When it Comes to Snack Foods Opposits Attract

The latest trend in snack food combines salty, sweet and sweet heat in snacks. Chocolate,caramel, ice cream, granola and trail mix are entering the fray with sweet and salty and hot and sweet options. Is this combination a fad or is it here to stay?

Beachwood, OH (prHWY.com) February 6, 2012 - Contact: Raizel Michelow For Immediate Releasse
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When it Comes to Snack Food Opposites Attract
Combo Tops Food Channel Trends in 2011
Twenty-4 Zen Gluten Free Granola is the Latest Product to Combine Sweet Heat and Sweet Salty Flavors

Cleveland, Ohio-- Twenty-4 Zen a gluten free granola manufacturer is kicking up the heat in a in a burst of new flavor combinations while keeping a healthy check on protein, fiber, carbohydrates, antioxidants and sodium. Twenty-4 Zen has mixed a flavorful scoop of unexpected ingredients such as chili mango, ginger, salted caramel, lemon and deep, dark rich chocolate into a blend of premium oats and nuts.

"Americans have embraced the concept of salty with sweet since the introduction of Cracker Jacks over 100 years ago" says Raizel Michelow, president of Twenty-4 Zen Gluten Free Granola. "With Twenty-4 Zen Granola, fans of granola can now enjoy a high profile flavor palate that will satisfy them anytime." Twenty-4 Zen is available in three flavors: Mild Chili Mango, Salted Caramel Dark Chocolate Chunk and Lemon Ginger.

Salty sweet and sweet heat topped the Food Channel's Food Trends in 2011. The New York Times traces the demand for salty sweet to President Obama when he made known his preferences for Seattle Washington's Fran's Chocolate, salted caramels. Fran of Fran's Chocolate says " the salt provides a mellow taste for the caramel." The desire for sweet and salty and sweet heat are more than a passing fad. Packaged Facts Snack Foods in its fourth edition claims the snack food market in general reach $77 billion by the year 2015, as more individuals are blurring the line between snacks and meals. These pressed for time people are looking for unique flavors and healthy ingredients.

A 2011 survey conducted by Kelton Research for Pretzel Crisps found that 59% of all Americans like to keep their snacks interesting. Forty percent of Americans said they snack all day instead of having three square meals. Sixty percent of those surveyed said that preferred a salty sweet snack or they choose a snack food with an unusual flavor.
The desire for the double punch flavors of tangy and tart and sweet and salty may also be driven by the economy as people are more apt now to brown bag and watch their budgets. Two tastes offer two bangs for the buck.

Twenty-4 Zen Gluten Free Granola is sold online at www.twenty4zen.com . In a nod to another American interest, yoga, peace of mind and balance, Twenty-4 Zen flavors and ingredients have been carefully selected to harmonize with the "chakras" or centers of energy in the body.



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