Meat and poultry stocks, and extracts in dry and paste form, constitute the Building Blocks® Savory Broth Flavors line from Hormel Foods Corporation, Austin, Minn. The stocks and extracts feature real meat flavors from chicken-, turkey-, beef- and pork-based ingredients.
The stocks and extracts are processed from bones with adhering meat; the protein is extracted from the bones by cooking them in a thermal vessel. The resulting broth is concentrated to reach a higher solids level. Salt and other flavors may be added to produce reaction flavors for savory notes.
The flavored beef stock pastes have rich beef flavors and come in several variations: roast beef flavor, bouillon flavor, intense reaction flavor and glace. Chicken flavors feature flavored chicken stock paste, fried chicken flavor powder and robust chicken flavor paste. Flavored pork stocks and turkey stock come in paste form. The ingredients can be customized for specialty applications. A powdered char-grill flavor can be used as a stand-alone ingredient to add a grilled note to sauces or gravies, or it can be added to broths to boost the savory notes.