Bolognese is a well-known meat-based sauce that originated in Bologna, Italy, and FreshnFree is now reinterpreting the classic pasta sauce as a plant-based, vegan-friendly Vegetable Bolognese.
The beefless sauce boasts a simple ingredient list that includes tomatoes, cauliflower, mushrooms, onions, carrots, walnuts, vermouth, sun-dried tomatoes, tomato paste, garlic, nutritional yeast, plus various seasonings and spices to mimic the taste of the authentic sauce.
Marie Rama co-authored various books like Cooking for Dummies, Grilling for Dummies and Bacon Nation, but was inspired to make a large dietary change after her husband Mark was diagnosed with heart disease. Marie and Mark's plant-based, whole food, no-oil approach to eating is reflected in FreshnFree, which is vegan, gluten-free, oil-free and dairy-free. Additionally, the free-from sauce does without butter, sugar, artificial preservatives and water.
Why This Trend Is Growing
- Plant-based Sauces
- The popularity of plant-based diets creates an opportunity to create more plant-based pasta sauces to meet consumer demand.
- Free-from Products
- Consumers increasingly demand free-from products, creating an opportunity to innovate new products that are vegan, gluten-free, oil-free and dairy-free.
- Simple Ingredient Lists
- The trend towards simple ingredient lists creates an opportunity to create more plant-based sauces with minimal, recognizable ingredients.
Industries Being Reshaped
- Food Manufacturing
- Food manufacturers can create new plant-based sauces that meet the growing demand for vegan, gluten-free, oil-free and dairy-free products.
- Health and Wellness
- The health benefits of plant-based diets create an opportunity for health and wellness companies to market plant-based pasta sauces as a healthy alternative to traditional meat-based sauces.
- Nutrition Education
- Nutrition educators can promote plant-based sauces as a healthy and sustainable alternative to traditional meat-based sauces as part of a balanced diet.
