Vanillin
Medically reviewed by Drugs.com. Last updated on Jun 11, 2024.
Excipient (pharmacologically inactive substance)
What is it?
Vanillin is an organic compound with the formula C8H8O3. It is the primary component of the vanilla bean. Vanillin is used in perfumes and fragrances in both cleaning products and candles, in the food industry to flavor chocolate, baked goods, and ice cream, and in medicines to mask unpleasant flavors. Ethylvanillin - also used in the food industry - has a stronger scent, is more expensive, and differs slightly in it's chemistry. Vanillin accounts for roughly 2 percent of the dry weight of cured vanilla beans, and is the primary flavor component found in vanilla beans.[1]
Some examples of medications containing Vanillin
- Alprazolam (orally disintegrating) 0.5 mg
- Alprazolam (orally disintegrating) 0.25 mg
- Alprazolam (Orally Disintegrating) 2 mg
- Cimetidine 400 mg
- Cimetidine 200 mg
- Clarithromycin 500 mg
- Clarithromycin 500 mg
- Clarithromycin 250 mg
- Clarithromycin 500 mg
- Depakote 500 mg
- Depakote 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 500 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 500 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 125 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed Release 125 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 250 mg
- Divalproex Sodium Delayed-Release 500 mg
- Potassium Chloride Extended-Release 20 mEq (1500 mg)
References
- Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Volume 2, Revised as of April 1, 2013, [CITE: 21CFR169.175. Vanilla Extract. http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/cfrsearch.cfm?fr=169.175
Further information
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