by George Napoli
Flavor trends bring new flavors to the market. What was once
an unfamiliar flavor like pomegranate becomes mainstream as
restaurant owners add them to their menus to bring fresh new
tastes to hot new recipes. The more the new flavor is seen
and used, the more familiar it becomes. Suddenly, or so it
seems, it plays second fiddle to the next most popular
flavor.
Leading companies are always looking ahead. These companies
are trying to anticipate the next big break through in
flavorings that we will like, while others are hoping to
establish a favorable pattern that will ignite the
popularity of a fresh new flavor.
The sequence is not very easy nor exact; however, it is
right on! Predicting the future for what's coming next
requires a systematic process that uses sources from the
food, beverage and restaurant industry just to mention a few
of resources. New flavors are continually reviewed until
patterns develop.
Here's how new flavors transition from being a new flavor to
developing into a mass appeal. As a new flavor becomes more
popular in a wide range of industry vehicles, like being
used on menus, in cocktails, in beverages and foods, its use
is varied slightly to help each new product deliver a unique
taste. That promotes the flavoring ingredient into the
public's attention.
The more desirable attributes of the ingredient are
highlighted, the more they will peak interests. Let's look
at the pomegranate, a food that recently made the transition
from an unfamiliar ingredient to a popular flavoring. Until
2002, pomegranate was relatively unfamiliar and not
available in typical markets. Pomegranate was mainly for its
functional properties in dietary supplements as well as hair
and skin care products.
Pomegranate then began to gain visibility as an ingredient
in popular beverages, juices and cocktails. From there, it
began its growth to a more popular accepted flavoring. It
appeared in cocktails, on menus and in specialty sauces. It
was usually mixed with more traditional flavors such as
blueberry. Using the new flavor with the old allows
consumers to build experiences with a new flavor and develop
a comfort level with it.
What's next on the screen for new flavor trends? Next is
"yumberry", to mention just 1 that will be showing its new
face in flavoring.
For now, all the hot flavors like pomegranate, acai and
blueberry are available in flavor concentrates that you can
use to flavor water, beverages, foods and cocktails. One day
soon yumberry will be popular in demand, and it will develop
into a favorite flavor concentrate.
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