Vanilla Extract

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Common questions

Is Vanilla Extract healthy?

Vanilla Extract scores 33/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Vanilla Extract?

Vanilla Extract lists 5 ingredients, starting with Water, Gar, Caramel Color, Artificial Flavor Citric Acid and Sodium Benzoate Preservative. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Vanilla Extract contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Vanilla Extract’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Vanilla Extract?

Vanilla Extract is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Vanilla Extract compare to other baking ingredients?

At 33/100 Vanilla Extract scores worse than most baking ingredients we have scored. A higher-scoring option in baking ingredients is King Arthur Baking Company Organic Unbleached All-Purpose Flour at 100/100.

Is Vanilla Extract organic?

Vanilla Extract is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.