Igama lekhemikhali ye-vanillin yi-4-hydroxy-3-methoxybenzaldehyde, eyaziwa ngokuba yi-methyl protocatechualdehyde okanye i-vanillin. Lisivumba esibalulekileyo esibanzi esinesiphelo esiphezulu kunye nesinye sevumba elimnandi eliveliswe kwihlabathi ukusukela ngo-2019. Inembotyi emnandi kunye nevumba elimnandi kwaye inokusetyenziswa njenge-fixative, umnxibelelanisi, kunye ne-agent yencasa. Isetyenziswa kakhulu kumashishini afana nokutya, iziselo, izinto zokuthambisa, imichiza yemihla ngemihla, kunye namayeza. Umlinganiselo wokusetyenziswa kumashishini asezantsi malunga ne-50% yezongezo zokutya, i-20% yezoxubo zamayeza, i-20% yezongezo zokutya, kunye ne-10% kwezinye iinjongo.

I-Vanillin okwangoku yenye yezona zinto zisetyenziswa kakhulu kwi-ejenti yokutya emhlabeni, eyaziwa ngokuba "yinkosi yeziqholo zokutya". Isetyenziswa kakhulu njenge arhente yokutya kwaye isetyenziswa kwiikeyiki, i-ayisikrimu, iziselo ezithambileyo, itshokolethi, izinto ezibhakiweyo, kunye neziselo ezinxilisayo. I-dosage yayo kwi-pastries kunye ne-biscuits yi-0.01% ukuya kwi-0.04%, kwii-candies yi-0.02% ukuya kwi-0.08%, kwaye i-dosage ephezulu kwiimpahla ezibhakiweyo yi-220mg · kg-1. Owona mthamo uphezulu kwitshokolethi yi-970mg · kg-1. Isenokusetyenziswa njengesongezelelo sokugcina ukutya kwiintlobo ezahlukeneyo zokutya kunye nezinongo; Kwishishini lezinto zokuthambisa, linokusetyenziswa njenge-flavoring agent kwi-perfume kunye ne-cream cream; Kwishishini lemichiza yemihla ngemihla, lingasetyenziselwa ukuguqula ivumba lemveliso yeekhemikhali zemihla ngemihla; Kwishishini lemichiza, njenge-defoamers, i-vulcanizing agents, kunye ne-precursors yeekhemikhali; Ingasetyenziselwa ukuhlalutya kunye nokufumanisa, njengokuvavanya i-amino compounds kunye ne-acids ethile; Kwishishini lamachiza, njenge-agent yokuthintela iphunga. Ngenxa yeempawu zayo zokulwa ne-antibacterial, i-vanillin ingasetyenziselwa njenge-pharmaceutical intermediate kwishishini lamachiza, kubandakanywa nokunyanga izifo zesikhumba. I-Vanillin ineempawu ezithile ze-antioxidant kunye nemiphumo yokuthintela umhlaza, kwaye inokuthatha inxaxheba ekuhanjisweni komqondiso phakathi kweeseli zebhaktheriya. Kwixesha elizayo, ezi ndawo zinokubakho zesicelo ziya kukhuthaza ukukhula ngokukhawuleza kwemfuno ye-vanillin kwimarike. Ukusukela ngo-2019, ukusetyenziswa konyaka kwe-vanillin kwimarike yehlabathi kujikeleze iitoni ezingama-20000.