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Trends: Kokumi / A New Taste In Town
September 15, 2015
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Has five become six? We talk a lot about the fifth taste, umami. But there’s a new kid in town and chances are, your customers really like it. It’s kokumi. Recently named by IFT as one of the top 5 ingredients to watch1, kokumi has been categorized by some as a taste, others a flavor…

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White Miso…the secret to flavor enhancement
May 12, 2014
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I love color usually but there are times when there’s nothing like crisp, white sheets or a classic white shirt.  That’s because white goes with anything…it’s flexible, clean, carefree, delicate.  The same holds true when talking about miso believe it or not.  Miso comes in three colors (red, yellow and white) and the darker the…

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Rise to the Sodium Reduction Challenge
September 5, 2013
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Did you know that 75% of women and 95% of men in the US exceed the recommended daily tolerable upper intake of sodium1?  Shocking, yes.  Surprising? Not really when you stop to think about the speed at which our society moves which directly corresponds to the amount of fast food, convenience food and snacks that…

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