37 % of the world's vanilla comes from madagascar.
37 % of the world's vanilla comes from madagascar.
how much of the world's vanilla comes from madagascar?
37 %
the coca-cola company announced in 2002 that vanilla coke would be introduced initially in the united states with distribution starting may 15, followed by a rollout in canada. the introduction of vanilla flavor was hailed by the coca-cola company as "the greatest innovation since diet coke in 1983". it also marked the 116th anniversary of the coca-cola company. later that year, it was introduced to the norwegian, swedish, and icelandic markets of europe. this was the first coca-cola variety introduced in norway since coca-cola itself in 1937 and coca-cola light in 1983. , vanilla coke was marketed in several european countries as well as australia and new zealand (in mid-to-late-2002). by late 2003, the company had marketed vanilla coke in over 30 countries around the globe. during the 2016 summer olympics the vanilla and cherry version was presented to selected markets in brazil. today, it can easily be distributed using a coca-cola freestyle machine, which injects vanilla syrup into coca-cola
coca-cola vanilla
true vanilla comes from a seed pod of an orchid called "vanilla planifolia". this plant grows as a vine on host trees and is native to this area. the pods are green when harvested, and turn black when dried. in the totonac language, vanilla is called xanath and is used to make a liquor which is almost never seen outside of the papantla area. these people have used vanilla for centuries as a flavoring, a perfume and as medicine. in the early colonial period, the spanish quickly exported vanilla to europe and a number of cultivators became wealthy. the name "vanilla" comes from the spanish "vainilla" which means little seed pod. the growing of vanilla remained a monopoly of mexico until hand pollination methods were developed that allowed the plant to grow in other parts of the world, devastating the industry here. today, mexican production of vanilla trails behind production in parts of africa and asia. in spite of this, the academy of sciences and gastronomic arts in paris in 1921 chose to pay homage to the totonacs who discovered vanilla.
papantla