I’m a Food Network junky, looking for my next 30 minute meal or the ultimate pot roast. When it comes to flavor and ingredients, these superstars use a palette of flavors that span the continent, from the most basic flavors and spices, to the most exotic.
One thing is certain. The term flavoring as an ingredient is used routinely and growing among people looking for restaurant tastes, right at home. The last show for one of my favorite chefs- on the Food Network was Michael Chiarello. This Chef is right on the money when it comes to recipes that deliver that type of flavoring.
Next time I saw an episode, he was making a ham and bean soup, almost like pasta fagiloi, except with the ham. Point is, he added 12 cloves of garlic to the oil and looked up at the camera smiling and said-”this is using garlic flavoring as an ingredient.” I should say so!
There are plenty of examples featuring this hot trend and culinary expression both in foods and beverages. When it comes to foods, I see most of the top chefs in the country using cups of cilantro and claiming flavoring as an ingredient, including the likes of parsley by the handful.
When we look at drinks, a better example comes from flavoring additives and concentrates. Flavoring additives have been around along time. The FDA lists a flavor additive as something that is not consumed directly, but is added to another product to deliver taste.
Flavoring concentrates are new to the industry and bring a unfamiliar approach in taste experiences. Flavor concentrates are not consumed directly and are as unique as the flavoring suppliers that produce them. The following elements either stand by themselves or combine to make a flavor concentrate: 1.Flavored Oils 2. Flavored Extracts 3. Natural flavorings of citrus, berry or fruits 4. Essence of natural flavorings
When it comes to trying natural flavoring concentrates, its very important to look at the nutrient label. We look at nutrient labels for many different reasons. But, whatever our reasons, everyone needs to know how to use this information more effectively and wisely.
To start with, you have to see the flavoring descripter. Have you ever paid attention to the desciptor natural flavor shown on a drink or food label? Make certiai you know what you get with natural flavoring such as calories, salt and carbs. Candy is a food example of a product that carries the entire flavor experience, with all of the sugar.
What you really want when it comes to flavoring concentrates is to find products on the opposite end of sugar and carb spectrum. What you should look for is all of the flavor and 0 calories, 0 carbs and 0 fats. Bottled flavored water is an example of using flavoring as an ingredient in beverages, as is true for flavored coffees and flavored tea as well. Flavored bottled water typically carries anywhere from 0 calories and up, so make sure you read the label.
Flavor is the lifeblood of the culinary kingdom and quickly earning a spot in the beverage industry. Next time you want to save on calories but none of the taste, try a natural flavoring concentrate with 0 calories. Natural flavor concentrates come in berry, fruit, citrus and gourmet flavors. They are excellent to add to shakes, desserts or dairy products. If you like the taste low calorie concentrates bring to your water, tea or coffee, you will always come back for more.
In ending, your taste buds will leap with happiness and your nose will literally sniff its way to the clouds when you use flavoring as an ingredient. At the end of the day, it will rule what you drink or eat. Consider flavoring as an ingredient to jump start the taste of your next favorite menu, food or favorite beverages.
George Napoli has been researching flavoring for some time. Their line of natural flavoring concentrateshave 0 calories and use just a hint of natural stevia sweetener. Flavoring concentrates make flavored waterbeverages & food.
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