NATURALSTOGETHER(r)
香草, 粉香
Gourmand, phenolic, leathery, woody. Vanilla planifolia is one of the basic compounds in a perfumer’s palette. Appreciated for its phenolic and sweet profile, perfumers love to focus on the artistic evocation: profound, sensual, animalic and at the same time gourmet.
Very addictive, it enhances the gourmand bottom note in floral and amber fragrances.
The SFE process preserves all the facets and the natural profile identity to guarantee a high purity extract.
Vanilla is a member of the orchid family and is among the oldest flowering plants on earth. This climbing vine, which needs a tropical climate to grow, only lives one day if not pollinated. Indeed, it’s a labor-intensive specie with a curing process that lasts for up to 4 months. Many different varieties exist but two species are more widely exploited: Vanilla planifolia and Vanilla tahitensis. With over 100 years of experience in vanilla production, dsm-firmenich sources this raw material especially in Madagascar (Bourbon vanilla) but also in Papua New Guinea, in Uganda, in Indonesia or also in India. these various exploitation areas offer a richness of diverse olfactive and gustative profiles.
Madagascar
Vanilla is a critical and strategic raw material that dsm-firmenich mainly sources from Madagascar, where 80% of the world production is coming from.