/ / Gourmet Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste - With Real Vanilla Seeds

Gourmet Madagascar Vanilla Bean Paste - With Real Vanilla Seeds

Contains added sugar

This vanilla paste contains organic vanilla beans and visible seeds, with vanilla sourcing tied to Madagascar. It also contains sugar, natural vanillin, caramel color, glycerin, and xanthan gum.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$14.99 lowest price at Vanilla Bean Kings
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Water, Organic Sugar, Organic Alcohol, Organic Vanilla Beans, Natural Vanillin, Organic Caramel Color, Organic Glycerin, and Xanthan Gum
Product details
ShippingSignature required for shipments over $300Signature required
“Shipments totaling over $300 will require a signature upon delivery, for the safety of VBK and the customer's product.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%76
Processing · counts 20%30
Sourcing · counts 10%75
Transparency · counts 20%70
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Caramel colour (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · A formulated paste with sugar, vanillin, caramel color, glycerin, and xanthan gum.
Sourcing 75 · The brand says it works with Madagascar vanilla suppliers and farmers.
Transparency 70 · Full ingredient list and Madagascar sourcing; no named farm or certification.
Contains added sugar and xanthan gum
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for caramel colour
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

Your diet score

Doesn’t change the score above

Pick a diet to see if this product fits it, using limits you can change.

Diet profiles v1.1. Defaults come from published guidance; you can change any limit. How the diet score works

Ingredients
Water Organic Sugar Organic Alcohol Organic Vanilla Beans Natural Vanillin Organic Caramel Color Organic Glycerin And Xanthan Gum
8 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Xanthan gum (E415)ThickenerNo risk
Made by fermentation; EFSA re-confirmed its safety in 2017, though large amounts can cause bloating.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

Other pantry options

Sandhill Wild Rice
Sandhill Organic Wild Rice
98 $132.00
Fresh Acres
Organic Rye Berries
98 $11.39
Barton Springs Mill
Sonora Wheat Berries (certified organic)
98 $12.00
Everywhere
Lundberg Wild Rice, Regenerative Organic Certified –?100% Natural California Cultivated Wild Black Rice, 8 Oz
98 $15.98