Vanilla Extract for UK Bakeries: Consistent Flavour and Easier Costing

In short: Vanilla prices can swing sharply with supply. A concentrated natural extract measured by the drop helps bakeries cost recipes accurately and keep flavour consistent: 4 drops of Vanilla Spice Drops give roughly the flavour of 1 vanilla pod, a 100ml bottle holds around 3,000 drops, and it keeps for up to three years. Vanilla won one star at the Great Taste Awards 2017.

Why is vanilla expensive?

Vanilla is one of the most labour intensive spices to grow, and much of the world's supply comes from a small number of regions, so weather and harvests can move prices quickly.

How can a vanilla extract help bakery costs?

• Accurate costing: a recipe written in drops costs the same every time.
• Less spoilage: the extract keeps for up to three years from manufacture when stored correctly.
• Consistency: the same flavour in every batch, whoever is baking.
• Trade sizes: 100ml bottles and, on request, a 1 litre trade size.

How much vanilla extract should you use?

What do customers look for?

Many customers read ingredient lists. Spice Drops contain no artificial colours, flavours or preservatives and are oxalate free. They are vegan, gluten free and alcohol free, and contain a plant derived emulsifier, polysorbate 80. Our product specifications show none of the 14 allergens that UK food law requires you to declare.

How are Spice Drops made?

Spice Drops are made at our own factory in Kerala, India, by a family business that dates back to 1946. The spices are crushed in a hammer mill or under a roller without heat, then extracted, and the solvent is removed under vacuum. For some flavours the distilled oil of the same spice is added back. The result is real spice flavour: the natural compounds that give each spice its taste and aroma are still there, such as piperine, which gives black pepper its heat.

How do bakeries order?

Through our Trade page or bakery and dessert manufacturers page. Specifications, safety data sheets and certificates of analysis are available for each flavour.