• Scope of Report: Focus on Food Flavors and Ingredients Trends in 2007
• Report Methodology
• Flavors and Ingredients Take On Starring Roles
• Key Cultural - Often Contradictory - Factors
• New Technology, New Opportunities
• Politics on the Plate
• Food Fears
• A Hot Career
• A Look Back and Ahead
• World Flavors
• Health and Wellness
• Flavor Trendsetters
• Fruits and Vegetables
• Green, Natural, and Fresh
• Protein Power
• Sweet Indulgences

Chapter 2 International Flavors

• International Flavors - Crossing New Borders
• Ethnic Flavors Move to the Mainstream
• Mexican the Number One Development Focus for Food Manufacturing
• Table 2-1 Ethnic Foods Appeal (Ratings of Extremely/Somewhat Appealing)
• Table 2-2 Chefs Rate “Hot” Ethnic Cuisines
• Crossover Ingredients Lead the Way
• Asian Invasion Continues
• Asian Staples Going Mainstream
• Soups and Stews Sizzling
• Noodles, noodles, noodles
• Thai Tomorrow
• Up and Coming Asian Flavors and Ingredients
• Mexican Moving Upscale
• Mexican Up-and-Coming Flavors and Ingredients
• Spanish Still Sizzling
• Up-and-Coming Spanish Flavors and Ingredients:
• Mediterranean Making a Big Splash
• Up-and -Coming Mediterranean Ingredients
• Is Indian Finally In?
• Up-and-Coming Indian Ingredients:
• On the Horizon - Africa, Peru, Scandinavia, and German and Slavic
• Africa
• Peru
• Scandanavian
• German and Slavic

Chapter 3 Trend Drivers

• Flavor Trendsetters
• Premium is Primo
• Fresh and Quality-Oriented Marketing Claims
• Table 3-1 Leading New Menu Item Marketing Claims in Fine-Dining Restaurants (In order of popularity)
• Popular Premium Flavors
• Salt’s Day in the Sun
• Infused Oils Offer Opportunities
• Vinaigrette Power
• Comfort Foods
• Updated Classics
• Table 3-2 How Americans Define Comfort Food
• The Versatility and Comfort of Bread
• Flatbreads Rising
• Bread Soups and Salads
• Whole Grains Still Growing
• Breakfast - Eye-Opening Opportunities
• Table 3-3 Most Frequently Mentioned Breakfast Items (Top 200 Chains, 2nd Half 2005)
• Flavors, Herbs, and Spices
• Heat - Peppers Rule
• Peppercorns Add Punch
• Ginger Heating Up
• Where There’s Smoke
• Table 3-4 Top Ten Flavors, Herbs and Spices (Most Frequently Mentioned on Menus)
• Science and Art Add Flavor
• Molecular Gastronomy
• Spraying on Flavor
• Focus on the Crunch
• Aromatic Appeal
• Water Flavors are Flowing

Chapter 4 Health and Wellness

• Wellness - Functional Favorites
• Americans Are Paying Attention
• Three Kinds of Functional Foods
• Schizo Shoppers?
• Avoiding Disease Almost As Important as Dieting
• Table 4-1 Top Health Issues Consumers Are Concerned about Preventing
• Energy - Emerging Hot Button
• Energy Drinks Fastest Growing
• Caffeine IN Your Donut?
• Allergies and Gluten-Free Growing
• Children’s Wellness Is a Key Market
• Low-Glycemic - Next Big Thing?
• Antioxidants Booming
• Table 4-2 New Foods and Beverages in North America Claiming to Contain Antioxidants or Making an Immunity-Related Claim
• Many Ingredients to Watch
• Omega-3 Taking Off
• Probiotics and Prebiotics Percolating
• Calcium on the Rise
• High Fiber and Whole Grains
• Table 4-3 Product Introductions: Positive Package Tags
• Table 4-4 Percentage of Consumers Worldwide Who Regularly Purchase Foods with Specific Health Benefits
• Demonized Ingredients
• Salt Moves to the Hit List
• Looking for Mr. Good Weight
• Portion Control a Hit
• Negative Calorie Products
• Filling Up Faster

Chapter 5 Vegetables and Nuts

• Vegetables and Natural Good Health
• Vegetables Moving Off the Sidelines
• Locally Grown/Heirloom Are Hot
• The Beauty of the UgliRipe
• New Look at Traditional Favorites
• Squash Varieties Attracting Notice
• Sweet Potato - Overtaking White Potatoes?
• Eats Shoots and Leaves
• Taking Root
• Beets are Big News
• Versatile Celery
• Artichokes - Stuffed, Shaved and Sautéed
• Colorful Vegetables Catching On
• Micro Greens are Making Big Waves
• Fresh Cut Leads the Way
• Table 5-1 Retail Fresh-Cut Sales in 2005
• Salad Days
• Vegetable Salads Getting Attention
• As Easy as Opening a Bag
• Convenient Packaging
• Table 5-2 Salads Market Share
• Moving into the Snack Aisle
• Adding Spice For Life - Naturally
• Tea Continues to Steam
• Table 5-3 New Product Introductions: Tea, 2004-2006
• Hemp is Hot
• Seeds Taking Root
• Table 5-4 New Product Introductions: Seeds, 2004-2006
• Nuts for Nuts
• Seaweed Spreads Out

