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Plant Powered – Washington Post
There’s this savory quality about meat that makes you want to eat bucketloads of it. It’s what makes a bacon-loaded [...]
Growing Trend: Upcycled Food
“Upcycled foods use ingredients that otherwise would not have gone to human consumption, are procured and produced using verifiable supply [...]
Delving into clean label: Natural umami flavors, fiber-based sugar replacements and eliminating artificials
The clean label movement epitomizes industry’s global targets to slash the artificial out of food’s “laundry list” of ingredients. It [...]
Serving Health-Concerned Consumers
By using just a little bit of yeast extract, manufacturers and producers can reduce their product sodium levels (up to 30% in some cases) while still offering rich, savory tasting products. In addition, amongst the many benefits of using yeast extract, it’s clean label, a term consumers often associate with healthier foods.
Going Vegan: Being Vegan Doesn’t Mean You Can’t Have a Sweet Tooth
With so many no's at the forefront of vegan formulating - no eggs, no butter, no honey, no dairy - [...]
This Bolognese May Be Meatless, but It Has Good Bones
Some cooks may balk at a vegan version of Bolognese because it bypasses the beef and milk that are usually [...]
Snacks will get an umami punch – and tick a number of consumer boxes – from the addition of yeast extract
The Savory Taste Alliance (STA) is on a mission to highlight the advantages of adding yeast to snacks. The STA [...]
Yeast Extract – Vegetarian and Vegan Friendly
Yeast extract is the perfect ingredient for those looking to expand their vegetarian, vegan or flexitarian diet offerings such as [...]
Sodium Substitutions
Excessive consumption of sodium is shown to raise blood pressure, a condition known as hypertension and a leading contributor to [...]
The History of Yeast Extract
With increased consumer interest in clean label foods, some of the questions that may come to consumers’ minds are “what [...]
Sodium Reduction – a benefit of yeast extract
When used in food and beverage products, yeast extract provides several benefits in a variety of ways, a major one [...]
Umami – the fifth taste
Taken from the Japanese word meaning “delicious taste,” umami is used to describe some of the most delicious of foods [...]
Biorigin sees rise in ingredients supporting mouthfeel & taste amid plant-based boom
Consumers are increasingly aware of what they eat and drink, now more so than ever following the fallout from the COVID-19 [...]
Salt reduction: Preservation without sodium and delivering on taste
Salt reduction remains high on the agenda for food manufacturers and brands tapping into increased demand for healthy products with [...]
Kerry: Umami and Kokumi combination breaks new ground in savory flavors
Umami, referred to as the '5th taste' in the culinary world (in addition to sweet, sour, salty and bitter), and [...]
Inside natural flavors: Meat and dairy alternatives driving need for naturality
A multitude of key trends are driving the natural flavors market currently. Chief among them are sustainability, health and experimentation [...]
Vegemite is now officially vegan – and it didn’t even have to change its recipe
Vegemite became officially vegan without changing its recipe because – surprise – it has always been vegan. Among its ingredients [...]
11 Tasty Snacks That Definitely Belong In Your Work Desk Drawer
These all-natural, vegan-friendly chickpeas have been lightly cooked and seasoned with vegetable oil, sea salt, yeast extract and spices. The [...]
CLEAN LABEL IN FOCUS: Savory Taste Alliance seeks to demystify autolyzed yeast extract
Confused about ‘autolyzed’ yeast extract? You’re not alone, say the suppliers behind a new website designed to demystify an ingredient [...]
The Umami Advantage
Umami flavor with less salt sounds like a welcome formulation for such savory applications as soup, sauces and meat. Yeast [...]
11 Positively British Snacks to Order Online Before the Royal Wedding
Like any good spectator sport, royal weddings require a stash of snacks for enthusiastic viewers. But popcorn and hotdogs—no. Royal [...]
10 British Ingredients Nigella Lawson Can’t Cook—Or live—Without
Marmite Commonly referred to as yeast extract, Marmite is really just a glossy black-brown salty spread that's full of vitamin [...]
Six flavor trends shaping the food service industry
Future trend: Kokumi In the past few years, consumers have become more and more aware of umami as the fifth [...]
Future Trend: Kokumi
In the next five years, expect to see more chefs and scientists turning to kokumi to create complex favors. Operators [...]
Yeast extract may boost brain function
Marmite is far from one of the most popular foods in the United States. In fact, many Americans are unlikely [...]