Eat Just, Inc., a San Francisco, California-headquartered company that utilizes science and technology to create healthier, more sustainable foods, and Sterling, Virginia-based Cuisine Solutions, Inc., a leading manufacturer and distributor of sous vide products, have partnered to roll out JUST Egg Sous Vide bites at retail stores in the United States this spring. The collaboration is part of an exclusive agreement whereby Cuisine Solutions will develop and produce Eat Just’s plant-based sous vide egg around the globe.
Sous vide, a French term defined as “under vacuum,” is a cooking method in which food is vacuum-sealed and slow-cooked in water at precise temperatures.
The new product, which will begin appearing in the freezer section of select grocery stores already in March, features four recipes inspired by regional cuisines and whole plants. Flavors include America (roasted potato, dill, chives, red bell pepper and black pepper); India (curry, broccoli, cauliflower, coconut milk and lemongrass); Japan (portobello mushrooms, yams, togarashi, soy and tamari); and Mexico (roasted poblanos, chipotle chile powder, black beans, corn and lime).
JUST Egg Sous Vide bites will be sold as a box of four that can be heated in a conventional oven, toaster oven or microwave appliance, and as with other JUST Egg formats, the key ingredient is mung bean protein. The product is free of cholesterol and has as much or more protein as many animal proteins (9-13g per serving depending on the flavor). It is non-GMO, egg-free, dairy-free and has no artificial flavors.
The introduction of JUST Egg Sous Vide joins other products in the portfolio that include a 12-ounce pourable format convenient for making scrambles, omelets, quiches, stir-fries and ha a variety of baking applications.
