Nikken Foods Co., St. Louis, introduced meatless food applications for its vegetable products. Mushroom flavor products are adding complexity with a meaty taste to meatless burgers. Nikken mushroom flavor products used in vegetarian burger applications are available in powders, bullion, and concentrates. The varieties include Mushroom Extract Powder (2103 - an extract of the Champignon Mushroom) providing a mild mushroom aroma with a full, clean, non-earthy flavor; Shitake Powder (2106 – dried Shitake Mushroom heads and stems ground to a fine powder) providing a smoky, woody mushroom flavor; and Shitake Extract Powder (2111 – extract of dried Shitake Mushroom stems and heads) providing a smoky, woody flavor. -- Nikken Foods Co. Ltd., 1820 South Third St., St. Louis, Mo. 63104; 636/532-1019; www.nikkenfoods.com.

Stagnito’s New Products Magazine, October 2004, page 58.