With more than 7.3 million Americans now claiming to be vegetarians and vegans, a new group of meat conscious consumers is also now emerging. These are people who still eat meat but are taking measured steps to cut back on their meat consumption in an effort to improve weight and health, save money, practice sustainability, reduce their carbon footprint and to experiment with global cuisine, which is often more vegetarian-based.
Comax Flavors has gotten ahead of this growing trend by developing a wide variety of flavor options for the meatless consumer.
Consumer interest in cutting back on meat is listed among many lists of the top trend predictions for 2013. There is even a new term "flexitarian," which has been coined to describe someone who eats mostly plant-based foods, but occasionally eats meat, poultry and fish. Whether it's restaurants or school cafeterias that offer the popular "Meatless Mondays" or the average family trying to be a little healthier, going meatless more often is a trend that is gaining traction.
Comax Flavors ingredients replace and enhance the flavors of meats while still meeting the needs of consumers who are non-meat eaters. Comax Flavors meatless flavors include: chicken, roasted pork, Italian sausage, bacon, hot dog, Mexican sausage, turkey, among many others. These flavors are perfect for standard meatless products as well as in broths, sauces and marinades; and are available in both natural and artificially flavored formulations, as well as in oil soluble, water soluble, liquid and powdered versions. All are kosher.
According to Catherine Armstrong, Vice President of Corporate Communications for Comax Flavors, "Creating meatless-meat product varieties is a great way to cater to new and long-time vegetarians as well as those who are just looking for more options. Meat flavors are the ideal solution to offer a delicious meaty taste to those who don't want to partake of the real thing, for whatever reason."
