Powdered Oat Milk - Plant Based Powder for Cooking, Baking, BeveragesMade from Oat Milk (Water, Oats, Enzymes) with No Added Color or Preservatives5% Fat Content with Creamy, Slightly Sweet TasteIdeal for Baking, Cooking, Beverages, Dry MixesDairy Free,...
Rose Sugar for Finishing, Elegant Edible Garnish, SweeteningIngredients: Organic Cane Sugar, Ground & Crushed Rose PetalsPale Pink with Deep Red Flecks & Delicate Floral AromaPerfect for Baked Goods, Topping Beverages, Finishing GarnishAdds Flavor &...
Date Sugar - Finely Ground Organic Date PowderFinely Ground Dried Organic Dates - No Additives or PreservativesNaturally Sweet Taste with No Added SugarIdeal for Use in Baking, Cooking, BeveragesCertified Organic, Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Vegan, No Added...
Gluten Free Carrot Cake Mix for Allergy-Friendly Baked Goods & DessertsAllergen-Free Base Mix for Cakes, Cupcakes, Cake PopsSimple Preparation with Easy Substitutions for Vegan BakingMoist & Tender Texture with Classic FlavorFree of the Top 9 Food...
Gluten Free Pizza Crust Mix - Seasoned Dry Mix with No Artificial Colors or FlavorsDry Mix is Free of the Top 9 Food Allergens & Vegan FriendlyMade with Real Savory Herbs & Spices for Authentic FlavorEasy to Scale Preparation with No Kneading...
Maple Shortbread Mix for Allergy-Friendly Baked Goods & DessertsAllergen-Free Shortbread Cookie Base Mix with Deep Maple FlavorSimple Preparation with Easy Substitutions for Vegan OptionPerfect for Drop, Roll, Bars & Molded CookiesFree of the Top 9 Food...
Lemon Shortbread Mix for Melt-in-Your-Mouth Cookies with Tangy Citrus FlavorAllergen-Free Shortbread Cookie Base Mix with Tangy Lemon FlavorSimple Preparation with Easy Substitutions for Vegan OptionPerfect for Drop, Roll, Bars & Molded CookiesFree of...
Gluten Free Red Velvet Cake Mix for Allergy-Friendly Cakes, Cupcakes, DessertsAllergen-Free Red Velvet Base Mix for Cakes, Cupcakes, Cake PopsSimple Preparation with Easy Vegan OptionMoist & Tender Texture with Classic Flavor & ColorFree of the Top 9...
Peppermint Chunks with Minty Flavor in Festive Red & White SwirlSquare Shaped with Red & White Swirl ColorSweet & Minty Peppermint Flavor & Creamy TextureBake Safe 1100M Size Baking ChunksMade using Real Oil of Peppermint, Natural Vanilla Extract &...
No Bake Chocolate Cheesecake Mix - Silky Smooth Pie FillingMade with Dutch Cocoa for Rich Chocolatey FlavorMousse-Style Pie Filling with Creamy TexturePerfect for Pies, Tarts, Filled PastyRequires Milk, Cream Cheese, Pie Crust
Our Chocolate Cheesecake...
Gingerbread Loaf Mix for Standard Loaves, Mini Loaves, MuffinsDark Gingerbread with Moist, Tender TextureClassic Sweet and Spicy FlavorIdeal for Loaf Cakes & MuffinsRequires Egg, Butter, Water, Molasses
Use our Gingerbread Mix for classic loaf cakes...
Pecan Muffin Mix with Classic Southern Pecan Pie TasteMakes Pecan Pie Flavor MuffinsBake Mini Size Muffins for Tender TextureBake Standard Size Muffins for Dense Texture with Gooey CenterRequires only Butter & Eggs
Our Pecan Muffin Mix has all the...
Lemon Icing Drizzle - Simple Fast Prep for Delicious & Elegant FinishMade with Natural Meyer Lemon Flavor for Sweet, Tangy TasteShelf Stable with Simple, Fast PrepPerfect for Finishing & Drizzle CakesIdeal for Home or Bulk Commercial Use
Our Lemon...
Lemon Buttercream Mix for Frosting, Filling, DecoratingLemon Flavor Crusting Buttercream Ready in Minutes with Fluffy Texture & Vegan Prep OptionPale Yellow Color showcases Flecks of Real ZestIdeal for Frosting, Filling & Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes,...
Blondie Mix - Easy Allergen Free Baking MixAllergen-Free Blondie Bar Base MixSimple Preparation with Vegan OptionEasy to Customize & ScaleFree of the Top 9 Food Allergens (Milk, Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat, Soybeans, Sesame)
Our...
Gingerbread Baking Mix - Allergen Free for Special DietsEasy Baking Mix for Cookies, Gingerbread Houses, Edible DecorGluten Free with Easy Vegan Prep OptionGreat for Year Round Treats & Seasonal/Holiday BakingFree of the Top 9 Food Allergens (Milk, Eggs,...
Sugar Cookie Mix - Allergen Free Mix for Bulk BakingAllergen-Free Sugar Cookie Base MixSimple Preparation with Vegan OptionPerfect for Drop, Roll, Bar Cookies & MoreFree of the Top 9 Food Allergens (Milk, Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Wheat,...
Vanilla Buttercream Mix for Frosting, Filling, DecoratingLight Vanilla Flavor Crusting Buttercream Ready in Minutes with Fluffy Texture & Vegan OptionWhite Color with Flecks of Real Vanilla BeanIdeal for Frosting, Filling & Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes,...
Chocolate Buttercream Mix - Allergen Free with Vegan Prep OptionRich Chocolate Flavor & Color from Real CocoaTop-9 Allergen Free with Vegan Prep OptionIdeal for Frosting, Filling & Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, Cookies, Brownies, BarsFree of the Top 9 Food...
Cinnamon Buttercream Mix - Bulk Allergen Free FrostingSweet Spiced Crusting Buttercream Ready in Minutes Includes Vegan Prep OptionDelicate Pale Brown Color with Fluffy TextureIdeal for Frosting, Filling & Decorating Cakes, Cupcakes, Cookies, Brownies,...
Gluten Free Lemon Cake Mix for Cakes, Cupcakes, Muffins & MoreAllergen-Free Lemon Cake/Cupcake Base MixSimple Preparation with Vegan OptionBright Citrusy Flavor with Tender TextureFree of the Top 9 Food Allergens (Milk, Eggs, Fish, Shellfish, Tree nuts,...
Wholesale and Bulk Baking Ingredients & Culinary Tools for Sale from OliveNation
OliveNation is a top supplier of wholesale baking ingredients. We offer a wide selection of food supplies, including pantry staples, specialty baking enhancers, fruit powders, sweeteners, fillings, and toppings. The majority of our ingredients come in an array of sizes suitable for both home and commercial bakery, restaurant, institutional, or food industry applications. OliveNation bulk bakery ingredients combine top quality with reasonable prices. In addition, we offer a strong wholesale program for bulk purchases with special discounted rates. We are constantly sourcing new additions to our baking ingredients offerings, allowing customers to stay on top of emerging trends as well as old favorites and bakery classics such as vanilla flavoring for baking and cooking.
Does OliveNation provide baking ingredients in wholesale quantity?
Yes, at OliveNation we have a special wholesale program for those looking to buy baking supplies and ingredients in large quantities. You can shop in bulk with confidence and get great deals!
What types of baking ingredients do you supply?
OliveNation is your one-stop destination when it comes to baking supplies. Our selection includes everything from dried fruits to all-purpose flour to citric acid powder and extracts and flavorings.
Do you sell ingredients for professional cake decorating?
Yes, we have a wide selection of toppings and fillings, syrups and sauces, and sugars and sprinkles for cake decorating at great prices. We also carry baking enhancers, such as gelatin sheets, dough conditioner, lecithin granules, and more to elevate your baking experience.
