Bella Sun Luci offers a variety of tomato-based products that are available in the form of oils, sauces and pesto, as well as a plant-based alternative to jerky. The vegan-friendly Bella Sun Luci Plant-Based Tomato Jerky contains 80 calories per serving and is offered in varieties like Sriracha and Hickory Smoked.
According to Mary Mooney, owner of the sun-dried tomato processor Mooney Farms that offers the Bella Sun Luci line, "The vegan population is growing and with it, we are bringing forward-thinking foods that appeal to both vegans and non-vegans alike. We believe bringing sun-dried tomatoes to the snack market in this new and innovative plant-based jerky marks the start of a health trend that’s here to stay."
Knowing that consumers are seeking meatless alternatives to jerky, brands are developing dried strips with everything from watermelon and bananas to mushrooms, eggplants and coconut.
Tomato-Based Jerky Snacks
Bella Sun Luci's Alternative to Jerky is Prepared with Tomatoes
Trend Themes
1. Meatless Jerky Alternatives - Creating jerky-like snacks using alternative ingredients like tomatoes, watermelon, bananas, mushrooms, eggplants, and coconut presents an opportunity for disruption in the meatless jerky market.
2. Plant-based Snack Market - The rise of plant-based diets and the increasing demand for vegan-friendly snacks highlights the need for innovative plant-based snacks, such as the Bella Sun Luci Plant-Based Tomato Jerky.
3. Sun-dried Tomato Snacks - Introducing sun-dried tomatoes as a snack option offers a unique twist to the snack market and opens doors for further innovation in using sun-dried tomatoes in alternative snacks.
Industry Implications
1. Vegetarian Food Industry - Creating meatless jerky alternatives and plant-based snack options aligns with the growing demand for vegetarian-friendly food products and offers opportunities for disruptive innovation in this industry.
2. Snack Food Industry - The development of novel and unique jerky-like snacks, such as plant-based tomato jerky and alternative ingredient-based jerky, presents a disruptive opportunity in the snack food industry.
3. Tomato Processing Industry - The use of sun-dried tomatoes in snacks, like Bella Sun Luci's tomato jerky, creates a unique market for tomato processors and opens avenues for exploration in the tomato processing industry.