British Standards Institution

Source:: ISO
Committee:: AW/34 - Horizontal Food Topics
Categories:: Spices and condiments
Comment period start date:: 17/06/2025
Comment period end date:: 10/08/2025
Number of comments:: 0

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10th Aug

Scope

This part of ISO 5565 specifies requirements for vanilla belonging to the species Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews; and Vanilla tahitensis (Vanilla × tahitensis JW Moore).

This part of ISO 5565 is applicable to vanilla in beans, whole or not, or in powder. It is not applicable to vanilla extracts.

NOTE This vanilla is commonly known under the names associated with its geographic origin, mainly from Madagascar, Comores and Reunion (so called Bourbon), Indonesian, Mexican, Tonga, Indian, Chinese and Ugandan vanilla for Vanilla planifolia and Tahiti and Papua New Guinea for Vanilla tahitensis.

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17/06/2025

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10/08/2025

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BS ISO 5565-1 ISO 5565-1 Vanilla [Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews and Vanilla x tahitensis JW Moore]. Part 1: Specification

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