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| Product | Ingredients | Flags | Natural | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heilala Vanilla Beans - 2 Pack | Whole cured Tongan vanilla beans (Vanilla planifolia); single ingredient, handpicked, cured and dried. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Vanilla Powder - 0.88 oz | Vanilla Beans (single ingredient); sun-cured vanilla beans ground to a powder. No alcohol, sugar, or additives. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Vanilla Extract - 1.69 fl oz | Vanilla Bean Extractives in Water, Alcohol (35%). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Vanilla Extract - 16.9 fl oz (Double Fold) | Vanilla Bean Extractives in Water, Alcohol (35%). | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Alcohol Free Vanilla - 1.69 fl oz | Vanilla Bean Extractives, Water, Vanilla Bean Seeds. | 100% plant, no additives | 100% | 5 |
| Vanilla Paste - 2.29 fl oz | Vanilla Bean Extract, Vanilla Bean Seeds, Sugar (5%), Thickener (Xanthan Gum 0.5-1%). Contains 14% alcohol. | sugar, xanthan gum | 87% | 3 |
| Alcohol Free Vanilla Paste - 2.29 fl oz | Vanilla Extract (Vanilla Bean Extractives in Glycerine and Water), Vanilla Seeds, Sugar, Thickener (Xanthan Gum 0.5-1%). | glycerine, sugar, xanthan gum | 72% | 3 |
| Vanilla Sugar - 11.6 oz | Raw sugar, vanilla extract, ground vanilla beans. | sugar | 70% | 3 |
Harvested / grown in Family-owned plantation, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga
No Heilala Vanilla is not third-party certified organic. Vanilla described as organically grown in Tonga but not certified organic; the certification Heilala holds is B Corp (first vanilla company to be awarded it), not an organic mark.
Yes. Heilala Vanilla is a whole, single-ingredient herbs & spices with nothing added.
Heilala Vanilla is single-origin from Family-owned plantation, Vava'u, Kingdom of Tonga.
Heilala Vanilla publishes its sourcing.
Owns and operates its own Tongan plantation with complete ownership and full traceability vine to pantry; pays growers twice local market rate; whole beans are single-origin Tonga.
Organically grown; Heilala Vanilla Foundation
Ships to USA, NZ/Australia and international.
Heilala Vanilla is one of the genuinely organic, traceable herbs & spices options, the main reason to choose it over commodity products.
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