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Quality and analysis

Unit weight

What is Unit weight in the vanilla trade?

In the US standard of identity for vanilla extract, one unit weight is 13.35 ounces (378 g) of vanilla beans containing no more than 25 % moisture, per gallon of extract.

Why it matters when you buy

Below it, a product cannot legally be sold as vanilla extract in the United States.

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