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"For goodness sake, buy Watkins Vanilla."
1007 Double Strength Imitation White Vanilla Flavor
1008 Original Double Strength Vanilla
1084 Pure Vanilla Extract
The Watkins Vanilla Story
Vanilla is the world's most popular flavor, and Watkins has played a large part in that history, with more than 100 years in the vanilla business. It was in 1928 that Watkins Vanilla, Black Pepper anc Cinnnamon received the ultimate acclaim, running away with the Grand Prix with Gold Medal at the International Exposition du Bien-Etre [Wellness exposition] in Paris, a place where seemingly everone is a food expert.
The prestigious award merely confirmed what many already knew; Watkins had been a household word across North America for 60 years. Today, many families will use nothing but Watkins for their favorite foods.
"In all the world, no vanilla has attained the popularity that its exquisite flavor, its freshness and its dependable uniformity have won for Watkins Vanilla flavor. For goodness sake, buy Watkins Vanilla ---The world's largest selling vanilla." from Watkins 1935 Almanac
What is Vanilla?
Vanilla comes from the seed pods of a tropical orchid native to Mexico. Today, Madagascar "Bourbon" pods are considered the world's best vanilla beans. Vanilla is a highly labor-intensive crop; the best-quality beans sell at retail for $3 or more apiece.
Why is Watkins Vanilla "imitation"?
Pure vanilla extract, by law, must be made with at least 13.35 ounces of vanilla bean per gallon of liquid, and must contain at least 35% alcohol by volume.
Imitation vanilla extract is any vanilla that contains other than natural vanilla flavors. Watkins Vanilla has a very low alcohol level (8.25%), which makes it more heat-resistant than pure vanilla.
Unlike most "imitation" vanilla, Watkins starts with the best Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans. Once the extract is "brewed," it is fortified with ingredients that make the flavor bake-proof, freeze-proof, and double-strength.
Watkins Vanilla is a product that is not only more economical than pure vanilla extracts, but whose flavor is actually preferred by most people.
Watkins still offers a complete money-back guarantee; it's been that way since Watkins Vanilla was first sold in the Trial-Mark glass bottle (so named because the customer could use the product down to the mark and still get a refund if not satisfied). Today, the Trial-Mark bottle is still used, as is a modern, light-weight, shatter-resistant plastic version.
Watkins has been known for the very highest quality products since 1868!
Using the world's finest herbs, spices and plants, Watkins has created a comprehensive line of the highest-quality products - from dietary supplements to specialty foods - to promote optimum health and wellness.
Watkins health and wellness products are created from the world's finest natural ingredients. Whether it is Watkin's exclusive algae extract from the coast of Brittany in Natures SEA Essentials, premium-quality Madagascar Bourbon vanilla beans for Watkin's famous vanilla extract, choice Chinese and Native American herbs in Watkin's Red Clover Salve, or Watkin's internationally-renowned spices and herbs that enhance both your cooking and the effectiveness of their dietary supplements, Watkins uses only the purest - and the best - that the world has to offer.
Specialty Foods
For over 100 years Watkins has sold the very best spices, extracts and other pantry essentials that make everything you eat taste better-from the old classics that made Watkins a household word to innovative new products that address today's cooking trends. Only the finest raw materials are used in Watkins products. You and your family deserve the best, why settle for less?
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