New & Natural: Stocking the Pure Pantry
From exotic ketchup to crunchy cookies, our picks of the best.
The F&W staff taste-tested dozens of different kinds of natural foods to find the most delicious.
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1. Cane Sugars
by Essential are flavored with real ingredients like raspberries and vanilla bean, not extracts. $9 for 5 oz; surlatable.com.
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2. Corn Chips
by Food Should Taste Good have a pure corn flavor. $5 for 11 oz; foodshouldtastegood.com.
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3. Biscotti
from Florence’s Santa Maria Novella are scented with almonds and a floral liqueur; the shortbread is made with rose butter. $20 for 160 gm; 800-362-3677.
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4. Cereal
by Me & Goji can be custom-blended with more than 50 choices, including spelt and pistachios. From $5 for 600 gm; meandgoji.com.
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5. Chocolate Bars
by Q.bel layer Belgian chocolate with rice wafers. $2 for 1 oz; naturalcandystore.com.
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6. Ketchups
by Dulcet, such as peppery Moroccan, are inspired by sauces from around the world. $6 for 14 oz; dulcetcuisine.com.
7. Baked Fruit Chips
from Sonoma Crisps now feature apple flavors. $2 for 20 gm; sonomacrisps.com.
8. Fruit-and-Nut Bars
by Kind Plus include mango-macadamia with extra calcium. $2 at Starbucks.
9. Liqueurs
by Loft Organics are made with aromatics like lemongrass. $30 for 375 ml; loftliquors.com.