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The company's mandate was to forgo traditional bouillon ingredients, and instead make healthier cubes. [4] With a range of products including instant soup cups, cubes for broth, gravy and miso, BOU closed Series B financing in October 2018 for just under $5 million. In 2018, sales for the company were $2 million.
A bouillon cube / ˈ b uː j ɒ n / (also known as a stock cube) is dehydrated broth or stock formed into a small cube or other cuboid shape. The most common format is a cube about 13 mm (1 ⁄ 2 in) wide. It is typically made from dehydrated vegetables or meat stock, a small portion of fat, MSG, salt, and seasonings, shaped into a small cube.
Stock cubes, the most common type of meat extract. Meat extract is highly concentrated meat stock, usually made from beef or chicken. It is used to add meat flavor in cooking, and to make broth for soups and other liquid-based foods. Meat extract was invented by Baron Justus von Liebig, a German 19th-century organic chemist.
Wyler's began manufacturing bouillon cubes in Chicago in the 1940s and developed bouillon powder, dry soup mixes and powdered drink mixes in the 1950s. Borden acquired Wyler's Company in 1961. [1] The Wyler's powdered drink business was sold to Lipton in 1986. [2] Jel Sert bought the Wyler's powdered drink business from Lipton parent Unilever ...
Broth, also known as bouillon (French pronunciation:), [1] [2] is a savory liquid made of water in which meat, fish, or vegetables have been simmered for a short period of time. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It can be eaten alone, but it is most commonly used to prepare other dishes , such as soups , [ 5 ] gravies , and sauces .
The bouillon cube or Maggi cube is a meat substitute product that was introduced in 1908. In Germany , Cameroon , Côte d'Ivoire , Bénin , Gambia , Sénégal , Guinea , Nigeria , Ghana , Burkina Faso , Togo , Sierra Leone , Liberia , Mali , Niger , and Mauritania and parts of the Middle East , Maggi cubes are an integral part of the local cuisine.
[3] [4] [5] In 1974, James Beard (an American cook) wrote that stock, broth, and bouillon "are all the same thing". [6] While many draw a distinction between stock and broth, the details of the distinction often differ.
Oxo (stylized OXO) is a brand of food products, including stock cubes, herbs and spices, dried gravy, and yeast extract. [1] The original product was the beef stock cube, and the company now also markets chicken and other flavour cubes, including versions with Chinese and Indian spices. The cubes are broken up and used as flavouring in meals or ...