Definition of "vanillin" []

• A white or yellowish crystalline compound, C8H8O3, found in vanilla beans and certain balsams and resins and used in perfumes, flavorings, and pharmaceuticals. (noun)

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• "Nature identical molecules are man-made molecules that are present in food and recreated by scientists vanillin, which is a dominant molecule in vanilla, is an example of this."
• "Vanilla's active compound is vanillin, which is a strong antioxidant; it also contains vanillanoid, which functions in a similar way to capsaicin, the active compound in chilies, and lowers stress levels in the body."
• "Even though Mexico gave vanilla to the world, it is still much easier in Mexico to find synthetic vanilla flavoring, "vanillin", derived from pine resin and cloves than the real thing."