Definition of VANILLIN

Examples of vanillin in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the substances with the lowest odor detection threshold is vanillin, the main component of vanilla extract. — Randall Munroe, New York Times, "What’s the World’s Worst Smell?," 17 Feb. 2020 Both are based on vanillin, a flavor compound that is also naturally present in wood, and that makes up about 2.5 percent of true vanilla’s flavor. — Lior Lev Sercarz, Saveur, "How Vanilla Became the World’s Favorite Flavor," 3 Oct. 2016 In these air conditions, the researchers multiplied the vanillin content of an approximately 79 milliliter puff of vapor by over 12,000, Andrews said. — Abigail Brone, courant.com, "Yale study finds unknown dangers in Juul vapor," 30 July 2019 One recent study from Yale University found that vanillin — an extract of the vanilla bean — transforms into chemicals called acetals when aerosolized. — NBC News, "What is in a vape? Everything you need to know," 3 Sep. 2019 Soaked into three small jugs recovered at a site in Megiddo was a sweet surprise: two of the main chemicals in vanilla—4-hydroxybenzaldehyde and vanillin, a compound that forms tiny white crystals on the pod’s surface as the bean ferments. — Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, "The Delicious, Ancient History of Chocolate and Vanilla," 11 July 2019 Tong’s investigation arrives on the heels of a Yale study, which highlights some of the unknown dangers of vanillin, a popular e-liquid flavoring. — Michael Hamad, courant.com, "Capitol Watch Podcast: A look inside the Yale study and Fairfield mom’s complaint that led Connecticut to investigate Juul Labs," 6 Aug. 2019 The enzymes that transform the glucovanillin in the plant into vanillin – the molecule that gives vanilla its distinctive aroma – emerge only through curing. — The Economist, "The murky world of Madagascar’s roaring vanilla trade," 5 July 2019 Finkelstein thinks the vanillin probably arrived in the Middle East through extensive Bronze Age trade routes. — Franz Lidz, Smithsonian, "The Delicious, Ancient History of Chocolate and Vanilla," 11 July 2019

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