Professional Quality Bakery Mixes & Bases for Baked Goods & Beverages
OliveNation Baking Mixes make it easy to quickly create flavorful baked goods, frostings, glazes, smoothies, desserts, and more. These versatile premixes are ready to make, and many require only the addition of water to prepare. Our easy to use baking mixes and bases include classic flavors as well as specialty bakes for seasonal or special events. Designed for both home bakers and commercial bakery, foodservice, and creamery use, our premixes combine the taste of scratch baking with convenient, fast preparation. A wide variety of sizes from small, single batch packages to bulk quantities for use make our baking mixes for commercial and industrial applications a great way for home bakers to get consistent, professional quality results that will have everyone asking for the recipe.
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What Types of Baking Mixes & Bases does OliveNation Offer?
Gluten Free Mixes: Consumers and food industry businesses are increasingly looking for healthier, “better for you” cooking and baking options. Gluten free baking mixes are an easy way to ensure finished products contain no wheat ingredients.\\n
Vegan Friendly Mixes: Specialty diets require special ingredients. Our vegan friendly baking mixes are scrupulously made to ensure they contain no animal products.\\n
Specialty Baking Mixes: Creamy Desserts, Ready to Make Chocolate Bark, Baking Kits.\\n
Beverage Mixes: Smoothies are a delicious alternative to milkshakes as well as a great breakfast or snack.\\n
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Who Uses Baking Mixes & Bases?
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Commercial Bakery & Foodservice: Bakeries, restaurants, catering companies, and institutional users appreciate the ease of having consistent base recipes for bulk baking and customized products.\\n
Creameries, Restaurants, & Ice Cream Shops: Smoothie mixes, brownie mixes, and cookie mix make it easy to create fantastic offerings without scratch baking.\\n
Home Bakers: Whether you need to bake a single layer cake as a simple dessert, or a massive amount of brownies and cookies for a bake sale, our wide selection of sizes and easy prep make it a snap to create just the right amount.\\n
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Whether you’re a home baker looking for an easy way to create a delicious dessert, a restaurant looking for a fabulous dessert base, a creamery offering smoothies, or a caterer or commercial bakery looking for a delicious base for custom cakes and cupcakes, OliveNation’s selection of prepared baking mixes has you covered. For professional-looking finishes, shop our wide selection of sprinkles and decorations for the perfect finishing touch.\\n
Dry & Powdered Milks for Baking, Cooking, Beverages
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Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Fruit and Fruit Juice Powders
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Want to add the taste, aroma, and color of fresh fruits to recipes and desserts but not the liquid content? Dried fruit powders might be the perfect answer! These easy to use and easy to store ingredients are a great choice for home cooks, professional bakers, and commercial beverage or dry mix manufacturing. We offer a wide variety of powdered flavoring ingredients, including freeze dried and spray dried ground fruits and dehydrated juices. The long shelf life and ease of measuring makes these versatile powdery formulations an economical, clean label solution for professional bakery and flavoring applications as well as home use. Skip the mess and seasonality of working with fresh fruit, and try our dried fruit powders instead!
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How to Use Dried Fruit Powder for Baking
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Add Fruity Flavor to Cakes, Cupcakes, and Pastries
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Make Flavored Chocolates, Candy Fillings, Marshmallows
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Use as a Beautiful & Flavorful Decorative Dust on Desserts
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Create Flavored Whipped Creams & Frostings without adding Extra Liquid
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Use Citrus Powders to Create Sweet or Savory Sauces and Glazes
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Mix into Smoothies & Milkshakes for a Nutritious Flavor Boost
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Industrial and Commercial Applications for Wholesale Fruit Powders
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Dry Baking Mixes for Cakes, Cupcakes, Pastry
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Coloring and Flavoring Frozen Desserts & Ice Cream
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Adding Fruity Taste, Aroma & Color to Yogurt, Creamer & Dairy Products
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Bulk Confectionery Fillings & Mixes
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Flavorful Fillers in Sausage & other Processed Meat Products
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Adding Flavor, Aroma and Color to RTD Beverages (Smoothies, Milkshakes, Cocktails)
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Real fruit, like that used in our freeze dried powders for baking and beverages, is a delicious way to add taste, aroma, and nutritional value to recipes and mixes. Using dry juices or dehydrated fruits is an ideal substitute for fresh produce for health conscious bakers and clean label commercial applications. For an economical alternative that offers true-to-ingredient taste at a lower price point, we also offer flavor powders for baking, which are made using natural flavors rather than powdered fruits or juices.
Plant-Based Food Coloring for Cooking, Baking, and Brewing
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OliveNation offers a wide selection of food coloring for home and commercial baking, cooking, brewing, and beverage applications. Our water-soluble colors can be used alone or combined to create the perfect shades and hues, including Ombre effects. Concentrated liquid food coloring is perfect for creating consistent coloration. Product consistency is supremely important in commercial applications, and our easy to measure water-based dyes make it simple to replicate colors from batch to batch. Made using natural ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, and plants, our liquid food colors for baking are great for creating eye-catching cakes, cookies, icing, and frozen treats. For commercial applications, these plant-based food dyes are vegan-friendly and perfect for clean label product packaging. Because we \\\"eat with our eyes,\\\" these coloring liquids can be used in both sweet and savory recipes and dishes.
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Where can liquid food color be used?
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Baked Goods: Cake and cookie batters, bread dough, pancakes, cookies
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Icing and Decoration: Royal icing, sugar glazes, frosting, buttercream, whipped toppings, decorating sugars
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Fillings and Confectionery: Fruit fillings, sugar or candy shells, jelly and gummy candies, boiled candy and lollipops
Savory: Pasta and noodles, relish, sauces, processed meat, plant-based meat products
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Food Coloring Impacts Taste
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It's no secret that food color is an important factor for enjoyment, but food color science goes well beyond certain colors having certain flavor associations and expectations. In fact, experiments have shown that food (or beverage) color can actually impact how people perceive taste! Multiple studies have been done over the years that decisively demonstrate how color significantly impacts flavor perception, particularly regarding how strong or \\\"intense\\\" a taste is perceived to be. What color a dish or drink is has also been found to influence aroma perception, in that more deeply colored foods are perceived as having a more intense, better aroma than foods with less color. Our liquid food colors are one of many ways to add color elements to dishes. Other methods, such as freeze-dried powdered fruit, can add both color and flavor.
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How to Use Food Coloring
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Food colorants come in a variety of forms: liquid, gel, paste, and powder. Which type to use depends to a great extent on what is being made. Commercial cake mixes require powdered coloring, while a home baker might choose liquid color when baking from scratch. Powdered Food Colorants are best in recipes where the amount of liquid must be controlled. This form can also do double duty as a decorative dusting powder. Paste Coloring has a thick texture and concentrated shade that makes it ideal for creating bold, bright colors. This form is easy to mix into wet ingredients such as batters, icing, and ice cream base. Gel Food Color is sometimes called \\\"Liquid Gel\\\" as it has a more liquid texture than paste or regular gel formulations. They can be used with wet or dry ingredients, as well as for decorating. Liquid Food Dyes offer a wide variety of shades, depending on their makeup. Bold, bright colors made from artificial or synthetic ingredients can create eye-popping foods, icing, and frosting in vibrant and even neon shades. Liquid color from plant-based or natural ingredients is better for creating more subtle, pastel, or earthy shades, as well as for clean-label or more health-conscious applications. For more in-depth information on using our plant-based liquid colors, see our article on working with natural liquid food colors.
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What is the Difference Between Artificial & Natural Food Colorings?
