ISO 3493:1999 pdf download.Vanilla-Vocabulary .
ISO 3493 defines the most commonly used terms relating to vanilla.
It is applicable to the following species of vanilla plants:
a) Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames, syn. Vanilla planifolia Andrews, commercially known under various names associated with the geographical origin, such as Bourbon, Indonesia and Mexico;
b) Vanilla tahitensis J.W. Moore; and
c) certain forms obtained from seeds, possibly hybrids, of Vanilla fragrans (Salisbury) Ames.
It is not applicable to Vanilla pompona Schiede (Antilles vanilla).
1.2
cured vanilla
prepared vanilla
green vanilla that has undergone a suitable treatment with a view to developing its flavour
NOTE The cured vanilla is dark brown in colour
2 Terms and definitions relating to
presentation and commercial forms of prepared vanilla
vanilla carrying or having carried cryptogams and giving out a characteristic musty odour
NOTE “Cryptogams” means ferns or other pteridophytes, mosses, or other bryophytes, algae, fungi or similar organisms.
split vanilla
vanilla that is partially opened longitudinally from thE stud due to dehiscence
2.4
cut vanilla
part of pods, split or not, and deliberately cut or broker
2.5
bulk vanilla
vanilla consisting of vanilla in pods and cut vanilla
4 Terms and definitions relating to qualitative classification
4.1
supple vanilla
fleshy and flexible vanilla
4.2
dry vanilla
vanilla which is more or less dehydrated and has par tially lost its suppleness
4.3
frosted vanilla
4.4
mark
scar fold of brownish colour due to the application on the pod of a special punch
4.5
stain
localized blemish causing a colour or lustre different from the normal appearance
4.6
red filaments
fine longitudinal lines of reddish-brown colour
woody vanilla
highly desiccated rigid and brittle vanilla, showing reddish filaments which are often not uniform
4.8
wart
prominent scar of colour different from that of the pod itself, except for the mark
4.9
“snailed” vanilla
vanilla with flattened scars, from various causes, classified commercially as warts
vanilla vanilla with blisters
4.11
infested vanilla
vanilla that has been attacked mainly by mites
4.12
mouldy vanilla
vanilla carrying or having carried cryptogams and giving out a characteristic musty odour
NOTE “Cryptogams” means ferns or other pteridophytes, mosses, or other bryophytes, algae, fungi or similar organisms.
4.13
creosoted vanilla
vanilla giving out a characteristic odour of creosote
4.14
oxidized vanilla
vanilla showing black dots or patches and giving out a characteristic “iron” odour.ISO-3493-1999