Beef Extract, Bouillion, etc.

[Shel_B]

I've been looking for an extract or boullion to punch up some recipes, and in my search came across Amoretti brand that claims to be natural, etc., and has all the marketing buzz words to suggest a "premium" product.  In the product description they claim to be vegan. How can a natural beef extract be vegan? I could find no list of ingedients on their web site.

 

 

Edited Friday at 03:03 PM by Shel_B
typo (log)

[Tropicalsenior]

I think extract nowadays has an entirely different meaning than what we used to think of. It is simply the flavor of whatever it claims to be and that flavor is made up of chemicals not the actual product. For instance, If I buy a maple extract, I don't expect it to contain any actual maple.

This article is rather lengthy but it explains the process by which these extracts are made.

[weinoo]

Strangely, I do see where they claim to be vegan...Amoretti

 

Just use Better Than Bouillon, and be done with it...(eG-friendly Amazon.com link)  

Edited Friday at 03:37 PM by weinoo (log)

[Shel_B]

@Tropicalsenior  Thanks for This useful article ... 

 

I remember using a bouillion with "Gourmet" in its name, but I can't find it now ... search, search, search, nothing, nothing, nothing.  I have a vague recollection of reading a comment here @rotuts? that the item I'm seeking had been discontinued. It was a product like Better than Bouillion.

Edited Friday at 07:00 PM by Shel_B (log)

[mgaretz]

You might be thinking of More Than Gourmet products (demi-glace), which do appear to be discontinued, at least at retail.  They company is here: https://www.ajihealthandnutrition.com/solutions/stock-broth-concentrates/ so you might reach out and see if you can get it at a restaurant supply.  Better Than Bullion is good as @weinoo says, but usually I just use some soy sauce and caramel coloring.  Since you're in the Bay Area you can get caramel coloring at Smart and Final very cheaply.

Edited Friday at 07:53 PM by mgaretz (log)

[AlaMoi]

every Better Than Bullion product I have tried - pork/beef/chicken - including their touted 'lower sodium' / half / less / 'whatever' has been so high in salt . . . it is to gag. 

I've thrown it all out.

[ElsieD]

Just now, AlaMoi said:

every Better Than Bullion product I have tried - pork/beef/chicken - including their touted 'lower sodium' / half / less / 'whatever' has been so high in salt . . . it is to gag. 

I've thrown it all out.

I agree 100%

[Shel_B]

@ElsieD and @AlaMoi Thanks for posting you comments about BtB salt content.  While it may not prevent me from purchasing the product, the info has gven mr a cautionary approach.  I am, however, still looking for a product I saw in a video recently.

[ElsieD]

I have some More Than Gourmet Roast Turkey Demi Glace and it has 110 mg of sodium.  One is not a straight comparison to the other but the Better than Boullion Roasted Chicken Base has 350.  The Better than Boullion Beef has 770mg per teaspoon.

[Shel_B]

Has anyone tried this: 

https://roliroti.com/products/organic-beef-broth/

 

Edited Saturday at 02:26 AM by Shel_B (log)

[gfweb]

14 hours ago, ElsieD said:

I have some More Than Gourmet Roast Turkey Demi Glace and it has 110 mg of sodium.  One is not a straight comparison to the other but the Better than Boullion Roasted Chicken Base has 350.  The Better than Boullion Beef has 770mg per teaspoon.

 

To me BTB is saltier than I can deal with. Knorr is worse.

MTG is excellent.

[weinoo]

16 hours ago, AlaMoi said:

every Better Than Bullion product I have tried - pork/beef/chicken - including their touted 'lower sodium' / half / less / 'whatever' has been so high in salt . . . it is to gag. 

I've thrown it all out.

 

You do know (I assume) that you're not supposed to eat it directly out of the jar, right?

 

The product I'm holding in my hand...

 

 

Once diluted, and used in a dish that makes 4 servings, that's about 90mg. of sodium per serving...or the same amount of sodium as a serving of celery.  Don't gag the next time you have your celery.

[ElsieD]

1 hour ago, gfweb said:

 

To me BTB is saltier than I can deal with. Knorr is worse.

MTG is excellent.

I bought some Knorr once.  Threw it out, it was that bad.