Now Foods Vanilla Extract is the most widely used flavoring in baking and is the second most expensive spice in the world. Now Foods Vanilla Extract is made from the vanilla bean, which is the pod of a tropical orchid. Cooks and bakers rely on Now Foods Vanilla Extract to impart delicious vanilla flavor to their foods. Now Foods Vanilla Extract is organically grown and processed in accordance with the California Organic Foods Act of 1990 Certified Organic by Quality Assurance International.