Uganda origin · Florida stock · published prices
Extract Grade
The beans you want for extract are not the beans in the pretty photos. Extract grade — traded as Grade B — means pods that were graded out on looks, never on flavor: split, scarred, short, slightly drier. Same vines, same 2.5% vanillin, a fraction of the price. If the pod ends up strained out of a jar, paying gourmet prices for a photogenic exterior is money burned.
Evanille’s extract grade is Ugandan V. planifolia: naturally high in vanillin, bold and earthy with chocolate undertones that survive dilution and cut through dairy, sugar and butter. We cure and grade it ourselves in Uganda and stock it in Florida — so a home extract maker buying one pound and a manufacturer buying half a tonne are pulling from the same lot, at the same standard.
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Extract Grade Vanilla Beans – Grade B
Grade B Ugandan vanilla beans for extract making. 28% moisture, 2.5% vanillin, 5-6 in. From 1 lb to bulk, in stock in Florida.
From$44.00up to $1,200.00- $44.00 1 lb
- $88.00 1 kg
- $375.00 5 kg
- $1,200.00 20 kg
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Why Grade B is the right bean for extraction
Vanilla grading measures moisture and appearance, not flavor potential. Our Grade A gourmet pods run 32% moisture and are sold on their looks — plump, oily, flexible enough to wrap around a finger. Our extract grade runs 28% and may be split, scarred or short. Both carry the same 2.5% vanillin, because they come off the same vines.
Note what that gap is and is not. Four points of moisture is a real difference, but a modest one: a kilo of extract grade carries about 6% more dry bean solids than a kilo of Grade A (72% versus 68%). Anyone telling you Grade A is “mostly water” next to Grade B is selling you a story. The honest case for extract grade rests on three other things:
Price. Retail-bulk Grade A sits near $99.94/lb against Grade B at $79.95/lb — and neither number is what an importer charges. This is where the money actually is, by an order of magnitude over the solids difference.
Split pods extract faster. Extract grade arrives largely split, so seeds and inner wall meet the alcohol from day one. You skip the knife work and you skip part of the wait.
Appearance is worthless to you. You cannot see the bean through a bottle of finished extract. Every dollar of the gourmet premium buys a cosmetic property that gets strained out.
The tradeoff is cosmetic only — and cosmetics are the one thing an extract maker never needs.
Yield math: how far your beans actually go
The FDA standard for single-fold pure vanilla extract is 13.35 oz of beans per gallon of finished extract (35% ABV minimum) — written for beans at 25% moisture or less. Our extract grade is at 28%, so the legal weight scales up to ~13.9 oz per gallon: 13.35 × (0.75 / 0.72). Everything below follows from that adjusted number, not the textbook one.
You buy
Beans
Single-fold extract
Double-fold
1 lb
16 oz
~1.15 gallons (~4.4 L)
~0.57 gallons
1 kg
35.3 oz
~2.5 gallons (~9.6 L)
~1.25 gallons
20 kg box
705 oz
~51 gallons
~25 gallons
500 kg
17,637 oz
~1,270 gallons
~635 gallons
Home-scale shortcut: a scant ounce of beans — 25 g, or 7–8 of our pods — per 8 oz cup of vodka, rum or bourbon. A single pound of extract grade beans keeps a serious home maker in extract for a year, or fills roughly 36 4 oz gift bottles.
Cost per gallon is the number that decides commercial programs. At the $79.95/lb retail-bulk benchmark, raw beans cost about $69.45 per gallon of single-fold. At Evanille’s $40/kg volume rate, the same gallon costs about $15.75. On a thousand-gallon year that is a $53,700 gap — the entire margin argument, in one line.
Buying by the pound and the kilo
You do not need a purchase order to buy from an importer. Extract grade is stocked in units that fit the batch you are actually running:
1 lb — the standard home and gift-batch unit. Enough for ~1.15 gallons, or a season of holiday bottles. [NUEVO SKU SUGERIDO — see product files]
1 kg — the small-batch and café unit. ~2.5 gallons, comfortably a year of house extract for a bakery or coffee program. [NUEVO SKU SUGERIDO]
5 kg — $375 ($75/kg) — small commercial producers, distillery seasonal runs. A 10 kg extract-grade pack: [CONFIRMAR availability]
20 kg vacuum-packed box — in US stock, ships today, ~51 gallons. $1,200 the box ($60/kg).
Bulk splits, 500 kg+ at $40/kg — the commercial workhorse; contract and recurring supply available.
1 tonne lots — quoted directly through wholesale.
Who buys extract grade vanilla beans
Home and small-batch makers — one jar of vodka, a shelf of aging extract, gifts at the holidays. Buy 1 lb, buy well once, skip the grocery-store imitation forever.
Craft producers and bottlers — extract brands, distilleries running vanilla-infused spirits, breweries doing stouts and porters. The 20 kg box is the usual proving ground before contract volume.
Commercial extract manufacturers and flavor houses — continuous production where cost per fold is the whole game. This is where $40/kg matters.
Food manufacturers — syrups, sauces, ice cream and gelato bases, bakery and pastry production, cosmetics and candle infusions.
Specifications
Spec
Value
Botanical
Vanilla planifolia
Origin
Uganda — Evanille-owned sourcing, curing, grading and QC
Grade
B / extract grade; whole pods and splits
Length
5–6 in (13–15 cm)
Moisture
28%
Vanillin
2.5%
Beans per lb
125–150 (approx. 275–330 per kg)
Organic certification
Available on request
Packaging
Vacuum-packed; 1 lb, 1 kg, 20 kg box, bulk
Stock
Florida warehouse, US domestic shipping, overnight available
Harvests
Two per year (Dec–Feb, Jun–Aug) — year-round supply
FAQ
What are the best vanilla beans for extract?
Grade B / extract grade beans from a high-vanillin origin. Ugandan planifolia is the strongest widely available option — bolder and more chocolate-forward than Madagascar Bourbon, which is why it holds up in double-fold and in dairy applications. Buy on vanillin and price per kilo, not on appearance.
Is Grade B lower quality than Grade A?
No — it is graded lower on looks, not flavor. Vanillin is 2.5% in both. For extraction it wins on price by a wide margin, and the cosmetic grade it loses on is the one property extraction never uses.
How many vanilla beans do I need for one gallon of extract?
About 13.9 oz by weight of our 28%-moisture extract grade — roughly 109–130 beans at 125–150 beans per pound. (The FDA’s 13.35 oz figure assumes beans at 25% moisture or drier; real cured beans are wetter, so the weight scales up.) Grade A at 32% needs ~14.7 oz, or about 115–138 beans. Double-fold doubles the beans, not the alcohol.
How long does homemade vanilla extract take?
Eight weeks is drinkable; six months to a year is genuinely good. Shake weekly, keep it dark, keep beans submerged. Full method: how to make vanilla extract.
Can I buy just 1 lb, or is there a minimum order?
Yes, 1 lb. There is no minimum to buy from us — volume only changes the price per kilo, not your access.
What is the minimum order for $40/kg?
500 kg and above on extract grade splits. Below that we quote by volume — text +1 786-896-8446 or use the wholesale form.
Do you ship from the US?
Yes. Everything is in stock in Florida. No customs, no origin lead time, overnight delivery available nationwide.
Buy extract grade: add a pound, a kilo or a case to cart above — or text +1 786-896-8446 with your annual volume and we will quote inside 24 hours.