohol mixture, then aging the liquid so the aroma compounds move into solution. In the U.S., “vanilla ...

In this video, vanillin is isolated from artificial vanilla extract. The solvent used is dichloromethane, but it is likely better to use diethyl ether as it does not form an emulsion. I used ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." There is an ocean of new fragrances presented to us constantly—so much so that to reference one made ...

In 1925, Guerlain introduced Shalimar to the world. Inspired by the love story behind the Taj Mahal, it wasn’t just a perfume — it was a declaration of emotional design, cultural reverence and ...

Symrise on April 10 celebrated World Vanilla Day with a plethora of vanilla taste tests and a keynote speech from author Paula Limena. The event, taking place on New York City’s Park Avenue, is in ...

Within the realm of scientific exploration, olfactory receptors constitute a prominent segment of the G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, ranking among the most extensive protein families ...

A study has used gas chromatography coupled to a time-of-flight mass spectrometer to build an electron ionization mass spectra database of more than 250 chemicals classified as either volatile or semi ...

We report on a laboratory experiment that was designed to introduce graduate students to High-Performance Thin-Layer Chromatography (HPTLC). This is the first report to use an HPTLC instrument in an ...