Spent
Exhausted Powder
DESCRIPTION
Exhausted Powder from Vanilla Fair is a light brown powder of Madagascar Vanilla planifolia, made from red vanilla beans after extraction and used by food manufacturers as a visual vanilla marker that adds visible specks. It is ground to 600 μm, has residual moisture below 8% and keeps 12 to 24 months under the recommended storage conditions.
- Botanical name:
- Vanilla planifolia
- Origin:
- Madagascar
- Appearance:
- Fine brown powder with a consistent texture
Aroma and Flavor: Light vanilla scent and flavor
- Use:
- Visual vanilla marker (visible specks) for food manufacturing and the agro-industry
SPECIFICATION
- Composition:
- 100% vanilla from red vanilla beans used for extraction
- Size:
- 600 μm
- Residual humidity level:
- below 8%
- Color:
- Light brown
- Shelf life:
- 12 to 24 months under the storage conditions described after
PACKAGING AND STORAGE
CAPACITY:
- Availability:
- All year round
- Preservation – storage:
- Room temperature (12 °C to 19 °C/53.6°F to 66.2°F) in the original packaging, correctly closed, away from air and light. Avoid significant and repeated thermal shocks. Do not store it near other spices
PACKAGING:
Minimum order: 50 kg per order, all formats combined. The sizes below are packaging formats.
- Available in heat-sealed bags of 10kg, 20kg, or 25kg (22 lb, 44 lb, 55 lb)
MORE DETAILS
Exhausted Vanilla Powder: Sustainable Industrial Solution
Exhausted vanilla powder represents an innovative, eco-conscious solution for industrial food production. Derived from Madagascar Vanilla planifolia beans post-extraction, this powder offers manufacturers a sustainable way to add visible vanilla specks while optimizing production costs. Our commitment to complete resource utilization ensures that no part of the precious vanilla bean goes to waste.
This sustainable approach aligns with modern industrial needs for environmentally responsible ingredients while maintaining quality standards.
Industrial Applications and Advantages
Our exhausted vanilla powder is specifically designed for industrial food manufacturing requirements.
Key Applications:
- Natural Food Marking: Perfect for product authentication
- Visual Enhancement: Adds authentic vanilla appearance
- Visual Marker: Visible vanilla specks (it does not replace vanilla flavouring for labelling claims)
- Sustainable Manufacturing: Supports eco-friendly production
- Complementary Ingredient: Ideal with vanilla extracts and flavors
A sustainable solution for modern food production needs.
Discover Our Industrial Range
Explore our complete range of industrial vanilla solutions:
- Vanilla Cuts: For extraction processes.
- Red Europe: Meeting European standards.
- Red US: US market compliant.
- Loose Beans: Bulk processing solution.
- Natural Seeds: For specialized applications.
- Industrial Pearls: Concentrated flavor solution.
Contact our experts to discover our complete range of industrial solutions.
Compare with
- Spent Seeds: Also from the spent vanilla range, but supplied as seeds rather than a powder ground to 600 μm.
- Dresh Powder: Another powder of the spent vanilla range; compare its sheet with the 600 μm size and below 8% moisture of Exhausted Powder.
- Spent Powder: A spent vanilla powder listed in the industrial powders range, to compare with Exhausted Powder made from red beans used for extraction.
Guides for buyers
- Exhausted Vanilla Powder: A Strategic Food Marker for the Industry: Explains how exhausted vanilla powder works as a visual marker in industrial food products.
- Vanilla exhausted for professionals: Covers what spent vanilla is and how professionals use it.
- Natural Vanilla Flavouring Labelling: EU vs US Rules Compared: Helps check labelling rules, since the powder does not replace vanilla flavouring for claims.
Estimate your vanilla needs
Indicative range, confirmed by our QC with your quote.
Your estimate
- Per year
- 47.3 kgEstimate
- Per batch
- 227 g
- Per month
- 3.94 kg
- Pods per year
- ≈
Dose 5 g/L 0.5 % w/v Sourced
- Note Doses are per litre of mix before freezing. At 100 % overrun, 1 L of mix gives about 2 L of ice cream. Mix density ≈ 1.1 kg/L. (Overrun Calculations, Ice Cream Technology e-Book)
- Note Spent material is a visual marker with a mild note. Add a flavouring dose for vanilla taste. (Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page, Exhausted Vanilla Seeds, Vanilla Fair product page, Utiliser la poudre de vanille • Norohy)
How it is calculated
Each line shows its formula with your numbers, its status and its source ids (listed under "How we calculate").
- Batch in L45.45 L
50 kg ÷ 1.1 kg/L - Dose (Standard)5 g/L (0.5 % w/v)
Dosage table (basis below)Vanilla Fair Spent Powder sheet: ice creams 4-6 g/L (visual marker). - Published range4 to 6 g/L
Light to Intense - Per batch227 g
5 g/L × 45.45 L - Per week909 g
227 g × 4 - Per year47.3 kg
909 g × 52 - Per month3.94 kg
47.3 kg ÷ 12
Worked example
Ice cream & frozen desserts, Spent / upcycled powder (visual marker) (Spent Powder). Intensity: Standard. Batches of 50 kg, 4 batches per week.
| Step | Result | Formula | Status and sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Batch in L | 45.45 L | 50 kg ÷ 1.1 kg/L | Sourced Overrun Calculations, Ice Cream Technology e-Book |
| Dose (Standard) | 5 g/L (0.5 % w/v) | Dosage table (basis below) | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
| Published range | 4 to 6 g/L | Light to Intense | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
| Per batch | 227 g | 5 g/L × 45.45 L | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
| Per week | 909 g | 227 g × 4 | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
| Per year | 47.3 kg | 909 g × 52 | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
| Per month | 3.94 kg | 47.3 kg ÷ 12 | Sourced Spent Vanilla Powder, Vanilla Fair product page |
- Note Doses are per litre of mix before freezing. At 100 % overrun, 1 L of mix gives about 2 L of ice cream. Mix density ≈ 1.1 kg/L.
- Note Spent material is a visual marker with a mild note. Add a flavouring dose for vanilla taste.
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Questions about Exhausted Powder
Exhausted vanilla powder is vanilla that has already been used for extraction, then ground into a fine powder. Vanilla Fair's Exhausted Powder is made from 100% Madagascar Vanilla planifolia red vanilla beans used for extraction. It is a light brown powder with a consistent texture.
Exhausted Powder is used in food manufacturing and the agro-industry as a visual vanilla marker: it adds visible vanilla specks to the finished product. It works as a complementary ingredient alongside vanilla extracts and flavours, which carry the vanilla taste.
No. According to the product sheet, Exhausted Powder provides visible vanilla specks but does not replace vanilla flavouring for labelling claims. Manufacturers who want a vanilla claim should combine it with a vanilla extract or flavouring.
Exhausted Powder has a particle size of 600 μm and a residual humidity level below 8%. The powder is light brown, from Vanilla planifolia grown in Madagascar, and is available all year round.
Exhausted Powder is supplied in heat-sealed bags of 10 kg, 20 kg or 25 kg (22 lb, 44 lb or 55 lb). The bags should be kept correctly closed in their original packaging after opening.
Exhausted Powder has a shelf life of 12 to 24 months when stored at room temperature (+12°C to +19°C, 53.6°F to 66.2°F) in its original packaging, away from air and light. Avoid significant and repeated thermal shocks, and do not store it near other spices.