Bali, Indonesia · Direct Source

Indonesian Vanilla,
Exactly as
It Should Be.

Hand-selected, traditionally sun-cured beans from Bali, East Java, and West Kalimantan — sourced directly from farming cooperatives and shipped to professional buyers worldwide. Named origin. Verified vanillin. No commodity blends.

3
Named source regions
≥1.8%
Vanillin, Grade A
5 kg
Minimum per grade
Sun-cured, not kiln-dried
Named origin on every order
Vanillin % verified per lot
Reply within 48 hours
What We Do

Two Ways to Work
With Vanilla Roots

For Importers & Buyers

Export Vanilla Beans

Bulk Grade A, B, and C beans shipped directly from Bali, East Java, and West Kalimantan to professional buyers worldwide. Named origin, verified vanillin, 5kg minimum.

Sun-cured 3–6 months, no kiln shortcuts
Vanillin % verified per lot
Samples available before committing
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For Chefs, Makers & Enthusiasts

Knowledge Store

Sourcing guides, extract handbooks, and recipe collections written directly from our sourcing experience in Indonesia. Instant PDF download, from $19.

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Months of Patience.
One Perfect Bean.

Vanilla is the world's most labour-intensive spice. Every flower is hand-pollinated within hours of opening. Every bean spends 3–6 months in traditional sun-cure — sweated, dried, and conditioned until the vanillin fully develops.

Kiln-drying shortcuts that process. We don't use them.

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Three Grades.
One Standard: Exceptional.

Every bean is hand-selected, traditionally cured for 3–6 months, and graded against strict moisture and vanillin standards before it leaves Indonesia.

BALI · TABANAN
Grade A · Gourmet

Balinese Planifolia — Prime

Long, oily, lustrous beans (≥15cm) with 30–35% moisture. Sweet and floral with warm spice undertones from Tabanan's volcanic soil. The chef's grade — built for pastry cream, ice cream, and visible vanilla speckling.

≥ 15cm length 30–35% moisture ≥ 1.8% vanillin Bali · Tabanan
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WEST KALIMANTAN
Grade B · Extract

Kalimantan Planifolia — Extract

Higher vanillin density per kilogram than Grade A — the extraction industry's preferred buy. Shorter beans (<15cm), drier cure, pronounced cacao and earthy character. Outstanding yield for extract houses and food manufacturers.

< 15cm length < 25% moisture ≥ 2.2% vanillin W. Kalimantan · Rainforest
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EAST JAVA · BLITAR
Grade C · Industrial

Java Planifolia — Cuts

Split and cut beans from East Java's Blitar highlands. Visually imperfect, aromatically full. Ideal for large-batch infusion, industrial vanilla production, and brewers who need volume without sacrificing aroma.

Split / Cut Variable moisture High vanillin East Java · Blitar
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Why the Trade is
Moving Here.

Madagascar gets the headlines. Indonesia ships the volume — and for buyers who know the difference, it offers something Madagascar increasingly cannot.

Terroir-Driven Complexity

Volcanic soil across three distinct islands produces genuinely different flavour profiles — sweet and floral from Bali, bold and earthy from Java, deep and woody from West Kalimantan. Not a single commodity flavour, but a range.

Supply You Can Count On

Indonesia's production spans Bali, Java, and West Kalimantan — a geographic spread that protects buyers from the cyclone damage and speculative price spikes that have repeatedly hit Madagascar-dependent supply chains.

High Vanillin Yield

Indonesian Grade B regularly exceeds 2.2% vanillin by weight — outperforming many Madagascar lots on extraction yield. For extract houses, that difference compounds significantly at scale.

Direct, Not Aggregated

Most Indonesian vanilla reaching Europe and the US passes through commodity aggregators blending undifferentiated stock. We source by named farm and named region — you know exactly what you're buying and where it grew.

From the Archipelago's
Volcanic Heartland

Each island gives vanilla its own character. We work directly with farming cooperatives in three distinct regions — and can specify origin at the regency level on request.

Bali
Tabanan Regency

Volcanic slopes of Batukaru and Agung. Sweet, floral top notes with warm spice finish. Exceptional moisture retention. The Grade A chef's origin.

East Java
Blitar & Malang Highlands

600–900m elevation. Bolder, earthier profile with smoky, woody character. High vanillin density. The extract industry's preferred Indonesian origin.

West Kalimantan
Kapuas Hulu & Sintang

Deep rainforest cultivation along Borneo's river systems. Rich, woody, and intensely earthy profile with strong vanillin density — a bold extract-grade origin with excellent yield per kilogram.

SUN · CURED · BALI

Sourced at the Farm.
Specified at the Grade.

Most international buyers receive Indonesian vanilla from aggregators who blend stock from multiple undifferentiated sources. The result is consistent mediocrity — beans that meet minimum specs but carry no identity.

We work the other way. Every lot we offer is sourced from a named cooperative in a named region, cured using traditional sun methods over 3–6 months, and graded against moisture, length, and vanillin benchmarks before we quote it.

When you order from us, you know the island, the regency, the grade, and the vanillin percentage. That level of traceability is what serious buyers — pastry chefs, extract manufacturers, specialty importers — are looking for and increasingly can't find through standard channels.

Sun-cured only
3–6 month traditional cure. No kiln shortcuts.
Named origin
Island and regency specified on every order.
Vanillin verified
Percentage confirmed per lot before quoting.
5 kg minimum
Per grade. Samples available on request.

Insights from the Field

Work With Us

We work with pastry chefs, extract houses, specialty importers, and food manufacturers who care where their vanilla comes from. Tell us what you need — grade, volume, origin preference — and we will respond within 48 hours.

Sourcing From Bali, Java & West Kalimantan
Email hello@vanillaroots.com
Response Time Within 48 hours (WITA)
Minimum Order 5 kg per grade
Samples Available on request before committing
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