DANSK DS/EN ISO 3493 PDF

This International Standard defines the most commonly used terms relating to vanilla. It is applicable to the following species of vanilla plants: a) Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews, commercially known under various names associated with the geographical origin, such as Bourbon, Indonesia and Mexico; b) Vanilla tahitensis J.W. Moore; and c) certain forms obtained from seeds, possibly hybrids, of Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames. It is not applicable to Vanilla pompona Schiede (Antilles vanilla). NOTE 1 The name Bourbon covers the production of Comores, La Reunion and Madagascar. The main other producing countries are: China, India, Indonesia, Mexico, Tonga and Uganda. NOTE 2 Alphabetical indexes of the terms in English and French are given at the end of this International Standard.