Popcorn acts as carrier for sweet, spicy flavors
Kalsec, Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich., featured three flavors on popcorn. Pico de gallo offered pungency fr…Kalsec, Inc., Kalamazoo, Mich., featured three flavors on popcorn. Pico de gallo offered pungency from capsicum and a cilantro flavor as well as jalapeno, onion and garlic notes. Durabrite oleoresin paprika delivered an orange hue.
Kalsec’s sizzlin’ stir-fry flavor combined pungency extracts with a steak flavor. Durabrite annatto extract provided a yellow, orange appearance. Carrot cake-flavored popcorn contained cinnamon extract and other natural flavors that led to a sweet-cooked vegetable and cream cheese note. Combining a light-colored caramel coating and Durabrite oleoresin carrot produced a golden yellow hue with brown undertones.
Spicetec Flavors & Seasonings, Omaha, offered cotton candy seasoned popcorn. It featured a cotton candy seasoning blend and cotton candy flavor.
ICL Performance Products, St. Louis, used popcorn to demonstrate two of its ingredients. One popcorn prototype featured Licresse, a licorice extract with antioxidants that is designed to break the chain of oxidation. Another prototype featured Salona, a sea salt ingredient that has been shown to reduce sodium chloride use by 25% to 50%.
