Guest guest Posted November 28, 2011 Report Share Posted November 28, 2011 Hello Y'all, I was wondering how toxic tonka bean absolute actually is. Is it all or mostly hype? The reason is I'm going to make my own homemade pumpkin liqueur and instead of whole spices, which would color the liquid brown, I'm going to use my spice essences. I'm going to use cinnamon CO2, nutmeg CO2, ginger CO2, clove CO2, vanilla Bourbon CO2, and I was thinking a little tonka bean absolute, for a confectionary note. However I've heard that the coumarin contained in the essence is toxic and a blood thinner. But, I also know that tonka beans have been used as flavoring for a long time, and I've even found passages online where people have used it to flavor desserts-someone mentioning a tonka bean-flavored custard comes immediately to mind. I have a 'pumpkin spice' scented blend that I've used for soaps and tonka is a prime ingredient in the odor, along with all the other spices I've mentioned, plus clary sage(that is another one I'm curious about the edibility of). I was thinking of using that blend as the base for the flavoring. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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