Can vanilla completely disappear from store shelves around the world?

Published 2022년 4월 23일

Tridge summary

Vanilla, a native of Mexico, is cultivated primarily in Madagascar due to its specific growing requirements of half-shade, mineral-rich soil, high humidity, and consistent rainfall. The plant is sensitive and requires precise temperature conditions to bloom, which lasts only one day. Harvesting is done when the fruit is green and then heat-treated, dried, and matured for eight months. Despite these efforts, the global production of vanilla, at just over two thousand tons, cannot meet demand, with Coca-Cola and other large food companies consuming a significant portion. This shortage has led to the use of synthetic vanillin as a substitute.
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Vanilla was originally native to Mexico, Europeans settled in Madagascar, where it feels great here. However, this tropical plant is typically not grown elsewhere because it is one of the most sensitive orchid species in the world and does not grow just about everywhere. He prefers half-shade, but only 60 percent of it is in half-shade. It needs greasy, mineral-rich soil, sultry 90 percent humidity, and plenty of rain. You like to get the latter every 40-60 days, evenly distributed, while only the temperature can range between 20 and 25 degrees Celsius. Only if all the criteria are correct will it bloom, but it will only bloom for one day, because the flower will open only for that long, the Index writes. This is when the time comes for manual pollination, which is a great hurry. The vanilla is otherwise harvested in its semi-ripe state, when the fruit is still green, then heat-treated, dried and then matured for eight months in aroma-sealed boxes 10 to 22 centimeters long. It is ...
Source: Agrarszektor

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