02 Oct 2017 --- Vanilla is the best-known and most popular flavor in the world and the second most expensive spice after saffron. The prices for real vanilla are currently at an all-time high. Customers pay 550 to 600 US dollars for one kilogram of black vanilla beans. That makes the spice even more valuable than silver. Symrise claim to be not only meeting the increased demand of customers for certification of authenticity, but are also complying with national regulations in individual countries.