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As interest in healthy eating and \\\"better-for-you\\\" food products grows, people are becoming increasingly aware of synthetic or artificial ingredients. The exponential growth of the \\\"Clean Label\\\" movement means that businesses in the food, beverage, confectionary, and even pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries have had to rethink and reimagine recipes and formulations in order to provide customers and consumers with the healthier, more natural options they desire. Home and professional bakers and cooks alike need to understand the differences when working with natural food coloring as opposed to artificial colors in order to achieve the desired results.
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Colors derived from natural ingredients are generally more expensive than synthetic versions for cost-in-use. This is primarily due to the costs associated with the color extraction process and packaging required to preserve effectiveness. Specific ingredients can vary widely in costs. Spirulina, for example, which is used to create more vivid blues and greens, requires a complicated process to extract its color while preserving the nutritional and health benefits associated with the many vitamins and minerals it contains. This results in a more expensive final food coloring, while shades like reds and browns are often less costly due to coming from more accessible sources.
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Artificial colorants impart more vibrant, bold colors than plant-based dyes. They can even be used to create vivid, almost neon shades. However, hues created with natural colorants can be strong and eye-catching, depending on the pH of the other ingredients used and exposure to heat and light.
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Improvements in extraction, processing, and manufacturing techniques mean that natural colors are just as consistent batch-to-batch as synthetics. Ease of measurement and product shelf life allow home and professional bakers and cooks to create products and recipes with consistent, dependable coloration without shade variability.
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Final colors produced by both synthetic and plant-based dyes can require experimentation to reach desired shades. Unlike artificial colorants, however, natural food colorings are strongly influenced by the chemical composition — particularly the acidity — of ingredients as well as by heat, light, and cooking temperatures. When using naturally-derived food coloring, many bakers find that recipes themselves may need to be adjusted somewhat to attain the exact pH levels necessary to produce desired colors in the final product.
Bakery Quality Cake and Pastry Fillings and Dessert Toppings for Sale
Looking for the perfect finishing touch for baked goods and dessert creations? Our selection of bakery fillings and toppings includes something for everyone, from home cooks to professional pastry chefs. These edible decorations help create cakes, cookies, pastries, and other desserts that look as good as they taste. From easy to use mixes for creams and curds to dried and pureed fruits and chocolate or candy decorations, OliveNation bakery toppings and fillings are sure to delight any baker. Many classic and traditional recipes call for specialty ingredients such as candied lemon peel or pine nuts. Professional bakery customers often request edible decorations for cakes. Our bulk fillings and toppings for cakes, cupcakes, patisserie, and ice cream will do any dessert buffet proud. These sweet and decorative ingredients are ideal for adding festive touches or delightfully delicious flair to baked goods.
What Kind of Bakery Toppings & Fillings does OliveNation Offer?
Dried Fruits
Dried Nuts & Nut Mixes
Chocolate & Flavored Baking Chips
Chocolate Flakes & Curls
Candied Fruits
Sprinkles, Jimmies & Quins
Decorative Candy Rocks
Cream Fillings & Mixes
Pureed Ready to Use Fruit
Crushed Candy & Cookie Toppings
Use our professional quality bakery fillings and toppings to add a touch of sweet goodness to classic dessert choices like ice cream, pudding, or everyday staples like oatmeal and yogurt. For home or manufacturing use, try using these delicious tidbits to ramp up breakfast granola or snack time trail mixes. Create elegant decorated cakes, cookies, and pastry that will delight all the senses — the possibilities are endless and positively delicious! Add extra nutrition to your day, or simply add a touch of sweet goodness or elegance when you choose any of our nuts, syrups, and toppings.
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Candied & Dried Fruit & Peel for Baking
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If you think dried or candied fruit is just for making traditional fruitcake and other Christmas cakes, think again! These versatile ingredients are delicious and help turn plain baked goods, sauces, and mixes into fabulous-tasting products that will keep people coming back for more. Candied fruit, also called glazed or glacé fruit, has been a popular choice for baking around the world for centuries and is a key ingredient in many classic pastries, breads, sauces, and condiments. Dried or dehydrated fruits are a lower sugar option and are a phenomenal choice for trail and snack mixes, dry baking premixes, and simple snacking, especially for consumers looking for healthier options. OliveNation's wide selection of wholesale candied fruit and peel is a valuable resource for businesses like retail bakeries, restaurants, mix manufacturers, and cottage bakers creating everyday or specialty holiday bakes. The long shelf life and variety of ways to use these versatile ingredients make buying candied or dried fruit in bulk an economical choice for any size operation. From individual whole dried fruits and fruit bits for baking to classic mixed peel for fruitcakes and fruited breads, let OliveNation be your one stop shop for professional quality ingredients.
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What are the different types of dried or candied fruits?
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Dried Fruit: Dried or dehydrated fruits offer superior taste and shelf stability while retaining nutritional value, making them an ideal ingredient for better-for-you and clean label baking and cooking. From simple dried fruits for snack mixes, nutritional bars, and baked goods to moist and tender juice-infused whole berries for baking, decorating, and snacking, dried fruits are a must for everything from classic fruitcake to fruited breads, commercial cereal mixes, fruit pastries, jams, relishes, and more.\\n
Candied / Glace Fruit: A staple for use in holiday fruitcakes, sugar glazed fruits are infused with sweet syrup and have a moist, chewy texture. From diced mixed fruits for baking applications to sliced citrus peel for snacking and edible decoration, our glace fruit and peel selection has something for everyone. Candied fruits, especially whole red cherries, are a staple for dessert topping bars as well as DIY and self-service stations.\\n
Crystallized Fruit: Crystallized fruit is infused with sweet syrup and then finished with a dusting of sugar for a sweet taste and tender mouthfeel designed to delight the palate. Choose from sweet fruits like pineapple or more savory spiced choices like ginger to get exactly the right flavor profile. Crystallized diced fruit is great in addition to or instead of classic glazed fruits for baking. The drier exterior made by the sugar coating makes these dusted candied fruit bits a great addition to manufactured baking mixes, commercial snack mixes, or a sophisticated yet natural edible decoration and garnish.\\n
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\\nOliveNation's wide selection of wholesale dried fruit and bulk fruit and peel mixes are perfect for use in baked goods like muffins, scones, cakes, cookies, pastries, and sweet and savory breads. We offer a variety of flavors and textures designed to suit the cooking and baking needs of pastry chefs, retail bakers, confectioners, foodservice / events, caterers, restaurants, as well as other industries and home bakers. Whether you need bulk glazed fruit for seasonal panettone or traditional fruitcakes, year round diced lemon peel for classic fruited scones, dried orange slices to garnish cocktails, or whole red cherries to be the cherry on top of your dessert creations... we have you covered.
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Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Sprinkles, Inclusions & Edible Decorations in Bulk for Home & Professional Bakery
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Vanilla: A Gift From the Gods for Bakers and Cooks
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Exotic, magical, aromatic, wonderful flavor; these are all characteristics that can be used to describe vanilla beans and vanilla extract.
What is the origin of vanilla? It is speculated that more than 1,000 years ago several tribes living in Mexico first discovered the magical qualities of the vanilla bean. Whether it was accidental or simply a serious discovery will always remain conjecture. What is known is that by the time the Spaniards invaded South America, the vanilla bean was entrenched in Aztec society. In fact Montezuma, the famed Aztec leader, was known to be fond of a drink called chocolati which was made from ground cocoa beans and corn then flavored with vanilla beans and honey. What is also known is that the vanilla beans were a rare commodity and in some cases were used as currency.
When vanilla was introduced to Europe by the early Spanish explorers it was quickly discovered that vanilla was a delicious and aromatic flavoring agent. The Europeans started manufacturing vanilla with chocolate as early as the mid-16th century. While the Spaniards started using vanilla as a flavoring agent, it was really the French who kicked it up a notch. By the 18th century they started using vanilla as a flavoring for chocolate, in confections and even to flavor tobacco.
