### Question
How is the term vanilla beans defined?


### Answer
The term **vanilla beans** is defined in *21 CFR § 101.9* as the following:

> the properly cured and dried fruit pods of *Vanilla planifolia Andrews* and of *Vanilla tahitensis Moore.*

(b) The term *unit weight of vanilla beans* means, in the case of vanilla beans containing not more than 25 percent moisture, 13.35 ounces of such beans; 

#### Citation:
  - *21 CFR § 101.9*
