Cooking Light Names the Best-Tasting Products in First-Ever Taste Test Awards
Editors Select Winners in 32 Grocery Store and Artisanal Categories
NEW YORK, Sept. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- The October issue of Cooking Light (www.CookingLight.com) features the brand's first-ever Taste Test Awards – "The Tasties." The editors tested 200 food products and came up with the best-tasting winners in 32 categories. Twenty-six of the categories feature grocery store products while six showcase artisanal standouts. The issue hits newsstands September 17th.
To qualify in the grocery categories, foods had to be available in major markets nationwide. Cooking Light vetted products against nutrition standards, eliminating those that contained artificial trans fats, too much salt, or artificial sugars. The panel of editors tasted finalists "blind:" the tasters did not know which brands they were sampling. Not all products are low fat. Some higher fat items are on the list because of their superior quality and taste. Used moderately, these products have a place in a healthy lifestyle. In each category, one Grand Prize Winner (GPW) is selected as well as one or more Taste Test Award Winners (TTA).
"Our staff spent most of the last year tasting American grocery and artisanal foods for our awards," says Editor Scott Mowbray. "We ate our way through bread, cereal, and hummus to find products that we felt deserved recognition. We added the artisanal categories because there is so much exciting action in the world of handmade food right now."
The 2010 Taste Test Award Grocery Winners: |
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BEANS, Cannellini: |
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GPW: Progresso |
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TTA: Goya |
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BUTTER, Salted Gourmet: |
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GPW: Organic Valley |
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TTA: Lurpak |
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TTA: Chimay |
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BREAD, 100% Whole Wheat: |
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GPW: Rudi's Organic Bakery |
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TTA: Whole Foods Organic |
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BUTTER, Unsalted Everyday: |
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GPW: Target Market Pantry |
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TTA: Borden |
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TTA: Whole Foods 365 Organic |
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TTA: Wal-Mart Great Value |
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CEREAL, Raisin Bran: |
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GPW: Kellogg's Raisin Bran |
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TTA: Fiber One Raisin Bran Clusters |
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GRANOLA, Oat and Honey: |
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GPW: Cascadian Farms Organic |
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TTA: Whole Foods 365 Organic |
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TTA: Quaker Natural |
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HUMMUS: |
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GPW: Tribe Classic |
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TTA: Athenos Original |
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ICE CREAM, Light Vanilla: |
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GPW: Turkey Hill Vanilla Bean |
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TTA: Edy's Slow-Churned |
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MAYONNAISE, Canola: |
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GPW: Hellmann's |
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TTA: Whole Foods 365 |
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PIZZA, Frozen Margherita: |
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GPW: Tandoor Chef Naan Pizza |
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TTA: Amy's Kitchen |
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POPCORN, Light Microwave: |
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GPW: Newman's Own 94% Fat Free |
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TTA: Smart Balance Light Butter |
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TTA: Act II 94% Fat Free Butter |
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RICE, Long-Grain Brown: |
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GPW: Lundberg Family Farms |
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TTA: Arrowhead Mills Organic |
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RICE, Boil-in-Bag Brown: |
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GPW: Uncle Ben's |
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TTA: Success |
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SALSA, Mild Tomato: |
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GPW: Green Mountain Gringo |
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TTA: Frontera |
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TTA: Organicville |
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SAUSAGE, Chicken and Apple: |
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GPW: Lou's Famous |
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TTA: Al Fresco Sweet Apple |
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SPAGHETTI, Whole Wheat: |
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GPW: Gia Russa |
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TTA: Racconto |
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TTA: Target Archer Farms |
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SOUP, Reduced-Sodium Chicken Noodle: |
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GPW: Progresso |
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TTA: Campbell's Select Harvest |
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SOUR CREAM, Light: |
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GPW: Daisy |
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TTA: Organic Valley |
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TTA: Target Market Pantry |
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SOY MILK, Plain, Light: |
