Lucuma-Natural plant Sweetner
Yacon -plant sweetner
Mesquite-Plant protein
Banana Flour-has protein
Sacha Inchi protein powder and nuts
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Lucuma-Natural plant Sweetner Yacon -plant sweetner Mesquite-Plant protein Banana Flour-has protein Sacha Inchi protein powder and nuts Best Foods-Retail Sales-Store Manager told me I was taking a man’s job away! My boss told me to give him my SS# so he could put me on the payroll & I would be happy to stay home!
Corn Products-Sales-Had meetings with all salesman so they would be comfortable about telling their wives they were traveling overnight with a woman salesperson! Corn Product-Sales in Midwest-Boss told me to find something to do since the man I was going to take over for did not want to travel with a women! I went and got my real estate license! Seabrook Blanching Corp Sales-The owner asked me if it was okay to meet him at the Marriot. He told me he had never met with any other women than his wife at a hotel! After that, they flew us down to Atlanta to let us know our jobs were all gone I started to interview for my next challenge! I spoke with several company owners regarding representing their company. The owner of a flavor company asked me how I knew I could sell flavors? I said I don’t but if I don’t try I will never know! This is how I started my company! This was back in 1990! Fortunately, I have been able to work with many of the same customers for almost three decades! I am lucky to be able to work in the same industry for my whole career! A lot of the customers I do business with are personal friends who I enjoy working with. It is the time of year that I get to reflect upon the one that is coming to an end.
We all know how important protein & fiber are to keeping a healthy diet! It has been said that no American gets enough of either of these! If we can just make these taste good with little or no aftertaste! We are now promoting plant proteins which include Sacha Inchi, Tara and Mesquite. These proteins & fibers can be extruded into crisps & put in fruit pieces! We have ancient grain crisps that have five different grains that taste great! We have real fruit & vegetable pieces without added sugar with chia & coconut! All of these new innovative products taste great! If you would like to give them a try, please let us know! As we start another New Year, we all want to be healthier! We have several new ingredients that are healthy for you so hopefully you will begin to see them formulated in many different products. We all want food to taste good and be good for us and now this is quite possible!
The ancient grain Chia that most of us remember from the Chia Pets is one of my favorite ingredients. Chia has virtually no taste and has fiber, protein and omega 3! This grain is now being used in 5 grain crackers that can be found at Costco among other outlets! I personally have used Chia in banana bread and it helps keep the bread very moist! Chia can also be used instead of eggs in many formulas since it has protein and a gel structure when you add liquid to it. Another new ingredient is Baobab which is a fruit that comes from Africa! This product has more antioxidant value(ORAC) than Acai, pomegranate or any other fruit. You will be able to buy this from Jamba Juice shortly in their take home version. Baobab has a slight lemony lime flavor that can be overpowered by most other flavors. Yet another favorite is Navy bean flour that has protein and fiber and blends great with chocolate! We have gluten free cookie pieces that taste great and can provide texture and crunch to any nutritional bar or cluster! The navy bean flavor is masked best by Caramel and Chocolate. All of these new ingredients are available to purchase and I welcome any other suggestions that can contribute to our healthy snacks! - Cocoa Joni |
AuthorJoni Stern is the founder of Stern Ingredients and has been a purveyor of fine ingredients to the confectionery industry for thirty years. Archives
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