Olam food ingredients (ofi) is partnering with AI-phytonutrient pioneers Brightseed and its Forager platform to explore and identify novel bioactives in black pepper and garlic.
As consumer demand for spicy food increases, it also is evolving beyond that for just eye-watering and mouth-burning heat to include a desire for more complex blends of pungent flavors, a recent survey by Kalsec reveals.
The mouth-burning, eye-watering and cough-inducing sensations that come with eating spicy foods might make some people feel like they are dying, but in reality eating spicy food could reduce their risk of death, new research reveals.
The flavors of India and Central and South America will have a big impact in 2014, as will consumers’ growing fascination with chiles, according to McCormick & Co. Inc.’s 2014 Flavor Forecast.
From smoky flavors to healthful spices, 'hot & spicy' is one of the hottest culinary trends this year, according to a new report by Packaged Facts and CCD Innovation.
The price of tangerine, aniseed and black pepper oil is only going in one direction this year, according to essential oils giant Treatt. And that’s up.
Hot cayenne pepper could help burn calories and curb appetite, particularly for people who do not regularly eat spicy food, suggests a new study from Purdue University.
Americans are looking for more complex and intense flavors and are consuming more spices than ever before, according to McCormick’s annual flavor fusion forecast.
Seasonings and flavorings firm McCormick has signed an agreement to purchase a 26 percent share in Eastern Condiments Private Limited, an India-based spice and seasoning business, the company has said.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has met with members of the spice industry to consider ways to make supply safer, following salmonella contamination of salami products linked to black and red pepper.
Heartland Foods, a distributor of specialty food ingredients, has issued a recall of ground black pepper after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it could be contaminated with salmonella.
Crushed red pepper is now under suspicion for a multi-state salmonella outbreak that has been linked to salami, the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has said in an investigation update.
Black pepper has been named as the likely cause of a salmonella outbreak traced to salami, but Vietnamese pepper producers have rejected allegations that they are to blame.
Two spice distributors have been linked to the nationwide outbreak of Salmonella in the United States after the latest tests “strongly suggest” that black pepper is the source of the contamination.
In the midst of a multi-state salami recall possibly associated with salmonella-tainted black pepper, natural ingredients firm Kalsec has highlighted oleoresins as an alternative.
Sabinsa Corporation anticipates an increase in the price of its
patented BioPerine following a spike in the price of black pepper,
from which the ingredient is extracted.
Spices have benefits beyond giving flavour to foods and drinks, say
scientists from Holland and Canada, and could be considered as
'functional' ingredients in the struggle against obesity.