At Tigernuts, we are constantly striving to offer innovative products, enhance the consumer experience, and bring innovation to healthy food. This is why our R&D team continuously searches for alternatives that allow us to highlight the properties of tiger nuts. In recent tests, the process that has excited us the most is roasting.
Roasting offers very interesting advantages and substantial differences compared to raw tiger nuts:
- Preserved Nutrition: During roasting, minerals and micronutrients remain intact, and changes in the product’s composition are minimal. Additionally, moisture reduction and changes in starch structure contribute to a softer, more pleasant texture.
- Enhanced Flavor, Aroma, and Texture: Maillard reactions and sugar caramelization generate unique aromatic compounds, resulting in a deeper flavor and a characteristic golden tone. They also provide increased crunchiness and sweetness, elevating the sensory experience.
- Safety and Quality: The roasting experiments we conducted, at relatively moderate temperatures, show very promising acrylamide results, with only slight increases, ensuring a safe product that complies with current regulations.
Thanks to these advances, our new developments, including flours, diced pieces, and slices, offer a richer and more enjoyable experience while preserving the natural properties that make tiger nuts such a special ingredient.
Our commitment to innovation, quality, and food safety is unwavering. If you want to leverage this momentum to develop tiger nut-based products, feel free to share your ideas with us so we can bring them to life.