Chapter 6 Fruit - Exciting and Exotic

• Super Fruits - Super Growth
• Powerful Pomegranate
• Amazing Acai
• Goji Berry Going Strong
• Guarana Keeps Growing
• Soon To Be Super
• Table 6-1 New Foods and Beverages in US and Canada Featuring Super Fruits (acai, pomegranate, goji berries, mangosteen, black currant)
• Table 6-2 New Product Introductions: Super Fruits, 2005-2006
• Tropical Fruits Going Wild
• Mango Maturing
• Top Banana
• Lychee and Rambutan
• Lulo and Feijoa on the Horizon?
• Citrus is Still Sizzling
• Lemon Leads
• Yuzo - You Go
• Orange Flavors Gain Appeal
• Table 6-3 New Product Introductions: Citrus, 2005-2006
• Berry Berry Good
• Mixed Berries Growing
• Black Currants May Bloom
• Table 6-4 New Product Introductions: Berries, 2005-2006
• Dried Fruits Growing
• Fruit Combos Heating Up
• From Skewers to Soups
• Fun Fruit Products

Chapter 7 Green Cuisine, Natural and Organic

• Sustainability and Ethical Hot Terms for 2007
• Natural and Organic Post Strong Growth
• Fresh Opportunities
• Interest in Sustainable, Organic Crosses Demographic Lines
• A Natural Leader
• Looking for a Natural Definition
• Table 7-1 “Natural” Leads Food Labels, 2005-2006
• Organic is Here to Stay
• Nutrition and Freshness Drive Organic Purchases
• Table 7-2 Why Shoppers Purchase Organic Foods and Beverages
• Opportunities Range from Produce to Pork
• Growing Pains Ahead?
• Table 7-3 Shoppers Buying More Organic, 2005-2006
• Table 7-4 Produce and Dairy the Largest Organic Categories
• Paying Attention to “No” Labels
• Table 7-5 “No” Package Tags with Appeal
• Move Over Organic - Kosher and Halal are Here
• The Importance of Place
• Farmers’ Markets Growing Fast
• Fair Trade

Chapter 8 Powerful Proteins

• Powerful Proteins - Meat, Poultry, Seafood, Cheese and Yogurt
• Natural Leads the Way
• Grass-fed Growing
• Table 8-1 “Natural” Leads Beef Sales
• Premium and Gourmet Leading the Pack
• Steak Hasn’t Peaked
• Nose to Tail
• Bellies are Big
• Smoked, Cured, and Salted Meats
• A New Look for Old Favorites
• Poultry
• Table 8-2 Percentage of Protein on Menus First Half 2006, Top 200 Chains
• Table 8-3 Top Menu Flavors, Poultry and Meat
• Seafood - Rising Opportunity
• Muddying the Water
• Guilt-Free Fish
• Farm-Raised Fish
• Raw Fish Swimming Further Afield
• Crab Moves Mainstream
• The Next Wave
• Table 8-4 Top Menu Flavors, Fish and Shellfish
• Table 8-5 Most Frequently Mentioned Fish and Shellfish Species (Top 200 Chain Menus, 2nd Half 2005)
• Cheese is Coming Into Its Own
• Just Say Specialty Cheese
• Creamy-In-the-Middle Cheese
• Mediterranean Cheese to Watch
• Table 8-6 New Product Introductions: Cheese
• Yogurt Leading the Way
• Table 8-7 Yogurt Livens Up Variety of Cuisines

Chapter 9 Sweet Indulgences

• Sweet Indulgences
• Chocolate Takes the Cake
• Dark Chocolate’s Good For You Image
• Chocolate Crosses New Borders
• Table 9-1 New Product Introductions: Chocolate
• Sweet Partnerships
• Salty/ Sweet - Top Trend
• Savory Soars
• Tart and Sweet - The Fruit Factor
• Butter is Back
• Honey is Hot
• Maple Moving Up
• Table 9-2 New Product Introductions: Sweet Flavors and Ingredients, 2004-2006
• Innovative Ice Creams
• International influences
• Familiar Flavors Take on New Look
• Drinkable Desserts
• National Sweeteners on the Horizon
• Table 9-3 Types of Desserts Ordered at Restaurants