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Pure Vanilla Bean Paste

Contains sugar

Vanilla bean paste made with vanilla extract, sugar, vanilla seeds and tragacanth gum. It contains added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gluten ingredients
$8.49 2 fl oz · lowest price at Watkins
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: Pure vanilla extract (water, alcohol, vanilla bean extractives), sugar, water, vanilla bean seeds, tragacanth gum
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
Product details
PackagingRecycled-content packagingRecycled material
“Yes, Watkins commits to sourcing only deforestation-free and conversion-free (DCF) pulp, paper for our product packaging utilizing recycled content material as well as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) & Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) certified pulp/paper material.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
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%80
Processing · counts 20%60
Sourcing · counts 10%50
Transparency · counts 20%65
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 80 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Vanilla extract, sugar, vanilla seeds and gum form a processed paste.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or growing practices are stated for the vanilla.
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no specific origin or growing claims.
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pure vanilla extract (water, alcohol, vanilla bean extractives) Sugar Water Vanilla bean seeds Tragacanth gum
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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