While the original source for vanilla beans, Mexico, lasted up till the 18th century the Europeans were not able to cultivate the vanilla plant, a member of the orchid family, because they didn't understand the pollinating process. Observations in the native growing areas enabled botanists to understand that the vanilla plants were pollinated by local insects. Armed with that knowledge botanists were able to transplant vanilla plants to grow in other tropical areas. The method of hand pollination which still exists to this day was discovered by a former slave by the name of Edmond Albius on the French island of Reunion. His method was to take a thin stick and dip it into the male pollen and then transfer it to the female stigma inside the flower.
Vanilla beans have many uses in the culinary world. While most people think of vanilla beans as an ingredient for ice cream or other sweets, innovative chefs are now showing the world how versatile vanilla beans are. Vanilla beans can be used to make liqueurs, and are often added to cocktails. Vanilla beans can mask the taste of strong spirits (such as vodka or tequila), but can also enhance flavors in liquors such as rum or whiskey. They are a wonderful ingredient for crepes, waffles, muffins and even breads. While usually not thought of as an ingredient in vegetable or meat, fish, and poultry dishes, vanilla beans (or vanilla extract) are a marvelous way to take these ingredients to new heights.
As a last point, imitation vanilla extract, once reviled by gourmet bakers and chefs, has a place in any pantry. Artificial vanilla flavors, created using either natural or synthetic flavoring compounds, can provide more consistency of flavor in baked goods, as there is no variation in quality. However, for many cooks, there is no substitute for top quality pure vanilla extract made with water, alcohol and vanilla extractives. True vanilla extract has a rich perfumed smell, amber color and is totally free of any chemicals or sugar additives.
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General FAQs About Vanilla for Baking\\n
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What is the best vanilla for baking?\\n
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Depending on the application used and final product desired, bakers may choose from a variety of vanilla forms. Vanilla beans are best used in no-or-low heat recipes, as well as in homemade extract-making. Alcohol-based pure vanilla extracts are ideal for low, mid, and hi-temp baking applications. Because of the alcohol content in extracts, some chefs prefer to use emulsions or pastes for low-temp, no-bake applications to maximize vanilla flavor. PG-based extracts, oils, and concentrated flavors are best for candy making or chocolate making. Artificial and imitation vanilla flavors are effective at all baking temps. Powders and ground beans are best for dry baking mixes.\\n
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More than 90% of our vanilla products are available in large sizes such as gallons and by the pound. We take wholesale orders and have a special wholesale program for those who are looking to buy in bulk.\\n
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Professional Quality Bakery Mixes & Bases for Baked Goods & Beverages
OliveNation Baking Mixes make it easy to quickly create flavorful baked goods, frostings, glazes, smoothies, desserts, and more. These versatile premixes are ready to make, and many require only the addition of water to prepare. Our easy to use baking mixes and bases include classic flavors as well as specialty bakes for seasonal or special events. Designed for both home bakers and commercial bakery, foodservice, and creamery use, our premixes combine the taste of scratch baking with convenient, fast preparation. A wide variety of sizes from small, single batch packages to bulk quantities for use make our baking mixes for commercial and industrial applications a great way for home bakers to get consistent, professional quality results that will have everyone asking for the recipe.
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What Types of Baking Mixes & Bases does OliveNation Offer?
Gluten Free Mixes: Consumers and food industry businesses are increasingly looking for healthier, “better for you” cooking and baking options. Gluten free baking mixes are an easy way to ensure finished products contain no wheat ingredients.\\n
Vegan Friendly Mixes: Specialty diets require special ingredients. Our vegan friendly baking mixes are scrupulously made to ensure they contain no animal products.\\n
Specialty Baking Mixes: Creamy Desserts, Ready to Make Chocolate Bark, Baking Kits.\\n
Beverage Mixes: Smoothies are a delicious alternative to milkshakes as well as a great breakfast or snack.\\n
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Who Uses Baking Mixes & Bases?
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Commercial Bakery & Foodservice: Bakeries, restaurants, catering companies, and institutional users appreciate the ease of having consistent base recipes for bulk baking and customized products.\\n
Creameries, Restaurants, & Ice Cream Shops: Smoothie mixes, brownie mixes, and cookie mix make it easy to create fantastic offerings without scratch baking.\\n
Home Bakers: Whether you need to bake a single layer cake as a simple dessert, or a massive amount of brownies and cookies for a bake sale, our wide selection of sizes and easy prep make it a snap to create just the right amount.\\n
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Whether you’re a home baker looking for an easy way to create a delicious dessert, a restaurant looking for a fabulous dessert base, a creamery offering smoothies, or a caterer or commercial bakery looking for a delicious base for custom cakes and cupcakes, OliveNation’s selection of prepared baking mixes has you covered. For professional-looking finishes, shop our wide selection of sprinkles and decorations for the perfect finishing touch.\\n
Dry & Powdered Milks for Baking, Cooking, Beverages
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Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Fruit and Fruit Juice Powders
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Want to add the taste, aroma, and color of fresh fruits to recipes and desserts but not the liquid content? Dried fruit powders might be the perfect answer! These easy to use and easy to store ingredients are a great choice for home cooks, professional bakers, and commercial beverage or dry mix manufacturing. We offer a wide variety of powdered flavoring ingredients, including freeze dried and spray dried ground fruits and dehydrated juices. The long shelf life and ease of measuring makes these versatile powdery formulations an economical, clean label solution for professional bakery and flavoring applications as well as home use. Skip the mess and seasonality of working with fresh fruit, and try our dried fruit powders instead!
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How to Use Dried Fruit Powder for Baking
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Add Fruity Flavor to Cakes, Cupcakes, and Pastries
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Make Flavored Chocolates, Candy Fillings, Marshmallows
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Use as a Beautiful & Flavorful Decorative Dust on Desserts
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Create Flavored Whipped Creams & Frostings without adding Extra Liquid
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Use Citrus Powders to Create Sweet or Savory Sauces and Glazes
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Mix into Smoothies & Milkshakes for a Nutritious Flavor Boost
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Industrial and Commercial Applications for Wholesale Fruit Powders
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Dry Baking Mixes for Cakes, Cupcakes, Pastry
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Coloring and Flavoring Frozen Desserts & Ice Cream
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Adding Fruity Taste, Aroma & Color to Yogurt, Creamer & Dairy Products
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Bulk Confectionery Fillings & Mixes
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Flavorful Fillers in Sausage & other Processed Meat Products
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Adding Flavor, Aroma and Color to RTD Beverages (Smoothies, Milkshakes, Cocktails)
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Real fruit, like that used in our freeze dried powders for baking and beverages, is a delicious way to add taste, aroma, and nutritional value to recipes and mixes. Using dry juices or dehydrated fruits is an ideal substitute for fresh produce for health conscious bakers and clean label commercial applications. For an economical alternative that offers true-to-ingredient taste at a lower price point, we also offer flavor powders for baking, which are made using natural flavors rather than powdered fruits or juices.
Plant-Based Food Coloring for Cooking, Baking, and Brewing
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OliveNation offers a wide selection of food coloring for home and commercial baking, cooking, brewing, and beverage applications. Our water-soluble colors can be used alone or combined to create the perfect shades and hues, including Ombre effects. Concentrated liquid food coloring is perfect for creating consistent coloration. Product consistency is supremely important in commercial applications, and our easy to measure water-based dyes make it simple to replicate colors from batch to batch. Made using natural ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, and plants, our liquid food colors for baking are great for creating eye-catching cakes, cookies, icing, and frozen treats. For commercial applications, these plant-based food dyes are vegan-friendly and perfect for clean label product packaging. Because we \\\"eat with our eyes,\\\" these coloring liquids can be used in both sweet and savory recipes and dishes.
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Where can liquid food color be used?
