Vanilla is the world's most commonly-used flavour and fragrance,used in foods, cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and other products and istherefore of considerable economic importance. This book provides a comprehensive overview of the science andtechnology used in the production and supply chain of vanillaproducts. A wide range of international authors cover topics whichinclude agricultural production, global markets, analyticalmethods, sensory analysis, food and fragrance applications, organicand fair trade vanilla, diseases that affect vanilla, and noveluses. It is of interest to academic researchers in this field andis also an important resource for the vanilla industry and thosecompanies that use vanilla and vanillin as flavours and fragrancesworldwide. Key Features: The only book to cover such a wide range of topics on this mostcommercially valuable of flavour ingredients Includes an analysis of the current vanilla markets in the USand Europe Edited by experts who hold roles in the flavour industry andacademic research