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About the Company

 
 

Where Does Vanilla Come From?

 
     
  Absolutely, without a doubt, the BEST vanilla you will ever use!  The only one I will use.  Superior Flavor.  Outstanding Quality.  (You can actually get away with using less vanilla in your recipes, but, why do that with such wonderful flavor?!)  
     
 

100% Certified Organic Pure Vanilla
Made from all certified organic ingredients.

Nielsen-Massey 100% Certified Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla sets the standard for premium organic ingredients.

 
     
 

Consumers and manufacturers alike are continuing to demand that suppliers offer ingredients that comply with Food and Drug Administration (FDA) standards for organic products. After more than two years of searching for the necessary organic ingredients that meet company strict standards, Nielsen-Massey organic vanilla productsVanillas is pleased to offer their signature Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla in a 100% Organic form. Nielsen-Massey's Waukegan facility is certified by Quality Assurance International and the Leeuwarden facility is certified by Skal.

Nielsen-Massey 100% Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla is made from the highest quality certified organic vanilla beans and pure, certified organic alcohol. As in the production of Nielsen-Massey's traditional Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla, the organic product uses their unique cold extraction process. This time-consuming procedure slowly and gently extracts the maximum flavor from the vanilla beans without heat damaging the delicate flavors. The process can take up organic vanillato five weeks to complete. The result is an organic vanilla extract with the creamy, sweet, smooth, mellow vanilla flavor that customers worldwide have come to associate with Nielsen-Massey's premium products.

Organic vanilla is ideal in any application that you would use vanilla extract, whether it is bread, cookies, or crème brulee…it's the same high quality vanilla taste!

Nielsen-Massey 100% Certified Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla sets the standard for premium organic ingredients.

 
 
 
            As specialists in Pure Vanillas, we manufacture only Pure Vanilla with all of our efforts devoted to making the finest quality vanilla possible.  We manufacture vanillas from only the highest quality vanilla beans available.  They are made from the full, round Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans (the finest available year after year), the smooth, mellow Mexican vanilla beans, and the fruity, floral Tahitian vanilla beans.
 
            After a two year search for the essential ingredients we are happy to offer our certified Organic Pure Vanilla Extract which provides the creamy, sweet, and mellow flavor of the Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla considered to be the overall highest quality pure vanilla available.  Nielsen-Massey uses organically certified ingredients, including vanilla beans grown on the island of Madagascar by some of the finest curers in the world, to produce our Organic Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Extract.
 
Due to increasing costs in the vanilla market and its effect we all share on the retail sector, Nielsen-Massey is pleased to offer a pure vanilla extract that meets our unwavering quality standards and allows a lower price point to both our customers and consumers.  Utilizing our exclusive cold process method we have developed a pure vanilla extracted from a blend of selected vanilla beans.  Our newest product will be labeled specifically as a Pure Vanilla Extract.
 
All of our vanillas are manufactured by our unique cold process method of extraction.  This distinctive extraction process protects the more than 250 flavor components found in natural vanilla from the damaging effects of heat during processing.  This produces a vanilla, which is unmatched for quality anywhere.  We offer our Pure Vanillas in 4 and 8 ounce glass bottles and quart and gallon plastic bottles
  
Nielsen-Massey Vanillas has been known for its high quality vanilla extracts for decades.  Our Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Powder meets the same criteria we demand for all our products.  It starts as a cold process extracted liquid and through a proprietary process, water and alcohol are removed, leaving a pure, dry, sugar-free vanilla product containing all the flavor nuances of our Madagascar Bourbon vanilla extract.  A truly revolutionary product, it is available in 2.5-ounce shaker type jars and 5 pound pails.
 
We offer Prime Vanilla Beans from Madagascar, Mexico, and Tahiti.  Each bean carries the flavor and aromatic notes indigenous to beans grown in their respective areas.  All crops grown naturally will inherit unique properties provided by the soil in which they are grown, the amount of rainfall received, and temperature variations undergone during growth.  Because our high quality requirements are well known with vanilla bean suppliers, we are assured of receiving only the finest beans available.  Thus our customers can be guaranteed of a consistently high quality product.  Our vanilla beans are available in 2-bean vials as well as in bulk quantities.
 
New in 2001, was our Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste.  The essence of Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla is combined with the distinctive vanilla bean seeds and infused into an all-natural base, creating a product with an intense, delicious flavor that retains the full bouquet of pure vanilla.  The vanilla bean seeds and unique paste texture give cookies, icings, ice creams, custards, and other savory foods an upscale gourmet look with out the effort of scraping the seeds from whole vanilla beans.  The Madagascar Bourbon Pure Vanilla Bean Paste is used measure for measure in place of vanilla extract and vanilla beans and comes in a convenient 4 ounce, wide mouth jar, quart and gallon plastic bottles.
 
 
 

Yes! Vanilla can be fun and can do more than flavor your favorite ice cream or cookie recipe. Here are a few fun milestones in vanilla history and some tips and tricks about using vanilla.

HISTORICAL REVIEW

  • Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing vanilla to the United States in the late 1700s. While serving as Ambassador to King Louis XVI of France, he became familiar with vanilla beans, and brought 200 vanilla beans back with him when he returned to the United States.

     
  • Ice cream was becoming popular before the Revolutionary War, being served in New York City confectionery shops.

     
  • George Washington liked ice cream and kept two pewter ice cream pots at Mount Vernon during his presidency from 1789-1797.

     
  • Dolly Madison created a sensation when she served ice cream as a dessert in the White House at the second inaugural ball in 1812.
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  • The first ice cream cone was produced in New York City in 1896 by Italo Marchiony, who emigrated from Italy in the late 1800s, and was granted a patent for his special mould in December, 1903. In 1904, the ice cream cone was introduced at the St. Louis World's Fair when a Syrian waffle concessionaire named E.A. Hamwi started rolling waffles into the shape of a cone for the benefit of an ice cream vendor who occupied an adjoining booth. It has remained a favorite to this date, with billions of cones consumed each year.

DID YOU KNOW?

  • A few drops of vanilla in a can of paint will help eliminate unpleasant odors!

     
  • A vanilla bean under your car seat interesting facts about vanillagives a fresh aroma and helps eliminate musty odors.

     
  • A teaspoon or so of vanilla in Italian tomato sauces or Mexican chili helps cut the acidity of the tomatoes!

     
  • The United States consumption of vanilla beans is approximately 1,200 tons per year!

     
  • In baking, cream the vanilla with the shortening or butter portion of the ingredients. The fat encapsulates the vanilla, preventing it from volatilizing in the baking process.

     
  • Vanilla beans are hand-pollinated, on family plantations. vanilla extract - uses

     
  • The entire vanilla cultivation process, from planting to market, can take from five to six years!

     
  • Vanilla extract is used by veteran fishermen to mask the smell of their hands so the fish won't detect them
 
 
     
     
     
     
 

 
 
           
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