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Baked Goods: Cake and cookie batters, bread dough, pancakes, cookies
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Icing and Decoration: Royal icing, sugar glazes, frosting, buttercream, whipped toppings, decorating sugars
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Fillings and Confectionery: Fruit fillings, sugar or candy shells, jelly and gummy candies, boiled candy and lollipops
Savory: Pasta and noodles, relish, sauces, processed meat, plant-based meat products
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Food Coloring Impacts Taste
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It's no secret that food color is an important factor for enjoyment, but food color science goes well beyond certain colors having certain flavor associations and expectations. In fact, experiments have shown that food (or beverage) color can actually impact how people perceive taste! Multiple studies have been done over the years that decisively demonstrate how color significantly impacts flavor perception, particularly regarding how strong or \\\"intense\\\" a taste is perceived to be. What color a dish or drink is has also been found to influence aroma perception, in that more deeply colored foods are perceived as having a more intense, better aroma than foods with less color. Our liquid food colors are one of many ways to add color elements to dishes. Other methods, such as freeze-dried powdered fruit, can add both color and flavor.
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How to Use Food Coloring
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Food colorants come in a variety of forms: liquid, gel, paste, and powder. Which type to use depends to a great extent on what is being made. Commercial cake mixes require powdered coloring, while a home baker might choose liquid color when baking from scratch. Powdered Food Colorants are best in recipes where the amount of liquid must be controlled. This form can also do double duty as a decorative dusting powder. Paste Coloring has a thick texture and concentrated shade that makes it ideal for creating bold, bright colors. This form is easy to mix into wet ingredients such as batters, icing, and ice cream base. Gel Food Color is sometimes called \\\"Liquid Gel\\\" as it has a more liquid texture than paste or regular gel formulations. They can be used with wet or dry ingredients, as well as for decorating. Liquid Food Dyes offer a wide variety of shades, depending on their makeup. Bold, bright colors made from artificial or synthetic ingredients can create eye-popping foods, icing, and frosting in vibrant and even neon shades. Liquid color from plant-based or natural ingredients is better for creating more subtle, pastel, or earthy shades, as well as for clean-label or more health-conscious applications. For more in-depth information on using our plant-based liquid colors, see our article on working with natural liquid food colors.
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What is the Difference Between Artificial & Natural Food Colorings?
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As interest in healthy eating and \\\"better-for-you\\\" food products grows, people are becoming increasingly aware of synthetic or artificial ingredients. The exponential growth of the \\\"Clean Label\\\" movement means that businesses in the food, beverage, confectionary, and even pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries have had to rethink and reimagine recipes and formulations in order to provide customers and consumers with the healthier, more natural options they desire. Home and professional bakers and cooks alike need to understand the differences when working with natural food coloring as opposed to artificial colors in order to achieve the desired results.
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Colors derived from natural ingredients are generally more expensive than synthetic versions for cost-in-use. This is primarily due to the costs associated with the color extraction process and packaging required to preserve effectiveness. Specific ingredients can vary widely in costs. Spirulina, for example, which is used to create more vivid blues and greens, requires a complicated process to extract its color while preserving the nutritional and health benefits associated with the many vitamins and minerals it contains. This results in a more expensive final food coloring, while shades like reds and browns are often less costly due to coming from more accessible sources.
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Artificial colorants impart more vibrant, bold colors than plant-based dyes. They can even be used to create vivid, almost neon shades. However, hues created with natural colorants can be strong and eye-catching, depending on the pH of the other ingredients used and exposure to heat and light.
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Improvements in extraction, processing, and manufacturing techniques mean that natural colors are just as consistent batch-to-batch as synthetics. Ease of measurement and product shelf life allow home and professional bakers and cooks to create products and recipes with consistent, dependable coloration without shade variability.
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Final colors produced by both synthetic and plant-based dyes can require experimentation to reach desired shades. Unlike artificial colorants, however, natural food colorings are strongly influenced by the chemical composition — particularly the acidity — of ingredients as well as by heat, light, and cooking temperatures. When using naturally-derived food coloring, many bakers find that recipes themselves may need to be adjusted somewhat to attain the exact pH levels necessary to produce desired colors in the final product.
Bakery Quality Cake and Pastry Fillings and Dessert Toppings for Sale
Looking for the perfect finishing touch for baked goods and dessert creations? Our selection of bakery fillings and toppings includes something for everyone, from home cooks to professional pastry chefs. These edible decorations help create cakes, cookies, pastries, and other desserts that look as good as they taste. From easy to use mixes for creams and curds to dried and pureed fruits and chocolate or candy decorations, OliveNation bakery toppings and fillings are sure to delight any baker. Many classic and traditional recipes call for specialty ingredients such as candied lemon peel or pine nuts. Professional bakery customers often request edible decorations for cakes. Our bulk fillings and toppings for cakes, cupcakes, patisserie, and ice cream will do any dessert buffet proud. These sweet and decorative ingredients are ideal for adding festive touches or delightfully delicious flair to baked goods.
What Kind of Bakery Toppings & Fillings does OliveNation Offer?
Dried Fruits
Dried Nuts & Nut Mixes
Chocolate & Flavored Baking Chips
Chocolate Flakes & Curls
Candied Fruits
Sprinkles, Jimmies & Quins
Decorative Candy Rocks
Cream Fillings & Mixes
Pureed Ready to Use Fruit
Crushed Candy & Cookie Toppings
Use our professional quality bakery fillings and toppings to add a touch of sweet goodness to classic dessert choices like ice cream, pudding, or everyday staples like oatmeal and yogurt. For home or manufacturing use, try using these delicious tidbits to ramp up breakfast granola or snack time trail mixes. Create elegant decorated cakes, cookies, and pastry that will delight all the senses — the possibilities are endless and positively delicious! Add extra nutrition to your day, or simply add a touch of sweet goodness or elegance when you choose any of our nuts, syrups, and toppings.
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Candied & Dried Fruit & Peel for Baking
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If you think dried or candied fruit is just for making traditional fruitcake and other Christmas cakes, think again! These versatile ingredients are delicious and help turn plain baked goods, sauces, and mixes into fabulous-tasting products that will keep people coming back for more. Candied fruit, also called glazed or glacé fruit, has been a popular choice for baking around the world for centuries and is a key ingredient in many classic pastries, breads, sauces, and condiments. Dried or dehydrated fruits are a lower sugar option and are a phenomenal choice for trail and snack mixes, dry baking premixes, and simple snacking, especially for consumers looking for healthier options. OliveNation's wide selection of wholesale candied fruit and peel is a valuable resource for businesses like retail bakeries, restaurants, mix manufacturers, and cottage bakers creating everyday or specialty holiday bakes. The long shelf life and variety of ways to use these versatile ingredients make buying candied or dried fruit in bulk an economical choice for any size operation. From individual whole dried fruits and fruit bits for baking to classic mixed peel for fruitcakes and fruited breads, let OliveNation be your one stop shop for professional quality ingredients.
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What are the different types of dried or candied fruits?
