Top Trends on the Shelf
SAVORY-SWEET FLAVORS
The popularity of salted caramel was just the beginning of this trend as even more creative pairings of sweet, sour, salty and umami (savory) hit the market. Two to try: Fage Crossovers Coconut Curry With Cashews Greek Yogurt or Lay’s Wavy Milk Chocolate Covered Potato Chips
CRAZY FOR CAULIFLOWER
The cruciferous vegetable has emerged as a popular lowcarb alternative to potatoes and white rice. It’s also being spun into gluten-free pizza crust. Two to try: Caulipower Margherita Pizza or Birds Eye Riced Cauliflower
THE COLOR PURPLE
This may well be the color of the year, with stores awash in purple produce—cauliflower, potatoes, carrots and more. Two to try: Frieda’s Stokes Purple Sweet Potatoes or Lotus Foods Purple Potato and Brown Rice Ramen
ALTERNATIVE FLOURS
The popularity of gluten-free cooking has brought a wide variety of “new” flours to the baking aisle. Two to try: Bob’s Red Mill Super-Fine Almond Flour or Arrowhead Mills Oat Flour
JACKFRUIT GOES MAINSTREAM
With mild-flavored, meaty, starchy flesh, this tropical fruit has long been a staple in Asian kitchens. Now it’s making its way onto the American plate. Two to try: Upton’s Naturals Bar-B-Que Jackfruit or the Jackfruit Company’s Teriyaki Jackfruit
TURMERIC TIME
Emerging research suggests this spice, which lends Indian cuisine its hallmark golden hue, may have cancer-fighting properties. Two to try: Vosges Turmeric Ginger Chocolate Bar or Feridies Thai-Turmeric Chili Virginia Peanuts
HIP CHICKPEAS
This humble legume is hot stuff, used in everything from dips to snacks to pasta and mayonnaise. Two to try: Banza Chickpea Pasta or Saffron Road ChickBean Crisps
MATCHA LOVE
This finely ground, emeraldgreen, antioxidant-rich Japanese tea boasts light, naturally sweet flavor. Two to try: Califia Farms Matcha Almondmilk or HäagenDazs Green Tea Ice Cream
GOIN’ COCONUTS
American supermarket shelves are filled with coconut in many forms, from water and dairyfree milk to sugar, flour, cooking oil and snack foods. Two to try: Nutiva Buttery Coconut Oil or Dang Chocolate Sea Salt Coconut Chips
NEW SWEETENERS
As consumers try to cut back on processed sugar, they’re looking for alternatives, such as date syrup or the zerocalorie sweetener made from monk fruit. Two to try: Date Lady Pure Date Syrup or Monk Fruit in the Raw
GRASS-FED DAIRY
High in a heart-healthy fat called conjugated linoleic acid (CLA), grass-fed milk is prized for its health benefits and robust flavor. Two to try: Organic Valley Grassmilk or Stonyfield Organic 100% Grassfed Yogurt
VEGAN CHEESE
Dairy-free cheese has come a long way from the rubbery versions of yore as producers apply traditional cheese-making techniques to plant-based ingredients. The best are made from nuts. Two to try: Kite Hill Ricotta or Treeline Classic Aged Nut Cheese