Growing Value of Herbs & Spices as a Healthful Flavor & Taste Enhancer to Drive Global Consumption of Spices and Seasonings
The global market for Spices and Seasonings is projected to exceed 3.3 million metric tons by 2024 , driven by the growing demand for spices and herbs as natural ingredients imparting not just flavor and taste to food dishes but also health and wellness. Fresh, dried, broken, whole, and powdered spices are all poised to benefit from the increasing popularity of Mexican, Asian and Middle Eastern cuisines. Spices perfectly unite with clean label and represent natural ingredients with exceptional capability to transform a simple dish into a special one. Spices are extracted from seeds, flowers, the bark or the roots of plants that are native to tropical areas and have long been used across the world to add healthy flavors to foods in fresh, dried or frozen form. Spices, perceived as a superfood with the potential to become the next multi-vitamins, are currently undergoing a “Renaissance” against the backdrop of spiraling consumer interest in food-based health and well-being. In add...