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GPW: Target Archer Farms |
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TTA: Silk |
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SOY SAUCE, Lower-Sodium: |
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GPW: Kikkoman |
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TTA: Target Market Pantry |
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TOFU, Firm: |
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GPW: Melissa's Organic |
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TTA: Nasoya Organic |
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TTA: Tree of Life |
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TOMATOES, Diced, No-Salt-Added: |
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GPW: Del Monte |
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TTA: Whole Foods 365 Organic |
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TORTILLA CHIPS, 100% Yellow Corn: |
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GPW: Target Archer Farms Organic |
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TTA: Tostitos Natural |
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TUNA, Albacore Packed in Water: |
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GPW: Whole Foods 365 |
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TTA: Crown Prince Natural |
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TUNA, Gourmet, Packed in Oil: |
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GPW: Ortiz Bonito del Norte |
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TTA: Cento |
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YOGURT, Plain, Nonfat Greek: |
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GPW: Fage |
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TTA: Chobani |
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TTA: Voskos Organic |
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The 2010 Taste Test Award Artisanal Winners: |
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CHEESE |
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Leelanau Cheese Company Raclette, Michigan |
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Cellars at Jasper Hill Cabot Clothbound Cheddar, Vermont |
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Beecher's 4-Year Aged Flagship Cheddar, Washington |
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Meadow Creek Dairy Appalachian Semi-Soft Raw Cow's Milk, Virginia |
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Sweetwoods Aged Goat Cheese, New Mexico |
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CONDIMENTS |
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Lattin Farms Cantaloupe Jam, Nevada |
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Sticky Finger Bakeries Orange Curd, Washington |
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Breezie Maples Farm Maple Syrup, New York |
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Farmer's Daughter Hyderabadi Tomato Chutney, North Carolina |
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Hay River Pumpkin Seed Oil, Wisconsin |
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La Nogalera Walnut Oil, California |
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MEAT |
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Turner Ham House Country Ham, Virginia |
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Tall Grass Buffalo Jerky, South Dakota |
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Pork on a Fork Cottage Shoulder Cut Bacon, Arizona |
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Boccalone Nduja, California |
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Salumeria Biellese Wild Boar Sopressata, New York |
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SPIRITS AND BEERS |
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Corsair Artisan Gin, Tennessee |
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Blue Corn Brewery Transcendental Tripel, New Mexico |
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Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey, Colorado |
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Death's Door Gin, Wisconsin |
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SWEETS |
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Salem Baking Co's Ginger Spice Moravian Cookies, North Carolina |
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Effie's Homemade Corncakes, Massachusetts |
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Sweet Margy Tofikomin, Illinois |
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Alma Chocolate Icons, Oregon |
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Chocolat Handmade Chocolates, Utah |
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THE BEST OF THE REST |
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Brooklyn Brine Co. Fennel Beets, New York |
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McClure's Spicy Bloody Mary Mix, Michigan |
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Freddy Guys Dry Roasted Hazelnuts, Oregon |
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Early Bird Aloha Recipe Granola, New York |
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Chimay Red Chile Powder, New Mexico |
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Jeni's Cherry Lambic Sorbet, Ohio |
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The Bamboo Ladies Bamboo Pickles, North Carolina |
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Belle Chevre Belle and The Bees Breakfast Cheese, Alabama |
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Cajun Grain Brown Jasmine Rice, Louisiana |
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Massa Organics Crunchy Almond Butter, California |
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About Cooking Light
Cooking Light is the nation's number one epicurean brand with the largest audience, most epicurean editorial and the most recipes. Founded in 1987, Cooking Light makes healthy food taste great. Each month, nearly 12 million readers turn to Cooking Light and cookinglight.com for innovative recipes; nutrition advice and food and fitness tips. Cooking Light is published by a subsidiary of Birmingham, Alabama-based Southern Progress Corporation.
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