Shelf-stable, sautéed vegetable pastes and concentrates and continuous vacuum-dried (CVD) natural flavor bases now are available from Nikken Foods Company. The variety of available CVD products includes Roasted Onion Powder, Roasted Chinese Cabbage, Mushroom Bullion, Roasted Garlic Powder, Mirepoix Powders and a Black Bean Powder. Also introduced are XO natural flavors. The initial XO Seafood Powder is a spicy oriental fish sauce consisting of seafood blended with oriental seasonings and uniquely dried in the CVD process. The first XO Liquid Concentrate is a spicy oriental fish sauce that is low in moisture, room-temperature stable and pourable. Nikken Foods Company, Herbert Bench, 502-292-3285, Nikkenfoods.com