The Bulletin 



89 



nillin is the same as the chief flavoring principle of the vanilla bean, 

 but the extract made from this substance lacks the flavor of genuine 

 vanilla extract, owing to the absence of other substances, which cannot 

 Ido successfully imitated. Tonka beans are much cheaper than vanilla 

 beans and have a ranker and more stringent flavor, due to coumarin, 

 which is also prepared artificially for use in extracts. 



By reference to the table below it will be seen that of the 34 samples 

 of these products examined a good many of them were adulterated and 

 misbranded. 



