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"Coating" Foods with Fire

10/08/24 | Melissa Hurtado

The SuperFlex and BatterApplicator are here to demonstrate how the "heat" is brought to your food products.

The summer heat may be subsiding, but another kind of heat is sticking around – ‘swicy’, a harmonious blend of sweet and spicy. 

The ‘swicy’ trend, as seen on fast-food menus and various snack options, shows no signs of losing appeal. Over the last several years, searches for sweet and spicy have gained interest from the Philippines to the United States and even Jamaica. Consumers are researching ways to combine sweet and spicy with chicken, jams, and sauces.

Even the Kerry Group reported that eighty-two percent of consumers prefer hot and spicy flavors that provide comfort and happiness. Their charts also reveal these popular Asian swicy flavors: 

  • Smoked chili
  • Korean spicy chicken
  • Thai satay beef
  • Sambal
  • Ghost chili
  • Sriracha
  • Chinese five-spice 

As consumers diversify their food preferences, food processors should remain flexible to meet their trending demands. Nothum is here to support the processor by designing versatile equipment. Our recommendation for swicy foods is the SuperFlex and BatterApplicator.

Swicy coatings such as Chinese five-spice, smoked chili powder, and rubs add the perfect kick to your product. Coating machinery must handle delicate spices without breaking them down. Unlike traditional auger methods, the SuperFlex incline chain system provides a consistent yield and uniform product appearance without damaging your spices.

As for waste reduction, the SuperFlex calls for half of the coatings needed to charge the machine. In other words, wasting fewer premium ingredients means significant dollar savings. 

A Swicy sauce is the ideal pairing to induce a craving for more. NC Solutions mentions that over 93% of Americans consume hot sauce with their tolerances varying from “mild” to “as hot as it gets”. The perfect finishing glaze can be achieved with the Nothum BatterApplicator because of the two application styles – top submerge and waterfall.  These two options give your product a glossy, glaze finish that consumers will crave. 

Whether you emphasize spicy rubs or sauces, the SuperFlex and BatterApplicator are both a cost-effective solution. Naturally, the food market is an ever-changing field. All Nothum’s food processing machines are designed with adaptability to meet and exceed demands worldwide. Contact us to learn more about our machines.