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Vanilla extract is obtained by macerating the cured beans in a solution of water and alcohol. It might contain sugar or glycerine as sweeteners or thickeners. Conventional vanilla extracts have a minimum ethanol content of 35%, and contain the soluble extractives from 1 part by weight of vanilla beans in 10 parts by volume of hydroalcoholic solution.