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Dried Fruit: Dried or dehydrated fruits offer superior taste and shelf stability while retaining nutritional value, making them an ideal ingredient for better-for-you and clean label baking and cooking. From simple dried fruits for snack mixes, nutritional bars, and baked goods to moist and tender juice-infused whole berries for baking, decorating, and snacking, dried fruits are a must for everything from classic fruitcake to fruited breads, commercial cereal mixes, fruit pastries, jams, relishes, and more.\\n
Candied / Glace Fruit: A staple for use in holiday fruitcakes, sugar glazed fruits are infused with sweet syrup and have a moist, chewy texture. From diced mixed fruits for baking applications to sliced citrus peel for snacking and edible decoration, our glace fruit and peel selection has something for everyone. Candied fruits, especially whole red cherries, are a staple for dessert topping bars as well as DIY and self-service stations.\\n
Crystallized Fruit: Crystallized fruit is infused with sweet syrup and then finished with a dusting of sugar for a sweet taste and tender mouthfeel designed to delight the palate. Choose from sweet fruits like pineapple or more savory spiced choices like ginger to get exactly the right flavor profile. Crystallized diced fruit is great in addition to or instead of classic glazed fruits for baking. The drier exterior made by the sugar coating makes these dusted candied fruit bits a great addition to manufactured baking mixes, commercial snack mixes, or a sophisticated yet natural edible decoration and garnish.\\n
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\\nOliveNation's wide selection of wholesale dried fruit and bulk fruit and peel mixes are perfect for use in baked goods like muffins, scones, cakes, cookies, pastries, and sweet and savory breads. We offer a variety of flavors and textures designed to suit the cooking and baking needs of pastry chefs, retail bakers, confectioners, foodservice / events, caterers, restaurants, as well as other industries and home bakers. Whether you need bulk glazed fruit for seasonal panettone or traditional fruitcakes, year round diced lemon peel for classic fruited scones, dried orange slices to garnish cocktails, or whole red cherries to be the cherry on top of your dessert creations... we have you covered.
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\\nLooking for a way to boost and heighten fruit taste and aroma in baked goods or beverages? Check out our food flavoring extracts for a full selection of flavors!
Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Sprinkles, Inclusions & Edible Decorations in Bulk for Home & Professional Bakery
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Vanilla: A Gift From the Gods for Bakers and Cooks
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Exotic, magical, aromatic, wonderful flavor; these are all characteristics that can be used to describe vanilla beans and vanilla extract.
What is the origin of vanilla? It is speculated that more than 1,000 years ago several tribes living in Mexico first discovered the magical qualities of the vanilla bean. Whether it was accidental or simply a serious discovery will always remain conjecture. What is known is that by the time the Spaniards invaded South America, the vanilla bean was entrenched in Aztec society. In fact Montezuma, the famed Aztec leader, was known to be fond of a drink called chocolati which was made from ground cocoa beans and corn then flavored with vanilla beans and honey. What is also known is that the vanilla beans were a rare commodity and in some cases were used as currency.
When vanilla was introduced to Europe by the early Spanish explorers it was quickly discovered that vanilla was a delicious and aromatic flavoring agent. The Europeans started manufacturing vanilla with chocolate as early as the mid-16th century. While the Spaniards started using vanilla as a flavoring agent, it was really the French who kicked it up a notch. By the 18th century they started using vanilla as a flavoring for chocolate, in confections and even to flavor tobacco.
While the original source for vanilla beans, Mexico, lasted up till the 18th century the Europeans were not able to cultivate the vanilla plant, a member of the orchid family, because they didn't understand the pollinating process. Observations in the native growing areas enabled botanists to understand that the vanilla plants were pollinated by local insects. Armed with that knowledge botanists were able to transplant vanilla plants to grow in other tropical areas. The method of hand pollination which still exists to this day was discovered by a former slave by the name of Edmond Albius on the French island of Reunion. His method was to take a thin stick and dip it into the male pollen and then transfer it to the female stigma inside the flower.
Vanilla beans have many uses in the culinary world. While most people think of vanilla beans as an ingredient for ice cream or other sweets, innovative chefs are now showing the world how versatile vanilla beans are. Vanilla beans can be used to make liqueurs, and are often added to cocktails. Vanilla beans can mask the taste of strong spirits (such as vodka or tequila), but can also enhance flavors in liquors such as rum or whiskey. They are a wonderful ingredient for crepes, waffles, muffins and even breads. While usually not thought of as an ingredient in vegetable or meat, fish, and poultry dishes, vanilla beans (or vanilla extract) are a marvelous way to take these ingredients to new heights.
As a last point, imitation vanilla extract, once reviled by gourmet bakers and chefs, has a place in any pantry. Artificial vanilla flavors, created using either natural or synthetic flavoring compounds, can provide more consistency of flavor in baked goods, as there is no variation in quality. However, for many cooks, there is no substitute for top quality pure vanilla extract made with water, alcohol and vanilla extractives. True vanilla extract has a rich perfumed smell, amber color and is totally free of any chemicals or sugar additives.
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General FAQs About Vanilla for Baking\\n
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What is the best vanilla for baking?\\n
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Depending on the application used and final product desired, bakers may choose from a variety of vanilla forms. Vanilla beans are best used in no-or-low heat recipes, as well as in homemade extract-making. Alcohol-based pure vanilla extracts are ideal for low, mid, and hi-temp baking applications. Because of the alcohol content in extracts, some chefs prefer to use emulsions or pastes for low-temp, no-bake applications to maximize vanilla flavor. PG-based extracts, oils, and concentrated flavors are best for candy making or chocolate making. Artificial and imitation vanilla flavors are effective at all baking temps. Powders and ground beans are best for dry baking mixes.\\n
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Do you sell vanilla flavouring in bulk?\\n
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More than 90% of our vanilla products are available in large sizes such as gallons and by the pound. We take wholesale orders and have a special wholesale program for those who are looking to buy in bulk.\\n
Professional Quality Bakery Mixes & Bases for Baked Goods & Beverages
OliveNation Baking Mixes make it easy to quickly create flavorful baked goods, frostings, glazes, smoothies, desserts, and more. These versatile premixes are ready to make, and many require only the addition of water to prepare. Our easy to use baking mixes and bases include classic flavors as well as specialty bakes for seasonal or special events. Designed for both home bakers and commercial bakery, foodservice, and creamery use, our premixes combine the taste of scratch baking with convenient, fast preparation. A wide variety of sizes from small, single batch packages to bulk quantities for use make our baking mixes for commercial and industrial applications a great way for home bakers to get consistent, professional quality results that will have everyone asking for the recipe.
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What Types of Baking Mixes & Bases does OliveNation Offer?
Gluten Free Mixes: Consumers and food industry businesses are increasingly looking for healthier, “better for you” cooking and baking options. Gluten free baking mixes are an easy way to ensure finished products contain no wheat ingredients.\\n
Vegan Friendly Mixes: Specialty diets require special ingredients. Our vegan friendly baking mixes are scrupulously made to ensure they contain no animal products.\\n
Specialty Baking Mixes: Creamy Desserts, Ready to Make Chocolate Bark, Baking Kits.\\n
Beverage Mixes: Smoothies are a delicious alternative to milkshakes as well as a great breakfast or snack.\\n
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Who Uses Baking Mixes & Bases?
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Commercial Bakery & Foodservice: Bakeries, restaurants, catering companies, and institutional users appreciate the ease of having consistent base recipes for bulk baking and customized products.\\n
Creameries, Restaurants, & Ice Cream Shops: Smoothie mixes, brownie mixes, and cookie mix make it easy to create fantastic offerings without scratch baking.\\n
Home Bakers: Whether you need to bake a single layer cake as a simple dessert, or a massive amount of brownies and cookies for a bake sale, our wide selection of sizes and easy prep make it a snap to create just the right amount.\\n
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Whether you’re a home baker looking for an easy way to create a delicious dessert, a restaurant looking for a fabulous dessert base, a creamery offering smoothies, or a caterer or commercial bakery looking for a delicious base for custom cakes and cupcakes, OliveNation’s selection of prepared baking mixes has you covered. For professional-looking finishes, shop our wide selection of sprinkles and decorations for the perfect finishing touch.\\n
Dry & Powdered Milks for Baking, Cooking, Beverages
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Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Fruit and Fruit Juice Powders
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Want to add the taste, aroma, and color of fresh fruits to recipes and desserts but not the liquid content? Dried fruit powders might be the perfect answer! These easy to use and easy to store ingredients are a great choice for home cooks, professional bakers, and commercial beverage or dry mix manufacturing. We offer a wide variety of powdered flavoring ingredients, including freeze dried and spray dried ground fruits and dehydrated juices. The long shelf life and ease of measuring makes these versatile powdery formulations an economical, clean label solution for professional bakery and flavoring applications as well as home use. Skip the mess and seasonality of working with fresh fruit, and try our dried fruit powders instead!
