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Grade B (Extract Grade). V. Tahitensis.
Floral, bright, and built for blending. Gourmet chefs love V. tahitensis for its floral component, and extract makers use it to go beyond single-note vanilla.
- Aromatic Profile: Floral, bright, and sweet, with a light fruity note and the anisyl compounds that set V. tahitensis apart from every other vanilla.
- Description: 16.5 to 19 cm (6 ½ to 7 ½ inches) beautiful dark brown vanilla beans.
- Ideal for: Baking recipes and vanilla sugar, where the floral notes carry beautifully, and ice cream or pastry when you want a bright, distinctive vanilla note.
- Craft extracts: Try 70% Madagascar or Indonesian planifolia beans with 30% Tahitian for a complex, layered vanilla extract.
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Making extract? Use our vanilla extract calculator to get exact bean and alcohol quantities for your batch size — and if you’re short on time, here’s how to speed up the process.
Also in small packs. Gourmet: Madagascar, Uganda, Tanzania, Comoros, Pompona, Tahitian, Mexican. Extract grade: Madagascar Red Splits, Uganda, Indonesian.
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Description
Floral, Bright, and Built for Blending
Tahitian vanilla is the choice of discerning extract makers who want to go beyond single-note vanilla. V. tahitensis produces a floral, bright, sweet flavor profile that is distinct from the warm, creamy baseline of V. planifolia — and when the two are blended in an extract, the result is something noticeably more complex and interesting than either variety alone.
Our Tahitian Extract Grade beans come from Papua New Guinea, the same source as our Tahitian Gourmet line. Grade B simply means lower moisture content — ideal for extraction, where the dry matter is what you want to infuse into alcohol. The flavor is intact. For a deeper look at origins, grades, and what to look for when shopping, see our guide on buying vanilla beans.
Bean Length
Extract grade means lower moisture, not shorter beans: ours are 17 cm+, about 7 inches, the same length spec as our Tahitian Grade A. Most extract-grade Tahitian beans sold online are listed at 4 to 6 inches.
Flavor Profile
Floral, bright, and sweet, with a light fruity note and the characteristic anisyl compounds that distinguish V. tahitensis from all other vanilla. Less vanillin than planifolia, but a more aromatic, expressive character.
Best Used For
- Homemade vanilla extract — especially as a blend component
- Blending tip: try 70% Indonesian or Madagascar planifolia beans with 30% Tahitian for a complex, layered extract
- Vanilla sugar — the floral notes carry beautifully into sugar
- Ice cream and pastry applications where you want a bright, distinctive vanilla note
Extract Grade (Grade B), V. Tahitensis
From Papua New Guinea. 17 cm+ long. A specialist ingredient that home extract makers and professional pastry kitchens reach for when they want something beyond the standard. If you’re making homemade vanilla extract, visit our extract maker guide for bean recommendations and ratios. Learn more about our sourcing and all four SKUs on our Madagascar vanilla beans page.
Additional information
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| Portion | 2 oz, 1/4 lb, 1/2 lb, 1 lb |
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