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This is not 100% vanilla - see pictures.
Be really careful, especially if you have ordered this before - there is some chicanery going on. The first two times I ordered I received pure Mexican vanilla - as stated in the listing title and confirmed in the ingredients on the bottle: !00% vanilla. And it was GREAT. This time, when I ordered from the exact same link, at the exact same price, I received a "blend." According to the ingredients the bottle I actually received contains "vanilla bean extractives in water", as well as alcohol, caramel color, potassium sorbate, sugar and benzoate. I understand the seller could offer two products..that's fine, people sell imitation vanilla too. But I am incensed that this was, and is currently, described a 100% vanilla. I do not want sugar or preservatives in an $11 bottle of vanilla. Also, keeping the listing link the same and the packaging nearly identical and selling it at the same price makes it really hard not to think this was an intentional bait and switch on the part of the seller. Usumacinta Mexican Vanilla (Amber), 8.4 Ounces
February 2018 · Grocery and Gourmet Food · verified purchase