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How to Use Dried Fruit Powder for Baking
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Add Fruity Flavor to Cakes, Cupcakes, and Pastries
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Make Flavored Chocolates, Candy Fillings, Marshmallows
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Use as a Beautiful & Flavorful Decorative Dust on Desserts
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Create Flavored Whipped Creams & Frostings without adding Extra Liquid
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Use Citrus Powders to Create Sweet or Savory Sauces and Glazes
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Mix into Smoothies & Milkshakes for a Nutritious Flavor Boost
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Industrial and Commercial Applications for Wholesale Fruit Powders
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Dry Baking Mixes for Cakes, Cupcakes, Pastry
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Coloring and Flavoring Frozen Desserts & Ice Cream
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Adding Fruity Taste, Aroma & Color to Yogurt, Creamer & Dairy Products
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Bulk Confectionery Fillings & Mixes
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Flavorful Fillers in Sausage & other Processed Meat Products
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Adding Flavor, Aroma and Color to RTD Beverages (Smoothies, Milkshakes, Cocktails)
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Real fruit, like that used in our freeze dried powders for baking and beverages, is a delicious way to add taste, aroma, and nutritional value to recipes and mixes. Using dry juices or dehydrated fruits is an ideal substitute for fresh produce for health conscious bakers and clean label commercial applications. For an economical alternative that offers true-to-ingredient taste at a lower price point, we also offer flavor powders for baking, which are made using natural flavors rather than powdered fruits or juices.
Plant-Based Food Coloring for Cooking, Baking, and Brewing
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OliveNation offers a wide selection of food coloring for home and commercial baking, cooking, brewing, and beverage applications. Our water-soluble colors can be used alone or combined to create the perfect shades and hues, including Ombre effects. Concentrated liquid food coloring is perfect for creating consistent coloration. Product consistency is supremely important in commercial applications, and our easy to measure water-based dyes make it simple to replicate colors from batch to batch. Made using natural ingredients, including fruits, vegetables, and plants, our liquid food colors for baking are great for creating eye-catching cakes, cookies, icing, and frozen treats. For commercial applications, these plant-based food dyes are vegan-friendly and perfect for clean label product packaging. Because we \\\"eat with our eyes,\\\" these coloring liquids can be used in both sweet and savory recipes and dishes.
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Where can liquid food color be used?
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Baked Goods: Cake and cookie batters, bread dough, pancakes, cookies
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Icing and Decoration: Royal icing, sugar glazes, frosting, buttercream, whipped toppings, decorating sugars
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Fillings and Confectionery: Fruit fillings, sugar or candy shells, jelly and gummy candies, boiled candy and lollipops
Savory: Pasta and noodles, relish, sauces, processed meat, plant-based meat products
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Food Coloring Impacts Taste
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It's no secret that food color is an important factor for enjoyment, but food color science goes well beyond certain colors having certain flavor associations and expectations. In fact, experiments have shown that food (or beverage) color can actually impact how people perceive taste! Multiple studies have been done over the years that decisively demonstrate how color significantly impacts flavor perception, particularly regarding how strong or \\\"intense\\\" a taste is perceived to be. What color a dish or drink is has also been found to influence aroma perception, in that more deeply colored foods are perceived as having a more intense, better aroma than foods with less color. Our liquid food colors are one of many ways to add color elements to dishes. Other methods, such as freeze-dried powdered fruit, can add both color and flavor.
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How to Use Food Coloring
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Food colorants come in a variety of forms: liquid, gel, paste, and powder. Which type to use depends to a great extent on what is being made. Commercial cake mixes require powdered coloring, while a home baker might choose liquid color when baking from scratch. Powdered Food Colorants are best in recipes where the amount of liquid must be controlled. This form can also do double duty as a decorative dusting powder. Paste Coloring has a thick texture and concentrated shade that makes it ideal for creating bold, bright colors. This form is easy to mix into wet ingredients such as batters, icing, and ice cream base. Gel Food Color is sometimes called \\\"Liquid Gel\\\" as it has a more liquid texture than paste or regular gel formulations. They can be used with wet or dry ingredients, as well as for decorating. Liquid Food Dyes offer a wide variety of shades, depending on their makeup. Bold, bright colors made from artificial or synthetic ingredients can create eye-popping foods, icing, and frosting in vibrant and even neon shades. Liquid color from plant-based or natural ingredients is better for creating more subtle, pastel, or earthy shades, as well as for clean-label or more health-conscious applications. For more in-depth information on using our plant-based liquid colors, see our article on working with natural liquid food colors.
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What is the Difference Between Artificial & Natural Food Colorings?
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As interest in healthy eating and \\\"better-for-you\\\" food products grows, people are becoming increasingly aware of synthetic or artificial ingredients. The exponential growth of the \\\"Clean Label\\\" movement means that businesses in the food, beverage, confectionary, and even pharmaceutical and cosmetic industries have had to rethink and reimagine recipes and formulations in order to provide customers and consumers with the healthier, more natural options they desire. Home and professional bakers and cooks alike need to understand the differences when working with natural food coloring as opposed to artificial colors in order to achieve the desired results.
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Colors derived from natural ingredients are generally more expensive than synthetic versions for cost-in-use. This is primarily due to the costs associated with the color extraction process and packaging required to preserve effectiveness. Specific ingredients can vary widely in costs. Spirulina, for example, which is used to create more vivid blues and greens, requires a complicated process to extract its color while preserving the nutritional and health benefits associated with the many vitamins and minerals it contains. This results in a more expensive final food coloring, while shades like reds and browns are often less costly due to coming from more accessible sources.
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Artificial colorants impart more vibrant, bold colors than plant-based dyes. They can even be used to create vivid, almost neon shades. However, hues created with natural colorants can be strong and eye-catching, depending on the pH of the other ingredients used and exposure to heat and light.
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Improvements in extraction, processing, and manufacturing techniques mean that natural colors are just as consistent batch-to-batch as synthetics. Ease of measurement and product shelf life allow home and professional bakers and cooks to create products and recipes with consistent, dependable coloration without shade variability.
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Final colors produced by both synthetic and plant-based dyes can require experimentation to reach desired shades. Unlike artificial colorants, however, natural food colorings are strongly influenced by the chemical composition — particularly the acidity — of ingredients as well as by heat, light, and cooking temperatures. When using naturally-derived food coloring, many bakers find that recipes themselves may need to be adjusted somewhat to attain the exact pH levels necessary to produce desired colors in the final product.
Bakery Quality Cake and Pastry Fillings and Dessert Toppings for Sale
Looking for the perfect finishing touch for baked goods and dessert creations? Our selection of bakery fillings and toppings includes something for everyone, from home cooks to professional pastry chefs. These edible decorations help create cakes, cookies, pastries, and other desserts that look as good as they taste. From easy to use mixes for creams and curds to dried and pureed fruits and chocolate or candy decorations, OliveNation bakery toppings and fillings are sure to delight any baker. Many classic and traditional recipes call for specialty ingredients such as candied lemon peel or pine nuts. Professional bakery customers often request edible decorations for cakes. Our bulk fillings and toppings for cakes, cupcakes, patisserie, and ice cream will do any dessert buffet proud. These sweet and decorative ingredients are ideal for adding festive touches or delightfully delicious flair to baked goods.
What Kind of Bakery Toppings & Fillings does OliveNation Offer?
Dried Fruits
Dried Nuts & Nut Mixes
Chocolate & Flavored Baking Chips
Chocolate Flakes & Curls
Candied Fruits
Sprinkles, Jimmies & Quins
Decorative Candy Rocks
Cream Fillings & Mixes
Pureed Ready to Use Fruit
Crushed Candy & Cookie Toppings
Use our professional quality bakery fillings and toppings to add a touch of sweet goodness to classic dessert choices like ice cream, pudding, or everyday staples like oatmeal and yogurt. For home or manufacturing use, try using these delicious tidbits to ramp up breakfast granola or snack time trail mixes. Create elegant decorated cakes, cookies, and pastry that will delight all the senses — the possibilities are endless and positively delicious! Add extra nutrition to your day, or simply add a touch of sweet goodness or elegance when you choose any of our nuts, syrups, and toppings.
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Candied & Dried Fruit & Peel for Baking
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If you think dried or candied fruit is just for making traditional fruitcake and other Christmas cakes, think again! These versatile ingredients are delicious and help turn plain baked goods, sauces, and mixes into fabulous-tasting products that will keep people coming back for more. Candied fruit, also called glazed or glacé fruit, has been a popular choice for baking around the world for centuries and is a key ingredient in many classic pastries, breads, sauces, and condiments. Dried or dehydrated fruits are a lower sugar option and are a phenomenal choice for trail and snack mixes, dry baking premixes, and simple snacking, especially for consumers looking for healthier options. OliveNation's wide selection of wholesale candied fruit and peel is a valuable resource for businesses like retail bakeries, restaurants, mix manufacturers, and cottage bakers creating everyday or specialty holiday bakes. The long shelf life and variety of ways to use these versatile ingredients make buying candied or dried fruit in bulk an economical choice for any size operation. From individual whole dried fruits and fruit bits for baking to classic mixed peel for fruitcakes and fruited breads, let OliveNation be your one stop shop for professional quality ingredients.
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What are the different types of dried or candied fruits?
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Dried Fruit: Dried or dehydrated fruits offer superior taste and shelf stability while retaining nutritional value, making them an ideal ingredient for better-for-you and clean label baking and cooking. From simple dried fruits for snack mixes, nutritional bars, and baked goods to moist and tender juice-infused whole berries for baking, decorating, and snacking, dried fruits are a must for everything from classic fruitcake to fruited breads, commercial cereal mixes, fruit pastries, jams, relishes, and more.\\n
Candied / Glace Fruit: A staple for use in holiday fruitcakes, sugar glazed fruits are infused with sweet syrup and have a moist, chewy texture. From diced mixed fruits for baking applications to sliced citrus peel for snacking and edible decoration, our glace fruit and peel selection has something for everyone. Candied fruits, especially whole red cherries, are a staple for dessert topping bars as well as DIY and self-service stations.\\n
Crystallized Fruit: Crystallized fruit is infused with sweet syrup and then finished with a dusting of sugar for a sweet taste and tender mouthfeel designed to delight the palate. Choose from sweet fruits like pineapple or more savory spiced choices like ginger to get exactly the right flavor profile. Crystallized diced fruit is great in addition to or instead of classic glazed fruits for baking. The drier exterior made by the sugar coating makes these dusted candied fruit bits a great addition to manufactured baking mixes, commercial snack mixes, or a sophisticated yet natural edible decoration and garnish.\\n
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\\nOliveNation's wide selection of wholesale dried fruit and bulk fruit and peel mixes are perfect for use in baked goods like muffins, scones, cakes, cookies, pastries, and sweet and savory breads. We offer a variety of flavors and textures designed to suit the cooking and baking needs of pastry chefs, retail bakers, confectioners, foodservice / events, caterers, restaurants, as well as other industries and home bakers. Whether you need bulk glazed fruit for seasonal panettone or traditional fruitcakes, year round diced lemon peel for classic fruited scones, dried orange slices to garnish cocktails, or whole red cherries to be the cherry on top of your dessert creations... we have you covered.
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\\nLooking for a way to boost and heighten fruit taste and aroma in baked goods or beverages? Check out our food flavoring extracts for a full selection of flavors!
Cake, Cookie & Cupcake Sprinkles, Inclusions & Edible Decorations in Bulk for Home & Professional Bakery
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Vanilla: A Gift From the Gods for Bakers and Cooks
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Exotic, magical, aromatic, wonderful flavor; these are all characteristics that can be used to describe vanilla beans and vanilla extract.
What is the origin of vanilla? It is speculated that more than 1,000 years ago several tribes living in Mexico first discovered the magical qualities of the vanilla bean. Whether it was accidental or simply a serious discovery will always remain conjecture. What is known is that by the time the Spaniards invaded South America, the vanilla bean was entrenched in Aztec society. In fact Montezuma, the famed Aztec leader, was known to be fond of a drink called chocolati which was made from ground cocoa beans and corn then flavored with vanilla beans and honey. What is also known is that the vanilla beans were a rare commodity and in some cases were used as currency.
When vanilla was introduced to Europe by the early Spanish explorers it was quickly discovered that vanilla was a delicious and aromatic flavoring agent. The Europeans started manufacturing vanilla with chocolate as early as the mid-16th century. While the Spaniards started using vanilla as a flavoring agent, it was really the French who kicked it up a notch. By the 18th century they started using vanilla as a flavoring for chocolate, in confections and even to flavor tobacco.
While the original source for vanilla beans, Mexico, lasted up till the 18th century the Europeans were not able to cultivate the vanilla plant, a member of the orchid family, because they didn't understand the pollinating process. Observations in the native growing areas enabled botanists to understand that the vanilla plants were pollinated by local insects. Armed with that knowledge botanists were able to transplant vanilla plants to grow in other tropical areas. The method of hand pollination which still exists to this day was discovered by a former slave by the name of Edmond Albius on the French island of Reunion. His method was to take a thin stick and dip it into the male pollen and then transfer it to the female stigma inside the flower.
Vanilla beans have many uses in the culinary world. While most people think of vanilla beans as an ingredient for ice cream or other sweets, innovative chefs are now showing the world how versatile vanilla beans are. Vanilla beans can be used to make liqueurs, and are often added to cocktails. Vanilla beans can mask the taste of strong spirits (such as vodka or tequila), but can also enhance flavors in liquors such as rum or whiskey. They are a wonderful ingredient for crepes, waffles, muffins and even breads. While usually not thought of as an ingredient in vegetable or meat, fish, and poultry dishes, vanilla beans (or vanilla extract) are a marvelous way to take these ingredients to new heights.
As a last point, imitation vanilla extract, once reviled by gourmet bakers and chefs, has a place in any pantry. Artificial vanilla flavors, created using either natural or synthetic flavoring compounds, can provide more consistency of flavor in baked goods, as there is no variation in quality. However, for many cooks, there is no substitute for top quality pure vanilla extract made with water, alcohol and vanilla extractives. True vanilla extract has a rich perfumed smell, amber color and is totally free of any chemicals or sugar additives.
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General FAQs About Vanilla for Baking\\n
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What is the best vanilla for baking?\\n
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Depending on the application used and final product desired, bakers may choose from a variety of vanilla forms. Vanilla beans are best used in no-or-low heat recipes, as well as in homemade extract-making. Alcohol-based pure vanilla extracts are ideal for low, mid, and hi-temp baking applications. Because of the alcohol content in extracts, some chefs prefer to use emulsions or pastes for low-temp, no-bake applications to maximize vanilla flavor. PG-based extracts, oils, and concentrated flavors are best for candy making or chocolate making. Artificial and imitation vanilla flavors are effective at all baking temps. Powders and ground beans are best for dry baking mixes.\\n
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Do you sell vanilla flavouring in bulk?\\n
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More than 90% of our vanilla products are available in large sizes such as gallons and by the pound. We take wholesale orders and have a special wholesale program for those who are looking to buy in bulk.\\n
